12.27.2011 - Seven Student-Athletes Earn NAIA Scholar Award for Owls
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Seven Oregon Tech student-athletes in the fall sports of men's and women’s soccer, cross country and volleyball have earned the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Award for their performances on the field of play and in the classroom, the NAIA office announced.
To earn recognition as a NAIA Scholar Athlete, a student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 and a junior in class standing.
2011 honorees include:
Michael Eagle Medford, Ore. Men’s Soccer
Marie Baumann Weston, Ore. Volleyball
Tracy Filley Roseburg, Ore. Volleyball
Amanda Snyder Grants Pass, Ore. Women’s Soccer
Katherine Waugh Klamath Falls, Ore. Cross Country
Jessica Bath Grants Pass, Ore. Cross Country
Scott Minor Hyampom, Calif. Cross Country
11.15.2011 - Owl Duo Named to All-Conference Team
Victor Corona led the Owls in scoring with 20 points in 2011.  |
PORTLAND, Ore. – Two members of the Oregon Tech men’s soccer team received postseason honors for their efforts on the pitch in 2011, the league office announced today – both earned second-team honors.
Victor Corona (SR, Milton Freewater, Ore.) is a two-time CCC selection after gaining honorable mention accolades in 2010. Corona ranked first on the team with 20 points, including six goals and eight assists on the year. In the CCC the forward ranked second in assists and assists per game (.47), sixth in points per game (1.18), seventh in points and 10th in goals.
Dustin Hirata (JR, Portland, Ore.) finished second on the team with 14 points and four assists, and third in goals with five. The midfielder ranked ninth in the CCC is goals per game (.38) and assists per game (.31).
Dustin Hirata ranked second in scoring for OIT with 14 points.  |
The Owls finished the 2011 campaign with a 5-9-1 overall mark, and 3-9-1 in CCC play.
Concordia University’s Facundo Dipascuale has repeated his feat from one year ago, being named the Cascade Collegiate Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Year.
Concordia sophomore Tanner French and Corban junior Tillermon Kroon shared this year’s Defensive Player of the Year award. This year’s Newcomer of the Year is Joel Pelton of Northwest University.
A trio of conference coaches share this year Coach of the Year honor: Concordia’s Dan Birkey, Northwest’s Gary McIntosh and Corban’s Paul Meehan. Birkey led the Cavs to their second-straight CCC regular season title and second straight CCC tournament title. NU’s McIntosh led the Eagles to a 10-3-1 conference record and 11-5-3 overall record. Corban’s Meehan guided the Warriors to an 11-7-1 overall record and a berth in the CCC tournament championship game.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Facundo Dipascuale, Sr., MF, Concordia
CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Tanner French, So., D, Concordia; Tillermon Kroon, Jr., D, Corban
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Joel Pelton, Jr., F, Northwest
CO-COACHES OF THE YEAR: Dan Birkey, Concordia; Gary McIntosh, Northwest; Paul Meehan, Corban
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name Institution Cl. Hometown
GK Aaron Reynolds College of Idaho Sr. Boise, Idaho
D Tanner French Concordia So. Sandpoint, Idaho
D Tillermon Kroon Corban Jr. Wasilla, Alaska
D Doug Whitney Northwest Sr. Seattle, Wash.
MF Facundo Dipascuale Concordia Sr. Buenos Aires, Argentina
MF Brad Byers College of Idaho Sr. Boise, Idaho
MF Tyler Hagen Corban Jr. Silverton, Ore.
MF Jameson Jones Warner Pacific So. Portland, Ore.
F Septi Danciu Concordia So. Bristita, Romania
F Joel Pelton Northwest Jr. Sacramento, Calif.
F Alija Sacirovic Warner Pacific Sr. Glogova, Bosnia
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name Institution Cl. Hometown
MF Dustin Hirata Oregon Tech Jr. Portland, Ore.
F Victor Corona Oregon Tech Sr. Milton-Freewater, Ore.
11.15.2011 - 21 Earn Academic All-Conference Recognition
PORTLAND, Ore. – 21 Oregon Tech athletes in the fall sports of volleyball, cross country and men’s and women’s soccer earned Academic All-CCC honors for their performances on the field of play and in the classroom, the conference office announced.
To earn recognition as a CCC scholar-athlete, a student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 and sophomore standing.
Jessica Bath Cross Country Health Sciences
Marie Baumann Volleyball Accounting
Gerald Davis Cross Country Mechanical Engineering
Michael Eagle Men's Soccer Civil Engineering
Kaiulani Evans-Batista Volleyball Psychology
Tracy Filley Volleyball Nursing
Loren Jessen Men's Soccer Renewable Energy Engineering
Melanie Johnson Women's Soccer Management
Brandi King Women's Soccer Nuclear Medicine Technology
Stephan Mathews Men's Soccer Pre-Renewable Energy Engineering
Amanda McMillan Cross Country Psychology
James Merkley Men's Soccer Applied Psychology
Brendon Minor Cross Country CSET (Hardware & Software)
Melinda Nalder Volleyball Dental Hygiene
Lauren Renie Cross Country Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Gabriel Rennels Women's Soccer Pre-Nursing
Hayley Smith Women's Soccer Applied Psychology
Amanda Snyder Women's Soccer Biology
Sarah Svedin Volleyball Biology/Pre-Med
Katherine Waugh Cross Country Nursing
Kayleigh Whelchel Volleyball Pre-MIT