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 - 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
11.14.2011 - Four Owls Earn Postseason Honors
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon Tech landed four players on the 2011 all-conference team - two on the second team and two honorable mention selections, the league office announced this past weekend.
Senior Brooke Cole (Portland, Ore.), a three-time Cascade Conference selection, along with freshman Rebekah Matteri (Arcata, Calif.) earned second-team honors, while midfielders Meghan Drost (Corvallis, Ore.) and Hayley Smith (Elko, Nev.) were named to the CCC HM team.
Matteri, in her first season with OIT, led the CCC in total saves (115) and saves per game (7.67), was 3rd in shutouts and 5th in save percentage (.762). Smith ranked 1st in the conference in shots per game (3.64), 6th in goals a game (.50), 7th in goals (7) and 9th in points (14). Drost ranked 2nd in goals per game (.62) and points per game (1.69), 3rd in assists per game (.46) and game winning goals and ranked 5th in points (22) and assists (6), while ranking 6th in total goals (8).
Tech finished the year 5-9-1 overall and 3-6-0 in CCC play.
Brittany Orr of Concordia University has been voted the Cascade Collegiate Conference women’s soccer Defensive Player of the Year, while Corban University’s Audrey Sullivan was named the Offensive Player of the Year.
For the second year in a row a freshman garners the Newcomer of the Year award as Northwest University forward Acacia Johnson was honored by the conference coaches. Johnson tallied 22 points (10 goals, 2 assists) on the season and led her Eagle team to the conference tournament final.
Sharing the conference Coach of the Year award is Southern Oregon’s Jon Clement and Northwest’s Erin Redwine.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Audrey Sullivan, So., Corban, F
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Brittany Orr, Sr., Concordia, D
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Acacia Johnson, Fr., Northwest, F
CO-COACHES OF THE YEAR: Jon Clement, Southern Oregon; Erin Redwine, Northwest
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name Institution Cl. Hometown
GK Jessica Kuehlwein Southern Oregon Jr. Oregon City, Ore.
GK Tori Talbutt Concordia Jr. Boise, Idaho
D Stephanie Cummins Northwest Sr. Renton, Wash.
D Brittany Orr Concordia Sr. Federal Way, Wash.
D Chenin Young Southern Oregon Sr. Upland, Calif.
MF Abby Brauer Northwest Sr. Kent, Wash.
MF Jackie Hendrickson Concordia Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo.
MF Adrienne Lommasson Concordia Jr. Camas, Wash.
MF Amanda Mendenhall Corban Sr. Windsor, Calif.
F Stephanie Carr Southern Oregon Jr. Upland, Calif.
F Chelsea Heffner College of Idaho Sr. Meridian, Idaho
F Acacia Johnson Northwest Fr. Puyallup, Wash.
F Audrey Sullivan Corban So. Puyallup, Wash.
F Alex Thomas Concordia Jr. Wilsonville, Ore.
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name Institution Cl. Hometown
GK Rebekah Matteri Oregon Tech Fr. Arcata, Calif.
D Brooke Cole Oregon Tech Sr. Portland, Ore.
HONORABLE MENTION:
Oregon Tech
Meghan Drost, MF
Hayley Smith, MF