Royals' Field Hockey Athlete Tabbed for ODAC/Farm Bureau Honor
SALEM, Va. --- Eastern Mennonite University
field hockey athlete, Karissa Sauder, is one of eight
student-athletes from Old Dominion Athletic Conference member
schools to earn a 2009 ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete
Award during the fall athletic schedule. Sauder was tabbed
from a pool of nominees by a vote of each of the conference's
sports information directors.
The ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Award is given to a
student-athlete in each of the conference's 22 sponsored
sports. Farm Bureau Insurance of Virginia is the presenter of
each of the ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Awards,
forming a partnership with the ODAC to emphasize the NCAA Division
III philosophy of the complete student-athlete experience. To
be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be at least a
sophomore standing and have spent at least one full academic year
at the nominating institution, must maintain at least a 3.2
cumulative grade point average, and must have participated in at
least 50-percent of the team's events.
Sauder, a senior defender from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, stars as a
liberal arts major with minors in pre-law, political studies, and
bible & religion, while boasting a 3.96 grade point
average.
On the field, Sauder was tabbed an All-ODAC First Team honoree and
a VaSID All-State First Team performer this season. Sauder
anchored the Royals' defense this fall, a unit that allowed
just 1.72 goals per game.
"We are proud of the accomplishments of every one of our
student-athletes," says ODAC commissioner Brad Bankston. "It is
especially gratifying to be able to recognize those who personify
the definition of ‘student-athlete' through these awards, and
we are proud to be affiliated with Farm Bureau Insurance in this
program."
For more information about the ODAC/Farm Bureau
Insurance Scholar-Athlete Awards, visit the ODAC's home on the
Internet at www.odaconline.com.