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Delaware’s Andy Hipple wins CAA Scholar-Athlete Award

Andy Hipple

2:07 p.m., June 22, 2004--University of Delaware junior attack Andy Hipple has been named the Colonial Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year in men’s lacrosse. The award honors students who have excelled both on the playing field and in the classroom.

Hipple, a finance major with a 3.363 grade point average, is a dean’s list student and a three-time CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient. He has served as a peer mentor with the Helping Each Newcomer Succeed (HENS) program.

He is the third UD scholar-athlete to win a CAA Scholar-Athlete Award in 2003-04. Also honored were Leah Geib in field hockey and Sara Stephens in swimming and diving.

A three-year starter on attack, Hipple scored 19 goals and had five assists for the Fightin’ Blue Hens this season, as the team went 10-5 and earned a berth in the CAA championship tournament.

In addition to Hipple, CAA Scholar-Athlete Awards were presented to: Jeff Palumbo, George Mason University, baseball; Mike Larkin, Towson University, men’s golf; Ann Schnell, College of William & Mary, women’s golf; Laurie Bean, Drexel University, women’s lacrosse; Alexis Alcantara, Hofstra University, softball; Pedro Nieto, Virginia Commonwealth University, men’s tennis; Nataly Cahana, Old Dominion University, women’s tennis; Chris Parsons, College of William & Mary, men’s track and field; and Kelly Baker, James Madison University, women’s track and field.

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