Delaware
Announces Blue Hen Team Sportsmanship
Awards for 2004 Fall
Season
DATE:
January 5, 2005
NEWARK, DE
-- The University of Delaware athletics
department has announced the winners of
the Blue Hen Team Sportsmanship Awards for
the 2004 fall athletics season.
Now in its
second year, the Blue Hen Sportsmanship
program honors those student-athletes who
have been outstanding role models and
displayed outstanding sportsmanship
towards their teammates, coaches,
opponents, and game officials. The winter
sports winners will be announced in March
and the spring sports winners in June. The
winners are selected by the coaching
staffs of each sport.
The 2004
fall winners are Jason Gordon (men's cross
country), Leslie Wason (women's cross
country), Leah Geib (field hockey), Shelby
Lawrence (women's soccer), Richard Zeller
(men's soccer), Niecy Taylor (volleyball),
and Mark Moore (football).
"We are
once again proud to honor these
individuals for their efforts in showing
true sportsmanship throughout the year,"
said University of Delaware Director of
Athletics Edgar N. Johnson. "These special
student-athletes have shown that you can
be an outstanding competitor on the field
and still accomplish your goals with great
character and sportsmanship while showing
respect to your opponents and
officials."
Gordon, a
senior from Newark, DE (Christiana High
School), led the Delaware men's cross
country team to a fourth place finish at
the Colonial Athletic Association
championships in November. A two-year
letterwinner, he competed in six of the
team's seven events this past fall and
placed 37th overall at the CAA
championships.
Wason, a
sophomore from Wilmington, DE (Brandywine
HS), led the Blue Hen women's cross
country squad to a fifth place finish at
the 2004 CAA meet. She competed in five
meets during the season with a season-best
ninth place finish at the Delaware
Invitational #1. She also the Hens' sixth
place finisher at the CAA championships
with a 47th place overall finish.
Geib, a
senior from Schwenskville, PA (Souderton
HS), won the team award for the second
straight year. A four-year standout, Geib
led the Blue Hen field hockey team to a
15-7 record, the CAA tournament title, and
the team's first NCAA Tournament berth
since 1988 this past fall as she scored
seven goals and dished out 12 assists. She
earned second team All-American honors by
the National Field Hockey Coaches
Association, was named CFHCA All-Region
for the second time in her career, and
all-conference honors for the third time
in her career. A two-time CAA
Scholar-Athlete of the Year, she is a
CoSIDA Academic All-American candidate and
an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship nominee.
Lawrence,
a junior midfielder from Columbus, OH (St.
Francis DeSales HS), led the UD women's
soccer team to a 9-6-3 overall record this
fall as she scored one goal and dished out
one assist as a starter in all 18 games.
She is a three-year starter for the Blue
Hens.
Zeller, a
senior midfielder from Narberth, PA
(Haverford HS), led the Blue Hen men's
soccer team a record of 4-13-1 this past
season when he was the team's second
leading scorer with eight points on three
goals and two assists. A four-year
letterwinner, Zeller played in 64 career
games at Delaware.
Taylor, a
junior middle hitter from Albuquerque, NM
(Cibola HS), earned the award for the
second straight year. A three-year
standout, she led the Blue Hen volleyball
team to one its best seasons ever in 2004
as the Hens posted a 23-9 record, placed
third in the CAA regular season standings
with a mark of 9-5, and advanced to the
CAA championship game before falling to
No. 1 seed Towson. Taylor played in all
32 matches this past fall and led the team
with .98 blocks while ranking fifth with a
.212 hitting percentage. She also posted
1.95 kills per game.
Moore, a
senior linebacker from Lewes, DE (Cape
Henlopen HS), capped an outstanding
four-year career for the Blue Hen football
squad in 2004, leading the team to a
record of 9-4, a share of the team's
second straight Atlantic 10 title, and a
berth in the NCAA I-AA quarterfinals. He
started all 13 games in 2004 and ranked
fifth on the team with 67 tackles,
including four tackles for loss and one
sack.
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