| Show Page S May II 1995 Sports Pratt and Hawks named Athletes of the Year year was Ricks College Because she is from Rexburg playing against Ricks a hometown team gets her excited to by Brooke Griffin staff writer Natalie Hawks and Kenny frail announced as College of Utah's outstanding male and female athletes of the year Monday night at the Student Awards Ceremony Pratt a 6'5" transfer from Utah Valley State College averaged nine rebounds and 22 points per game and was Pratt is named first team from Chicago III lie has signed with Iowa State University where he will continue with his basketball career CEU's former head basketball coach Ronnie Stubbs says “Kenny has unlimited ability and works hard to do things he has to do lie has the chance to go past university level" I le led the nation in steals averaging five per game "I just want to thank all of my teachers who helped me attain my goal of graduating from CEU and going on to a higher level of both basketball and academics" Pratt said at the assembly Hawks a 6’ I" sophomore forward from Rexburg Idaho was named second team averaging 131 points and 83 rebounds per game She has also been a member of the Eagle volleyball team for the past two years Natalie will continue her education at cither Idaho Slate University or Albertson's College in Idaho Natalie's favorite team to compete against this All-Regi- All-Regi- Kenny Pratt Volleyball coach named Brcnl Martindale former assistant coach at the University of Utah and with the Utah Predators was selected as the new head volleyball coach Martindale is a graduate of the U of U in exercise and sports science lie replays C arric Icard who resigned after last season to teach English full lime Martindale played at Kicks College and at the U and is "excited about the prospects at coaching this level""We will be a young team this next season but I know we'll be competitive and funt to watch" lie commented Tennis team wins two CPU's tennis team finished the season with two wins a loss and a tic According to Couch Curt Jenson this was one of the most successful seasons that CPU's tennis program has ever had "We had a good group of students playing for us this year" The team also had the best record ever On Friday May 19 the Eagles matched up with Salt LakeCommunity College Jenson said this was the first time CPU has ever beaten SLCC The Eagles won 4 with Rochelle Huff Pepper Baxter and Daren Felix winning the singles mutches Hank Kim and Jac Jeong won the men's doubles and Jamie Edde and Jason Munoz won 5-- the mixed-doubl- es match CEU faced On Thursday May conference foes Dixie College to meet the Rebels on their home court and came away with a 1 victory Edde Baxter and Huff won the women's 1 1 9-- baseball recognition was given to Shay Lewis and Jason Guymon both offtice for being named Erst and second to the Post-seas- on Price's Shay Lewis named to baseball's first team All-Regi- on All-Regi- on teams Lewis the right fielder for the Eagles was chosen first team for All-Regi- on the second year As the lead-of- f hitter averhe batted 420 and had on freshman Last as 513 a of age year on-ba- se Lewis batted 440and was named"Malc Athlete of the Year” Head baseball coach Dave Paur commented that "Shay isall around the best baseball player I've seen at CEU 1 just wish he had the desire to play" singles while Emery I laycock Geoffrey Bcandoin and Munoz won the men's singles Huff and Baxter won the women's doubles Jeong and Kim won men's doubles and Edde and Kim won the mixed doubles Women BB players sign Coach David Paur announced the signing of six players for the season Two former first team 95-9- lead the list in the form 6 All-Slate- rs of S' 0" 1 forward Natalie Hughes from Hurricane and Michelle Riffle a 6' I" post player from Mountain View High School in Omm Other Utah players committing to play for the Eagles next season include Lewis says that his two years at CEU have been a good experience for him I le really liked playing here because he was able to play with some of the best players from around the state Up until his two years at CEU he had played with the same guys from little league baseball through high school He plans on attending Utah Slate University next fall where he will pursue an electrical engineering degree lie does not plan on playing baseball rorUSU Jason Guymon was named second with a batting team andledingtheteaminsteals All-Regi- on aver-ageof4- !4 play The outstanding men's basketball player went to both Rosell Ellis and Pratt Pratt was named to the first team team for finishing the season leading the nation in steals (52 per game) Rosell received second team All-Regi- Head women's basketball coach Dave Paur adds “Before she got here we did not have a winning season and the last two years Natalie has been here we have now that tells you what kind of player she is" Kathi Mckay received the Academic award and Ben Gaddis was given the Distinan guished Academic lie is the an second person in CEU's history to receive this award lie will continue his education and play baseball at Williamctlc University in Oregon Some of the other ath- letic awards given were to Bren Johnson and Kathi Mckay for ICAC selection to the teams in volleyball For women's basketball Lyndsay Allen and Natalie I lawks were both chosen second team and Rebecca Elison was named lolhc Region 8 finishing I llhin the nation in rebounding In baseball Shay Lewis was named to first team and Jason the the to region second (cam Guymon Brandy Smith a 6'2" post player from West Jordan High School and Cammic Baker a 5'll" graduate of Cyprus High School Idaho signccs include Jeny players Payson's Lincoln Taylor and Kaysvillc's Kclby Miller will provide substance at the front line line Udoka a 6'5" swingman from Portland Ore-w- ill team up with 6'3" Lcland Mayes another ftmland product Returning Eagle players include 6' guard Nathan Nielson returning from LDS mission to Russia 6'5" a two-ye6'S" Ron Dally 6 "i" Buchmillcr Grady All-Regi- 1 Black a 59" swing player from Buhl and 5'6" point guard Jackie Rowbury from St Anthony Six MBB players sign Men's basketball coach Guy Beach announced signing six freshman Headlining the list is Mitchell Johnson a 6' I" point guard from St Augustine High School in New Orleans St Augustine was cmwned the high school's 5 national champs for Joining Johnson is a 6' guard from New Orleans Noel Jackson A pair of 6'6" 94-9- All-Regi- All-Regi- ar Jamie Jeffords 6' " Dolan Raby and 6' 10" Tyler Newton "The combination of six new freshman to go along with six returning sophomores is a junior college coach's dream It doesn't happen very often we get back some ex pcricncc and add fresh talent to keep everyone working for a starting spot" Beach said 1 1 1 |
