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Men’s Basketball Set to Play in 2013 Cancun Challenge Men's Basketball May 23, 2013
Georgia Southern Athletics Announces Bishop Club Seating for Football Football May 23, 2013
It’s a Record Breaking Business Swimming & Diving May 21, 2013
Baseball Set to Hold Four Summer Camps Baseball May 21, 2013
Take Flight - Eagle Athletics This Week - May 20-26 Athletics May 20, 2013
Baseball Opens SoCon Tournament Against College of Charleston Baseball May 20, 2013
Site Preparation Begins with Scoreboard Demolition Football May 20, 2013
New Logo, Brand Identification Mark the Beginning of the Next Era for the Sun Belt Conference General Release May 20, 2013
Softball Eliminated from NCAA Tournament with 2-1 Loss in Nine Innings Softball May 19, 2013
Eagles Open the SoCon Tournament as the Seven Seed Baseball May 18, 2013
Sarah Purvis Throws Perfect Game as Eagles Advance to Face USF Softball May 18, 2013
College of Charleston Completes Sweep with Comeback Victory Baseball May 18, 2013
Eagle Golf Finishes 12th at NCAA Regional Golf May 18, 2013
Golf Succumbs to Scarlet Course in NCAA Regional Second Round Golf May 17, 2013
Eagles Clipped 1-0 by USF in Extra Innings Softball May 17, 2013
Eagles Drop Series to College of Charleston Baseball May 17, 2013
Eagles Fall to College of Charleston in Series Opener Baseball May 17, 2013
Golf Sits in Ninth after Opening Round at NCAA Regional Golf May 16, 2013
Sarah Purvis Earns NFCA All-Region Honors Softball May 16, 2013
Softball Faces USF in NCAA Tournament Opener Softball May 16, 2013
Eagles Head to Charleston for Final SoCon Series Baseball May 15, 2013
Georgia Southern Football Camps Set for June Football May 15, 2013
Mierzejewski Advances to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier Golf May 15, 2013
Baseball Falls in Final Home Game Baseball May 15, 2013
Wolfes Advances to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier Golf May 14, 2013
Eagle Fund Donations Are Due June 3 Athletics May 14, 2013
Golf Begins NCAA Championship Play Thursday Golf May 14, 2013
Swope Earns Spot on CFPA Running Back Watch List Football May 13, 2013
Baseball Hosts Final Home Game Tuesday Baseball May 13, 2013
Georgia Southern Holds Special Graduation Ceremony Athletics May 13, 2013
Tickets Now Available for Gainesville Regional Softball May 13, 2013
Eagles Open NCAA Tournament in Gainesville Regional Softball May 13, 2013
Clemson Completes Sweep of Georgia Southern Baseball May 12, 2013
Selection Show Viewing Set for 10 p.m. Inside Bishop Fieldhouse Softball May 12, 2013
Stevenson Invited Back for N.Y. Giants Rookie Camp Football May 12, 2013
Clemson Wins Series over Eagles Baseball May 12, 2013
Walk-Off Home Run Clinches Back-to-Back SoCon Championships Softball May 11, 2013
Waiting Game Begins for Eagles’ 4X100m Relay Team Track & Field May 11, 2013
Clemson Wins Series Opener Behind Strong Outing from Ace Baseball May 11, 2013
Eagles Win 11-Inning Marathon Over Cougars, Return to Title Game Softball May 10, 2013
Walk-off Single Forces "If Necessary Game" Between Cougars and Eagles Softball May 10, 2013
Georgia Southern Football 2014 Non-Conference Opponents Announced Football May 10, 2013
Georgia Southern 4X100m Relay Team Makes Last Run for Postseason Bid Track & Field May 10, 2013
Leadoff Home Run Pushes Eagles to SoCon Tournament Semifinals Softball May 9, 2013
Men’s Basketball Adds Transfer Trent Wiedeman Men's Basketball May 9, 2013
Baseball Steps Out of Conference to Face Clemson Baseball May 9, 2013
Softball Thunders Past Chattanooga 6-2 in SoCon Tournament Opener Softball May 8, 2013
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Geiger and Ware Receive Coleman Lew Leadership Award

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference, in conjunction with Coleman Lew & Associates, Inc. – a national executive search firm – announced the selection of 24 student-athletes as recipients of the fourth annual Coleman Lew Leadership Award. Georgia Southern had two representatives named to the list in junior Jessica Geiger of the women’s basketball team and sophomore Jake Ware of the baseball team.

Coaches, faculty athletic representatives and senior woman administrators nominated candidates based on leadership, academic excellence and athletic achievement in both the college environment and the community for the award that recognizes student-athletes from each of the SoCon’s 12 member institutions. The nominees were then narrowed down before athletic directors and representatives from Coleman Lew & Associates held one-on-one interviews with the finalists before determining the award winners.

Geiger, a junior from Stone Mountain, Ga., was named to the list representing Georgia Southern. The Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for Georgia Southern, Geiger started all 30 games of the 2008-09 season for the Lady Eagles. She averaged 28.6 minutes a game for 6.7 points on average. The Lady Eagle was third on the team in field goal percentage (38.2%) and second on the team averaging 5.3 rebounds per game.

The junior forward scored a season and career-high 17 points in the 53-45 win over UNC Greensboro and secured a season-high 12 rebounds at High Point. Geiger sports a 3.95 cumulative GPA in Marketing.

“Jess is the epitome of a student-athlete, she really is,” said Georgia Southern head coach Rusty Cram. “She excels in the classroom and is in it for the long run to get her degree. It is obvious with the academic accolades she’s been receiving lately that she excels both on and off the court.”

Ware, a sophomore from Statesboro, has appeared in 15 games for the Eagles this season, starting three. A .235 batting average is highlighted by a homerun that came in the 24-9 win over Bethune-Cookman. Ware holds a 3.88 GPA in International Studies.

The 24 recipients of the award will be recognized at the Southern Conference Honors Dinner on Wednesday, May 27 at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Hilton Head, S.C.


The 2009 Coleman Lew & Associates Leadership Award recipients are:

Name (Institution)                                       Sport                            Academic Major

Matt Andress (Appalachian State)                  Baseball                        Construction Management

Cassandra Engelgau (Appalachian State)       Volleyball                       Organizational Communications

John Bello (College of Charleston)                  Soccer                           Exercise Science

Emily Sawin (College of Charleston)                Volleyball                      Biochemistry

Richard Jones (The Citadel)                            Baseball                        Business Administration

Lauren Fleming (The Citadel)                          Track & Field                  Health & Wellness

Clinton Smith (Davidson)                                Soccer                           English

Teresa Wang (Davidson)                                 Tennis                           Biology

Mike Melillo (Elon)                                          Baseball                        Business Administration

Lauren Griffith (Elon)                                       Soccer                           Accounting & Spanish

Jonathan Collier (Furman)                               Soccer                           Business Administration

Lana Mackey (Furman)                                   Softball                          Health Exercise Science

Jake Ware (Georgia Southern)                    Baseball                        International Studies

Jessica Geiger (Georgia Southern)              Basketball                     Marketing

Arsel Kumdereli (UNC Greensboro)                  Tennis                            Business Studies

Laura Olenderski (UNC Greensboro)                 Softball                          Marketing

Wayne Miller (Samford)                                   Baseball                        International Relations

Natalie Fleming (Samford)                                Soccer                          Family Studies

Joseph Thornton (Chattanooga)                         Football                        Criminal Justice

Brooke Loudermilk (Chattanooga)                     Softball                          Art Education

Timothy Jake Robinson (Western Carolina)        Basketball                     Finance

Katie Hennessey (Western Carolina)                 Volleyball                      Communication

Nicklaus Schuermann (Wofford)                        Soccer                          Biology

Joanna Suddath (Wofford)                                 Volleyball                     Chemistry
Category: Athletics
Published on Saturday, 23 May 2009 12:21
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