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NIU Scholar Athletes of the Week: Feb. 15-21

Feb. 22, 2016 DeKALB, Ill. - Each week, NIU honors two student-athletes that exemplify the concept of the "student-athlete" supremely well. These students excel both in the classroom and on the playing field. This week, the honorees are Joo-Young Lee of men's golf and Emily Naegele of softball.

NIU student-athletes won 10 times during the 2014-15 season, tied for the most in the conference, and have already won five times this year as well.

NIU Scholar-Athletes of the Week (February 15-21)



Joo-Young Lee



Emily Naegele
MALE RECIPIENT FEMALE RECIPIENT
Sport: Men's Golf Sport: Softball
Year: Junior Year: Senior
Position: - Position: Catcher
GPA: 3.28 GPA: 3.90
Major: Finance Major: Pre-physical therapy
Week's Achievements:
Joo-Young Lee led the NIU men’s golf team as the Huskies competed at the All-American Intercollegiate over the weekend in Humble, Texas against some of the nation’s top teams. Lee finished tied for 16th in a field of nearly 100 golfers with a 1-over par total of 217 through three rounds. The junior was a model of consistency for the Huskies, recording three rounds in the low 70s, firing 71-72-74 with his ability to record numerous pars in each round on the extremely difficult Golf Club of Houston, which only allowed 13 golfers to go under par in the tournament.
 Week's Achievements:
Emily Naegele had a wonderful start to the 2016 softball season, recording a hit in all five games NIU played in and hitting for a weekend cycle with two home runs, one triple, three doubles and two singles in just 14 plate appearances for the Huskies. Posting a .571 batting average over five games, Naegele led NIU in 11 different offensive categories, including total bases with 19 – more than double any other Huskie. She homered in both of her team’s wins over Florida A&M as well. The senior catcher also showed her defensive ability, recording 19 putouts and five assists with two runners caught stealing.
Previous Honorees
Week of February 8-February 14

Carlos Manzanas - Won MAC Award

Megan Greenfield
Week of February 1-February 7

Tom Hjertonsson

Kelsey Hildreth
Week of January 25-January 31

Andrew Morse

Cassidy Glenn
Week of January 18-January 24

Tom Hjertonsson

Abigail Dekkinga
Week of January 11-January 17

Austin Eicher

Megan Greenfield
Week of January 4-January 10

Chuks Iroegbu

Kedisha Dallas
Weeks of Winter Break

Quinton Rosser

Kelly Smith
Week of November 30-December 6

Andrew Ness

Lorena Martin
Week of November 23-November 29

William Lee

Lacia Gorman - Won MAC Award
Week of November 16-November 22

Cameron Clinton-Earl

Alexis Gonzalez
Week of November 9-November 15

Max Scharping

Mary Grace Kelly
Week of November 2-November 8

Ryan Graham - Won MAC Award

Mary Grace Kelly
Week of October 26-November 1

Louis-Phillipe Hamel

Kelsey Hildreth
Week of October 19-October 25

Shane Wimann

Amy Annala - Won MAC Award
Week of October 12-October 18

Andrew Ness

Amy Annala
Week of October 5-October 11

Drew Hare - Won MAC Award

Anna Brereton
Week of September 28-October 4

Giovanni Garcia

Cristina Alvarez
Week of September 21-September 27

Cameron Clinton-Earl

Lauren Gierman
Week of September 14-September 20

Taylor Cole

Anna Brereton
Week of September 8-September 13

Luke Read

Lena Gautier
Week of September 1-September 7

Shane Wimann

Kelsey Hildreth
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