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NIU Scholar Athletes of the Week: April 25-May 1

May 2, 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 Kelsey Hildreth of track.

These Huskies have been nominated for the MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week awards, which NIU student-athletes won 10 times during the 2014-15 season, tied for the most in the conference, and have already won eight times this year as well.

NIU Scholar-Athletes of the Week (April 25-May 1)



Joo-Young Lee



Kelsey Hildreth
MALE RECIPIENT FEMALE RECIPIENT
Sport: Men's Golf Sport: Track & Field
Year: Junior Year: Sophomore
Position: - Position: Pitcher
GPA: 3.28 GPA: 4.00
Major: Finance Major: Nutrition
Week's Achievements:
Joo-Young Lee achieved the highest finish by any NIU men’s golf at the MAC Championships since 1983 when he placed second last weekend at the conference championships to help the Huskies take fourth as a team. Lee led for much of the tournament, spurred on by his hole-in-one on the par 3 eighth hole in the opening round. Lee shot a 4-under round of 67 in the second round and was in the lead for much of the final round before finishing in second place individually with a total score of 287 (+3).

 Week's Achievements:
Kelsey Hildreth obliterated the NIU school record in the outdoor 5,000 meters by almost 18 seconds with her best performance of the season on Thursday evening at the Drake Relays. The sophomore led most of the race against some of the best distance runners in the nation and eventually finished third with a record-setting time of 16:30.04, which topped the previous school record that she owned by a wide margin. Hildreth’s run also moved her up into third on the MAC performance list in the event ahead of the upcoming conference championships.
Previous Honorees
Week of April 18-April 24

Tony Brandner - Won MAC Award

Tara Thacker
Week of April 12-April 17

Brandon Mallder

Carly Pederson
Week of April 4-April 11

Brian Sisler

Lena Gautier
Week of March 28-April 3

Tom Hjertonsson

Alison Olson
Week of March 21-March 27

Brandon Mallder

Kayti Grable
Week of March 14-March 20

Joo-Young Lee

Kali Kossakowski
Week of March 7-March 13

Brian Sisler

Connie Ellett - Won MAC Award
Week of March 1-March 6

Austin Eicher

Courtney Dowdell
Week of February 22-February 29

Justin Fletcher - Won MAC Award

Emily Naegele
Week of February 15-February 21

Joo-Young Lee

Emily Naegele
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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