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CLARK ANNOUNCES 2008 ATHLETIC AWARDS David Blum '08 was named Clark University's Fred Hebert award winner and Heather Warren was selected as the M. Hazel Hughes recipient at the 2007-08 Athletic Awards program held at the Higgins University Center, Tilton Hall on Tuesday night. Both awards are given annually to the male and female athlete who has made a significant contribution to the intercollegiate athletic program and whose dedication and performance have enriched the tradition of Clark Athletics. In addition, D.J. Brinn '08 and Sarah Brooks '08 were presented with the Russ Granger award and the Alice Higgins honor, respectively, while Shyamal Asher received the athletic department's first-ever Senior Scholar Athlete award. The Senior Class Award, given annually to the senior athlete who best exemplifies class, spirit and integrity in his or her athletic endeavor, was presented to Sarah Hunsucker (women's volleyball), Dan Rosenak (men's lacrosse) and Marc Labbe (men's soccer) this year. Emily Zoback '08, who served two terms on the athletic board and sang the national anthem at home athletic events, was presented with the Richard Fairbanks Service Award for outstanding contribution to the athletic program. A four-year starter for the men's soccer team, Blum capped his career last fall by becoming Clark's all-time points leader (38 goals, 11 assists, 87 points). The senior striker from Irvington, N.Y. was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Al-America second team as a sophomore after setting a new school record in season goals (23) and points (50). A two-time NEWMAC All-Conference selection, Blum helped Clark to a national top-20 ranking in 2006 and an impressive 42-21-10 record during his four-year career. Blum, a psychology major, earned scholar athlete honors senior year. Warren garnered the Hazel Hughes award by excelling on the softball field. The Upland, Cali., native had an exceptional 2007 season, earning the NCAA Division III RBI Championship, Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and New England Intercollegiate Softball Association (NEISA)All-New England first-team, and ECAC All-New England second team honors. She also earned the program's first-ever NFCA Player of the Week. Additionally, Warren, a shortstop, was a NEWMAC first-team All-Star her junior and senior year. She established Clark single season records in homeruns (12), total bases (113) and slugging percentage (.934) and concluded her career as the second all-time leader in career homeruns (22) and career RBI (117) and fifth all-time in hits (160). Warren is a two-time scholar athlete majoring in sociology. Brinn was named the Granger Award recipient for academic excellence and athletic achievement by a male athlete. A management major, Brinn, originally from Madison, Conn., competed for the men's basketball program all four years. A four-year scholar-athlete and two-time NEWMAC Academic All-Conference honoree, Brinn captained the team as a senior. A pure shooter and three-point threat, Brinn helped the team tie a school record in three-pointers made with 18 in a win versus Ramapo College (N.J.) this winter. His contribution off the court was just as remarkable as he was a four-year participant in the men's basketball reading program at Woodland Academy (formerly The All School) and a Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Executive Board Vice President for the past two years. Brinn will return to Clark in the fall for the fifth year MBA program. Brooks was recognized with the Higgins Award for academic excellence and athletic achievement by a female athlete. A double-major in biology and studio art, Brooks was a four-year member of the womens rowing team. The three-year captain from Gloucester, Mass., was a four-year scholar athlete and Dean's list member, as well as a three-time NEWMAC Academic All-Conference honoree. Additionally, Brooks was a member of the Varsity Four boat that placed second in the New England Championships sophomore season and earned All-Conference honors freshman to senior year. Brooks has been accepted into the medical illustration program at the Medical College of Georgia. Asher was awarded with the athletic department's first-ever Senior Scholar Athlete award, created to recognize the senior athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average over four years or one who will have completed their undergraduate requirements in three years. A senior captain of the men's swimming and diving team, Asher, from Mombassa, Kenya, completed his degree in biochemistry and molecular biology in three years with a 4.11 grade point average. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Gryphon and Pleides, a three-year recipient of both NEWMAC Academic All-Conference honors and the Scholar-Athlete award, as well as president of the International Students Association, where he organized the largest student-run event of the year - the International Gala. Asher will attend medical school at Brown University next fall. Prior to the Athletic Awards program, over 114 student-athletes were honored at the Scholar Athlete Reception. 2008 SENIOR FOUR-YEAR PARTICIPANT AWARD The following senior/graduate student athletes are being recognized for competing on a varsity team for four years. Liz Adamcik Women's Soccer Matthew Adams Baseball David Blum Men's Soccer Kara Bochicchio Swimming DJ Brinn Men's Basketball Sarah Brooks Rowing Cassie Crawford Swimming Jen Dineen Women's Soccer Kristen Domurad Tennis Eric Dufour Baseball Ellen Durand Cross Country Sara Fealhaber Rowing Mike Fuchs Lacrosse Jenna Glazer Cross Country Gunnar Hagstrom Men's Basketball & Baseball Kristen Healy Basketball Sarah Hunsucker Volleyball Jess Lamothe Basketball Pat Landers Basketball Cory Leonard Cross Country Thomas McCarthy Cross Country Jessica Moise Swimming Pat Ochoa Basketball Cole Osburn Baseball Brooke Osgood Field Hockey Julie Parnell Softball Jon Ponte Lacrosse Kerri Powers Cross Country Amanda Ramos Women's Soccer Daniel Rosenak Lacrosse Lauren Schiappa Rowing Andrew Sheen Lacrosse Joe Silva Men's Soccer & Baseball Dan Simokonis Baseball Mika Sneddon Tennis Emily Tremaine Cross Country Heather Warren Softball Andrew Webber Lacrosse Marjorie Whalen Swimming Miles Whitlock Baseball Katherine Willis Field Hockey Deena Zakim Women's Soccer
NEWMAC ANNOUNCES ANNUAL SPRING HONORSFour Clark University spring athletes were named to the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) All-Conference teams, it was announced on Tuesday. Heather Warren and Lauren Blake received softball first-team honors, while teammate Melissa Traft earned a second-team nod. Joe Silva represented Clark baseball as a NEWMAC second-team all-star.
NEWMAC ANNOUNCES SPRING ALL-ACADEMIC SELECTIONSClark University spring teams were well-represented on the 2008 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Academic All-Conference teams, it was announced on Wednesday.
SIX COUGARS EARN PILGRIM LEAGUE ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS
Six Clark University lacrosse players were named to the 2008 Pilgrim League All-Academic team, it was announced on Friday.
ROSENAK AND ROCHE NAMED TO MEN'S LACROSSE PILGRIM LEAGUE ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAMClark University's Dan Rosenak and Shawn Roche have been named to the men's lacrosse Pilgrim League All-Conference second team, it was announced on Wednesday. Both players are making their first appearance on the All-Star squad. It also marks the first time Clark players have received All-Conference honors since 2002. Rosenak, a senior defender from Montclair, N.J., led the league in groundballs with 72 and finished second in groundballs per game (4.80) at the end of the regular season. The four-year starter and two-time captain helped anchor a defense that allowed just an 8.77 goals against average. He also contributed offensively with three goals and an assist this season. Rosenak holds Clark's career groundball mark with 355, as well as the single season record of 106, set in 2005.  Originally from Centerport, N.Y., Roche led the team in assists (24) en route to a second place spot in the category in the Pilgrim League this spring. After notching 24 goals and 24 assists, the junior attackman was runner-up in points (48) and points per game (3.20) and seventh in goals in the conference. Roche recorded his 100th career point with an assist in a tough loss to MIT earlier this season. He also chipped in defensively with 44 groundballs. Clark concluded the year with a 4-11 overall mark.
BLAKE AND WARREN NAMED TO ALL-REGION SOFTBALL SQUADFor the second time in their careers, Lauren Blake and Heather Warren have been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association's (NFCA) Division III All-New England team, it was announced on Wednesday. Blake earned first-team honors, while Warren received second-team recognition. A second baseman from Oakland, Me., Blake was honored on the first-team after receiving an at-large selection last year. She topped the Cougars and the conference in hitting (.474) and on-base percentage (.523) and tied for first in the league in hits (55). The sophomore player collected 17 multiple hit games this season, including a team-best 17-game hit streak, as well as a team-high 32 runs scored. Blake also shined defensively with 74 assists to go along with 78 putouts. A two-time New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) All-Star, Blake was named to the conference first-team this season.  Warren, an Upland, Cali., native, joined the second-team after another stellar season. The senior shortstop led the team in three offensive categories, including doubles (12), triples (2) and slugging percentage (.686). For Clark, Warren ranked second at the plate with a .390 batting average and was runner-up in hits with 41, as well as third in homeruns (5) and RBI (25), respectively. Additionally, she finished in the top-10 in the conference in six statistical groupings. Warren also won four games on the mound to help the Cougars. She received All-NEWMAC first-team honors for her efforts. Both players have made a tremendous impact for the Cougars. Blake tied the school mark for singles in a season (47) last year, while Warren established Clark single season records in homeruns (12), total bases (113) and slugging percentage (.934). They also helped Clark (21-12) to its first regional ranking since 2002 this season.
HOLLINGSWORTH SIGNS WITH CAPE COD LEAGUE
BLUM CAPS CAREER WITH GOLD MEDAL AND SENIOR ALL-STAR GAME
PHILLIPS NAMED TO NABC COMMITTEE ON ACADEMICS
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CLARK ANNOUNCES 2008 ATHLETIC AWARDS
Originally from Upland, Cali., Warren is a two-time NEWMAC All-Star. The senior shortstop led the team in three offensive categories, including doubles (12), triples (2) and slugging percentage (.686). For Clark, Warren ranked second at the plate with a .390 batting average and runner-up in hits with 41, as well as third in homeruns (5) and RBI (25), respectively. Additionally, she finished in the top-10 in the conference in six statistical groupings. Warren also won four games on the mound to help the Cougars. 
Blake, a native of Oakland, Me., garnered her inaugural All-NEWMAC first-team selection. She topped the conference in hitting (.474) and on-base percentage (.523) and tied for first in the league in hits (55). The sophomore second baseman accrued 17 multiple hit games this season, including a team-best 17-game hit streak, en route to a team-leading batting average and runs scored (32) mark. She also shined defensively with 74 assists to go along with 78 putouts. Last year, Blake tied the Clark mark for singles in a season (47) on the way to a second-team all-conference nod. 
Traft, from Milton, Mass., earned second-team all-conference honors after batting .318 with 24 RBI this spring. The pitcher/first-baseman was a key performer for the Cougars all season, leading the team in the circle with 10 wins, while ranking sixth in that category in the conference. She also topped the staff in strikeouts (65) and finished the year with a 2.98 ERA. It marks Trafts first NEWMAC All-Star appearance. 
A native of Westbury, N.Y., Silva, a catcher, owned a .316 batting average with 19 RBI. He is tied for second in hits (17) in conference only statistics in the NEWMAC and is one of the top performers for Clark, ranking second in hits (36) and runs scored (22), third in RBI (19) and tied for third on the team in doubles (6). Silva collected 12 multiple hit games and has played solid defense behind the plate with 122 putouts to go along with 10 runners thrown out. Silva is a two-time NEWMAC second-team all-star. 
Clark University’s Scott Hollingsworth has signed a temporary contract with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL), it was announced on Friday. The Y-D Red Sox won the CCBL Championship last season. 
David Blum knows a thing or two about playing with people other than his Clark University men’s soccer teammates. The senior forward from Irvington, N.Y., competed for the Maccabi USA team in Buenos Aires, Argentina during winter break and represented the Cougars in the 2008 New England Intercollegiate Soccer League (NEISL) Senior All-Star game held at Clark’s Granger Field last Saturday. Blum was one of five New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) players to be selected to play on the Division III team. 
Clark University men's basketball head coach Paul Phillips has been appointed to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Committee on Academics, it was announced on Friday. 
