Twelve (12) student-athletes, from schools large and small, across the U.S. have been named Honorable Mention for the Haier Achievement Award, which is presented to deserving student-athletes for their accomplishments beyond sports. The announcement of this year’s twelve Haier Achievement Award Honorable Mention recipients was made by John Homlish, Senior Vice President and Business Unit Leader of Digital Living for Haier America and Doug Vance, Executive Director of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
“The Haier Achievement Award program brings to light those student-athletes who have achieved success beyond sports,” said Homlish. “We had so many great candidates nominated this year, that in addition to our eight award winners we felt compelled to recognizing these 12 additional student-athletes for their inspirational stories and for serving as model student-athletes on the field and in the classroom.”
The 12 student-athletes who received the Haier Achievement Award Honorable Mention are:
| Name (Women) |
School |
Year |
Sport |
| Kacy Swain |
UCLA |
Sr. |
Basketball |
| Laura Hall |
Guilford College |
Sr. |
Softball |
| Tori Biach |
Northern State University |
Jr. |
Volleyball |
| Mickey Ludlow |
University of Dayton |
Sr. |
Track & Field |
| Lauren Hancher |
College of Wooster |
Sr. |
Soccer |
| Lea Sobieraski |
SUNY Geneseo |
Sr. |
Basketball |
|
| Name (Men) |
School |
Year |
Sport |
| Lafayette Rutledge |
Southwest Mississippi CC |
So. |
Basketball |
| Mitch Granger |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Sr. |
Tennis |
| Dalton Screws |
Jacksonville State University |
R-Jr. |
Football |
| Jason Vander Laan |
Ferris State University |
Sr. |
Football |
| Dominic Moroglio |
University of San Francisco |
Jr. |
Baseball |
| Michael Lewis |
Wayne State University |
R-Jr. |
Basketball |
“We thank Haier for recognizing the many student athletes who are excelling both on and off the field of play,” says Doug Vance, Executive Director of CoSIDA. “The student-athletes we have honored are representative of thousands of wonderful men and women who do a great job of representing their family, sport and school.”
Student-athletes from all sports, all schools, and all divisions are eligible for the Haier Achievement Award. Haier recognized eight (8) honorees throughout the year and beginning on March 2, they invite fans to vote online at www.HaierAchievement.com, for the Haier Ultimate Achievement Award winner. The winner will earn their school a $5,000 donation to the general scholarship fund and a Haier 48-inch LED HD television. Additionally, all fans who vote will be entered into a drawing to win a Haier 48-inch LED HD TV.
The eight Haier Ultimate Achievement Award finalists are: Kelly Thomson (Kansas State University), a junior women’s basketball player; Megan Fish (University of Central Florida), a senior women’s soccer player; Malcolm Mitchell (University of Georgia), a senior football player, swimmer Emily Fogle (Purdue University); and Femi Hollinger-Franzen (Indiana University), a men’s soccer player; and Imani Boyette (University of Texas), a senior women’s basketball player; Jesse Gunter (Baldwin Wallace University), a senior wrestler; and Brittany Snow (Stony Brook University), a senior women’s basketball player.