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For Immediate Release
May 15, 2002
Women's Athletic Association
Announces 2001-02 Awards
Chicago -- Thirteen University of Chicago female student-athletes were recognized Tuesday night as the Women's Athletic Association held its annual awards banquet.
Senior softball player Kelly Ostler (Oak Park, Ill./Fenwick) received the Gertrude Dudley Medal, which is presented to the outstanding senior athlete for leadership and skill in women's athletics. The award is named for Gertrude Dudley, who served the University of Chicago from 1898-1935 as the first chair of the department of physical education for women.
Ostler was named to the All-Great Lakes Region Team as a utility player (pitcher and infielder) this past season. She was 11-7 with a 0.66 earned run average with 180 strikeouts in 126.2 innings. She also batted .389 with 12 runs scored and 11 runs batted in. A four-time All-Great Lakes Region selection and 2001 All-American, Ostler finished her career in second place on the all-time NCAA Division III strikeout ratio chart with 10.6 per game. She collected 689 career strikeouts, which ranks seventh in Division III history. Ostler was also named the softball team's most valuable player.
Senior Catalina Hoyos (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) earned the Patricia R. Kirby Multi-Sport Athlete Award, which is awarded to the senior athlete who has received the most varsity letters. The award was established to honor Patricia Kirby, who coached badminton, basketball, softball, and volleyball at Chicago before her retirement in 1989.
Hoyos lettered in cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field. She garnered All-Midwest Region accolades in cross country in 1999.
Senior softball player Jen DeLopst (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) was awarded the Mary Jean Mulvaney Scholar-Athlete Award, which is presented to the senior four-year letter winner with the highest grade point average during the junior and senior years. The award recognizes Mary Jean Mulvaney, former Chicago athletics director and national leader in the development of intercollegiate women's athletics.
A law, letters, and society major, DeLopst was a four-year starter at catcher for the Chicago softball team. She helped guide the Maroons to NCAA Division III postseason appearances in 2000 and 2001.
Most valuable players were also announced at Tuesday's banquet.
In basketball, senior forward Katie Miller (Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem) was recognized after leading the Maroons with 6.0 rebounds per game. The club's lone senior, Miller was selected to the all-tournament teams at the Chicago Midway Classic and the Defiance College Yellowjacket Invitational.
Junior Wendy Sullivan (Colorado City, Texas/Colorado) was cited in cross country. Sullivan earned All-America, All-Midwest Region, and All-University Athletic Association recognition in 2001.
An All-Central Region Team pick this fall, senior defender Liz Gimson (Wauwatosa, Wis./East) was voted the women's soccer MVP. Gimson was the mainstay of the Chicago defense in 2001, starting all 17 matches.
In swimming, MVP honors went to freshman Emily Testa (Evanston, Ill./Evanston). Testa turned in the top performance by a Chicago swimmer at the UAA Championship with a seventh-place effort in the 200-yard individual medley.
Sophomore Nina Prasad (Ringwood, N.J./Lakeland) earned tennis MVP accolades. She tied for the team lead in doubles victories and shared second place in singles wins.
Junior Valerie Anderson (Timonium, Md./Dulaney) was recognized in indoor and outdoor track & field. Anderson gained All-UAA status in two events at the conference indoor championship with third-place finishes in the 20-pound weight throw and shot put. She also claimed All-UAA accolades at the league outdoor championship by placing second in the hammer throw.
Volleyball most valuable player honors went to junior outside hitter Cara Nelson (Greenville, S.C./Christ Church Episcopal). Nelson ranked second on the squad in kills (222) and service aces (63).
Finally, Miller, senior swimmer Anne Apuzzo (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y./Sleepy Hollow), junior softball player Megan Kunz (LaGrange, Ill./Lyons Township), sophomore women's soccer player Courtney Hardie (Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert), and freshman volleyball player Rebecca Schutte (Baton Rouge, La./Episcopal) were selected as the Edith Ballwebber Athletes of the Year, who are honored by the Graduate Women's Athletic Association for their total contribution to the athletics program.
Founded in 1904, the Women's Athletic Association is the nation's longest-running collegiate women's athletics support organization.
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