June 18, 2012

2011-12 Keene State Highlights and Honors

KEENE, N.H.  6/18/12 - The 2011-12 season proved to be a banner year for the Keene State College athletic program.  Check out some of the numerous highlights and honors.

  • Represented in 11 NCAA Tournaments; four teams (field hockey, baseball, softball, and women’s lacrosse) and seven individuals (men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s swimming, women’s indoor track, men’s and women’s outdoor track).  

 

  • Three ECAC New England Tournament teams (women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, and women’s basketball). 

 

  • Four Little East Conference tournament champions (women’s cross country- 12th consecutive title, field hockey, women’s swimming – sixth straight crown, women’s lacrosse – second straight title)

 

  • Two LEC regular season champions (women’s soccer, field hockey)

 

  • Captured LEC’s Commissioner’s Cup – 12th consecutive year

 

  • Captured LEC President’s Cup (Academics)

 

  • Scott Douglas receives LEC Gold Ball Award for scoring the most goals in the conference

 

  • Three All-Americas in three sports:   Paige Mills (cross country), Drew Ledwith (men’s swimming) and Glenn Guilmette (men’s outdoor track);  

 

  • 43 All-New England/All-Region athletes

 

  • 84 All-Little East athletes

 

  • 10 LEC players/rookies of the year honors:  Women’s Soccer:  Megan Dempsey (defensive player of the year); Field Hockey:  Elizabeth Coffin (offensive player of the year), Kerry Howe (defensive player of the year), Caitlin Davino-Draper (rookie of the year); Men’s Cross Country:  Ken Hoyt (runner of the year); Women’s Cross Country:  Paige Mills (runner of the year); Women’s Swimming: Jillian Whitaker (swimmer of the year),  Diana Pimer (rookie swimmer of the year);  Women’s Indoor Track:  Janel Haggerty (field athlete of the year); Glenn Guilmette (outdoor track field athlete of the year);

 

  • Four LEC coaches of the year honors:  Ron Butcher (men’s soccer); Denise Lyons (women’s soccer); Amy Watson (field hockey), Jack Fabian (women’s swimming);

 

  • 96 LEC All-Academic team

 

  • Two District Academic All-Americas:  Austin Harris (men’s at-large), Kyle Morrill (baseball);

 

  • Team Academic Honors:  Women’s Cross Country (USTFCCCA); Women’s Soccer (NSCAA); Field Hockey (NFHCA); Women’s Basketball (WBCA);

 

  • Sixteen players named to the 2011 Gladiator by SGI /National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Collegiate National Academic Squad England Baseball