April 30, 2002
NORFOLK, VA- Field Hockey senior Adrienne Yoder (Coopersburg, Pa.)and senior sailor Brad Funk (Harbor Bluffs, FL.) were named the Alumni Association's Athletes of the Year.Senior firstbaseman Jared Musolf (Lakehurst, NJ.) and women's soccer goalkeeper Alison Kinsler (Va. Beach, Va.) were named the 2002 Jack Wilkins/James Howard Scholar Athletes of the Year at the annual Old Dominion University Athletic Honors Banquet and Hall of Fame induction was held at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel on Tuesday night.
Yoder is a two-time first team All-American in field hockey. She helped leadthe Lady Monarchs to a 18-5 record and the CAA championship. The Lady Monarchs,ranked number one in the nation reached the NCAA regional finals. Yoder anchored ODU's tough defense and earned CAA Player of the Year and Co-CAA Defensive Player of the Year honors. The CAA Tournament MVP was named first team All-South Region and earned Player of the Year honors in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Yoder closed out the season with 36 points on 12 goals and a team leading 12 assists. A three-time Academic All-American, she is majoring in biology education.
Brad Funk has been the skipper of the Monarchs nationally ranked sailing squad. In the fall, he finished second at the ICSA Singlehanded Sailing National Championships held at ODU. Funk captured the MAISA District sailing championshipsalong with winning the Navy Fall Intersectional and the War Memorial regatta. Last year, Funk finished seventh at the Singlehanded National Championships. Thus far thisspring he has skippered the Monarchs to second place in the MAISA District Team Race championships which qualified the team for the national championships in Honolulu, HI in June. Brad is majoring in sports management.
The Jack Wilkins/James Howard Scholar Athletes of the Year are presented to the male and female senior athletes with the highest grade point averages. Both Howard and Wilkins were instrumental in the formation of the Intercollegiate Foundation in 1965.
Alison Kinsler is a three-year letterwinner on the women's soccer team.She recorded a 1.05 goals against average this year and carries a 3.98 grade point average in biology. Alison was recently commissioned as a second Lieutenant in theUnited States Army, under the Health Professional Scholarship program. She will beginMedical School in the Fall of 2002.
Jared Musolf has been a four-year letterman on the baseball squad. The firstbaseman is currently second on the team in runs batted in with 24. Prior to a kneeinjury last year, Jared ranked second in the CAA in hitting with a .413 averageand earned first team All-CAA and All-Region as a sophomore. Musolf has a 3.68 grade point average in health and physical education.
Old Dominion University also inducted four former athletes and a former coachposthumously into the school's Sports Hall of Fame. They included: Mike Berticelli (former soccer coach-deceased), Maaike Hilbrand (field hockey), Celeste Hill (basketball), Alan Schulte (golf), and Ben Ward (wrestling).
In addition to the above, the Most Valuable Players from each sport were recognized. They are as follows:
BaseballTBA
Men's BasketballRicardo Marsh (Mebane, NC.)
Women's BasketballHamchetou Maiga (Bamako, Mali)
Cross CountryJen Myers (Wyckoff, NJ.)
Field HockeyAdrienne Yoder (Coopersburg, PA.)
GolfGeoffrey Harris (Reading, England)
Women's LacrosseSuzanne Wosczyna (Phoenixville, PA.)
Women's SailingSally Barkow (Nashotah, WI.)
Coed SailingBrad Funk
Men's SoccerTrevor McEachron(Woodbridge, VA.)
Women's SoccerAmanda Pietila (Telford, PA.)
Men's Swimming & DivingMark Giusto (Va. Beach, VA.)
Women's Swimming & Diving Brianna Wolfe (Ballwin, MO.
Men's TennisSalman Mohammed (Calcutta, India)
Women's TennisMily Kannarkat (Va. Beach, VA.)
WrestlingJeff Rusak (Reading, PA.)