Posted by SlimShorty on April 01, 08 at 20:50:15:
April 1, 2008
Kate Engelbrecht of the women's basketball team and Ryan Whiting of the men's track and field team have been named Student-Athletes of the Month, the Office of Student-Athlete Development announced Tuesday.
Engelbrecht, a kinesiology major, earned first-team Pac-10 All-Academic honors this season, one of seven players on this year's women's basketball team to be named to the conference's All-Academic teams.
She also recently received the Rudy L. Lavik Memorial Award for the outstanding kinesiology junior of 2008. The award is based on academics, community service, campus involvement and leadership.
Engelbrecht balanced her academics with her role on the women's basketball team. She played in 31 games and averaged 18.7 minutes per game this season as one of the team's primary players off the bench, and she helped the Sun Devils to a 22-11 record and their fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance this season.
She has also been active in the community, including working with a dog rescue group that helps dogs transition from shelters to their adoptive homes.