September Athletes of the Month

Oct 31, 2005

MEADVILLE, Pa. – The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has named its Athletes of the Month for September. Three male and three female athletes were nominated, one each from Allegheny’s fall sports teams; men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball. The recipient’s of this month’s recognition were seniors Chris Carrier (Lyndhurst, Ohio/ Charles F. Brush), of men’s cross country, and Megan Finch (Slippery Rock), of volleyball.

Carrier had an outstanding September for the cross country team, claiming the individual title at both of the team’s races, while leading the team to a pair of first place finishes. At Case Western on September 3, the Gators finished first of 10 teams as Carrier crossed the line in 26:01. For his efforts, Carrier was named NCAC Runner of the Week. Two weeks later, Carrier led the Blue and Gold against a four-team field, again finishing first, this time with a school record performance of 25:37 on his home course.

Finch, an outside hitter for the Gators, also had a terrific month, playing in all 73 games of the team’s nineteen matches. For the month she led the team in kills with 318, was third in attack percentage at .262, and was fourth in blocks with 34. Her 4.36 kills per game were also good enough to place her at twenty-ninth best in the country.

Also nominated were Michelle Corkum (McMurray/ Peters Township) for women’s cross country, quarterback James Jones (Ellington, N.Y./ Falconer Central) for football, Alan Carr (Blairstown, N.J./ Blair Academy) for men’s soccer, and Ashley Rogerson (Fairport, N.Y.) for women’s soccer.

The SAAC is made up of one or two representatives from each competing sport at Allegheny. Athletes from the in-season teams are responsible for nominating, while all SAAC representatives get to vote.

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