Herbers & Jereb Honored By BIG EAST With Scholar-Athlete Awards

NEW YORK – Creighton's Fabian Herbers and Melanie Jereb have been honored by the BIG EAST Conference with Institutional Male and Female Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Sunkist. Each institutional winner receives $2,000 towards graduate studies.

Herbers was a First Team All-American for the Creighton men's soccer team that reached the Elite Eight, while Jereb was an outside hitter and defensive specialist for Creighton's volleyball team that advanced to the Sweet 16.

The BIG EAST Scholar-Athletes of the Year were both from St. John's, with Rachel Daly (soccer) winning the female award and Thomas Hackimer (baseball) taking the male award, earning each a total of $4,000 in scholarship money. The Conference will also announce a Men's Basketball and Women's Basketball Scholar Athlete of the Year leading up to their conference tournaments in March.

Twenty student-athletes (one male and one female from each of the BIG EAST's 10 member institutions) will be named as BIG EAST Institutional Scholar-Athlete award winners.

2015-16 BIG EAST Institutional Male Scholar-Athlete Awards Presented by Sunkist
School             Name, Sport(s)
Butler              Erik Peterson, Cross Country
Creighton        Fabian Herbers, Soccer
DePaul             Adrian Halimi, Golf
Georgetown    Matthew Smith, Baseball
Marquette       Patrick Sanchez, Golf
Providence      Julian Oakley, Track & Field
St. John's         Thomas Hackimer, Baseball
Seton Hall        Zachary Weigel, Baseball
Villanova         Patrick Tiernan, Cross Country; Track & Field
Xavier              James (Nick) Foster, Swimming

BIG EAST Male Scholar-Athletes Of The Year Presented by Sunkist
Year     Name, School, Sport
1985    Joey David, Pittsburgh, Basketball
1986    John Prior, Connecticut, Track & Field
1987    Harold Jensen, Villanova, Basketball
1988    Dave Echeverria, Villanova, Swimming & Diving
1989    Chris Craft, Villanova, Swimming & Diving
1990    Pat O'Kelly, Seton Hall, Soccer
1991    David Honor, St. John's, Baseball
1992    Steve Holman, Georgetown, Track & Field
1993    Hector Zamora, Seton Hall, Soccer
1994    Sebastien Goulet, Swimming, Syracuse
1995    Kevin Lyles, Seton Hall, Track & Field
1996    Gil Kovalski, Miami, Tennis
1997    Christian Fogarazzo, St. John's, Track & Field
1998    Errol Williams, Notre Dame, Track & Field
1999    Angelo Ciminiello, Providence, Baseball
2000    Scott VanEpps, Pittsburgh, Swimming & Diving
2001    Chris Hamblin, Boston College, Soccer
2002    Gregory Strohmann, Seton Hall, Soccer
2003    Casey Schmidt, Boston College, Soccer
2004    Chris Wingert, St. John's, Soccer
2005    Guy Melamed, Boston College, Soccer
2006    Trevor O'Grady, Rutgers, Track & Field
2007    Drew Eckman, Villanova, Track & Field
2008    Jeremy Stultz, Pittsburgh, Swimming & Diving
2009    Zak Boggs, USF, Soccer
2010    Francisco Aristeguieta, USF, Soccer
2011    Brian Karalunas, Villanova, Lacrosse
2012    Eric Finan, Cincinnati, Cross Country/Track & Field
2013    Grant Van De Casteele, Notre Dame, Soccer
2014    Charles Lyon, Marquette, Soccer
2015    Sam McEntee, Villanova, Cross Country/Track & Field
2016    Thomas Hackimer, St. John's, Baseball

2015-16 BIG EAST Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete Awards
School             Name, Sport(s)
Butler              Sophia Maccagnone, Soccer
Creighton        Melanie Jereb, Volleyball
DePaul             Gena Lenti, Softball
Georgetown    Emma Newins, Soccer
Marquette       Meghan Niemann, Volleyball
Providence      Sarah Collins, Cross Country
St. John's         Rachel Daly, Soccer
Seton Hall        Emily Hansinger, Soccer
Villanova         Angela Piccirillo, Outdoor Track & Field
Xavier              Shane Crutchfield, Golf

BIG EAST Female Scholar-Athletes Of The Year
Year                 Name, School, Sport
1985                Leigh Curl, Connecticut, Basketball
1986                Joanne Keehs, Villanova, Track & Field
1987                Karen Ferreria, Providence, Volleyball
1988                Noreen Coughlin, Pittsburgh, Volleyball
1989                Vicki Huber, Villanova, Track & Field
1990                Siobhan Gallagher, Providence, Track & Field
1991                Cami White, Providence, Field Hockey
1992                Kelly Larkin, Syracuse, Field Hockey
1993                Nnenna Lynch, Villanova, Track & Field
1994                Allison Williams, Pittsburgh, Track & Field
1995                Becky Spies, Villanova, Cross Country/Track & Field
1996                Najuma Fletcher, Pittsburgh, Track & Field
1997                Jen Renola, Notre Dame, Soccer
1998                Charity Wachera, West Virginia, Track & Field
1999                Gladys Ganiel, Providence, Cross Country/Track & Field
2000                Jenny Streiffer, Notre Dame, Soccer
2001                Ruth Riley, Notre Dame, Basketball
2002                Jarrah Myers, Notre Dame, Softball
2003                Erin McIntyre, Rutgers, Swimming & Diving
2004                Vanessa Pruzinsky, Notre Dame, Soccer
2005                Nicole Lee, Georgetown, Cross Country/Track & Field
2006                Kelly Harrigan, Rutgers, Swimming & Diving
2007                Jessica Javelet, Louisville, Field Hockey
2008                Jillian Drouin, Syracuse, Track & Field
2009                Jennifer Kleinhans, Connecticut, Field Hockey
2010                Meagan Dooley, Pittsburgh, Volleyball
2011                Maya Moore, Connecticut, Basketball
2012                Natalie Kulla, Marquette, Soccer
2013                Sam Roecker, Providence, Cross Country/Track & Field
2014                Emily Sisson, Providence, Cross Country/Track & Field
2015                Shelbey Manthorpe, Seton Hall, Volleyball
2016                Rachel Daly, St. John's, Soccer

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