ECAC Announces Robbins Scholar-Athletes
CAPE COD, MA-- ECAC Commissioner Rudy Keeling announced today the 2006-07 ECAC Robbins Scholar-Athlete Award winners.
Sponsored by Robbins Sports Surfaces, the Cincinnati-based sports surfaces company, the awards honor the outstanding academic and athletics achievements of student-athletes representing ECAC schools in Divisions I, II and III. One male and one female athlete from each division have been selected by their institutions. Three committees comprised of athletics administrators select two award winners in each division to be honored during the ECAC Convention at the Honors Dinner presented by Jostens on Sunday, September 30th. Votes are based on extraordinary achievements in academics, athletics and community service.
The Division I honorees, Brittany Lambertson and Luther Clement, both hail from St. John's University and will graduate in 2008.
The Division II honorees are Ashley Wallace (Oswego, NY/Oswego) of Pace University and Matthew Stopp of Assumption College, both of whom are recent graduates of their respective institutions.
Caitlin "CJ" Ostrowski, a December 2006 graduate of Russell Sage College and Scot Stoner, a 2007 graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology have earned the Division III honors.
Wallace was a two-sport athlete at Pace University competing as a forward on the women's basketball team and a thrower and sprinter on the outdoor track and field team. On the court she finished with 1,188 points, good for 11th place all-time in school history. In addition, she is one of twelve players in Setter history to score 1,000 points and grab 500 rebounds, totaling 645 rebounds for thirteenth place all-time. At the close of the 2007 season, Wallace ranked tenth in the NCAA in field goal percentage. She also earned Second-Team All-Northeast-10 (NE-10), First-Team All-Metropolitan, in addition to being selected to the Pace Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team and two-times receiving NE-10 Player of the Week honors. In the 2005-06 season, Wallace was named to the NE-10 Third-Team, selected Team Most Outstanding Player and Pace University Female Athlete of the Year.
Wallace didn't let down after basketball season, as she holds school records in the shot put, discus and 100 meter race. In 2006 she finished fifth in the shotput at the NE-10 Championship and won a gold medal in the Empire State Games.
The Mathematics/Secondary Education major graduated with a
3.97. Named to the Dean's List every semester, Wallace was a
member of the Pace University Honors College and numerous honor
society's. She was selected to the 2006 ESPN the Magazine
Academic All-American District I College Division Second-Team as
well as the 2005-06 and 2006-07 NE-10 All-Academic
First-Team. An active member of the Student-Athlete Advisory
Council, Wallace volunteered in numerous campus and community
events.
