Piehl Wins GLIAC Commissioner's Award for Winter Season

Graduated senior Brad Piehl of the Oilers men's basketball team was announced as a recipient of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Commissioner's Award for the winter sports season.

The award, sponsored by Meijer, Incorporated, are presented after the fall, winter, and spring athletic seasons to six female and six male student-athletes that excel both in the classroom and on the fields of play. All grade point averages are based on a 4.0 scale.

Piehl held a 3.86 grade point average in early childhood education and was named the 2013 GLIAC Tournament MVP after leading the Oilers to their second consecutive title.  Piehl has been named to the All-GLIAC Academic Excellence Team twice during his tenure with the Oilers and posted averages of 11.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game during his senior campaign.  The New Knoxville, Ohio native also shot 88.3 percent from the free throw line, the fourth best mark in the conference.