Bardall, Guagenti Earn Commissioner's Award

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced the recipients of the Winter 2011 Meijer Commissioner's Awards on Thursday, April 28. The awards, sponsored by Meijer, Incorporated, are presented after the Fall, Winter, and Spring athletic seasons to six male and six female student-athletes that excel both in the classroom and on the fields of play.

The six female student-athletes to receive the Winter 2011 Meijer Commissioner's Awards are: Laura Bardall of the University of Findlay; Monica Kinney of Grand Valley State University; Lucy Dernovsek and Angela Guisfredi of Michigan Technological University; Pam Wilson of Northwood University, and Catherine Leix of Wayne State University.

The six male student-athlete recipients of the Winter 2011 Meijer Commissioner's Awards are: John Guagenti of the University of Findlay; Austin Biefnes and Guy Kogel University of Inidanapolis; Mike Hojnacki of Michigan Tech; Michael Fugate of Saginaw Valley State University; and Matt Laschuk of Wayne State.

"These 12 student-athletes represent our cream of the crop." stated GLIAC Commissioner Dell Robinson. "I am proud of their accomplishments on and off the field. The GLIAC greatly appreciates the support of Meijer for their sponsorship of the 2011 Commissioner's Award. The award and continued support by Meijer is evidence of our pursuit of academic excellence."

Bardall is currently in her junior year, on her way to achieving her degree in pre-med at the University of Findlay. Amongst earning a GLIAC All-Academic Award with a cumulative GPA of 3.95, the basketball standout was named First Team All-GLIAC, as well as GLIAC South Division "Player of the Week" for the week of January 18. As a guard on a Findlay team that finished with a 17-10 record, Bardall started all 27 games; averaging 14.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1 steal per contest. During her career, she has been named to the GLIAC All-Academic team twice, Second Team All-GLIAC team twice, First Team All-GLIAC team once, and currently ranks 8th on the all-time career scoring list with 1,262 career points.

Guagenti is currently in his junior year on his way to achieving his degree in business at University of Findlay. Amongst earning a GLIAC All-Academic award with a cumulative GPA of 3.81, the indoor track standout is an NCAA All-American in the 4x400 relay and was part of the Oilers 4x400 relay team that set a new school record of 3:12.53 at the D-II Championships. During his career, Guagenti has received All-American indoor track honors three-times, and was a part of the 2009 4x400 GLIAC Championship relay team.