2007-08 UIndy Athletics Year In Review
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- Senior Ellie Miller and junior Alex Arestis, both of the Greyhound swimming team, have been named the University of Indianapolis Female and Male Athletes of the Year, respectively, for the 2007-08 season. Miller was a four-time All-American at the NCAA Division II Championships while Arestis earned five honors at the meet, including his national championship and meet record time in the 200 freestyle.
Each varsity sport's head coach selects a Most Valuable Player for their respective sport. Those winners are then eligible for selection as the the UIndy Male and Female Athletes of the Year, chosen by athletic department personnel. The complete list of MVP honorees for the 2007-08 season are below.
Miller helped lead UIndy to an 11th-place national finish this season, with her four All-America honors at the national meet in March, giving her 10 for her career. An Elementary Education major with a remarkable 3.931 grade point average, Miller capped-off a fantastic four-year career at Indianapolis this past season. Other honors included the UIndy Female Swimming Most Valuable Athlete and the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's Winter 2008 Commissioner's Award recipient.
Arestis won the 200-yard freestyle in record time at the D-II meet to highlight an outstanding meet for UIndy swimmers. With the win, Arestis became the 11th men's swimming individual national champion in school history. He added a second, a fourth and two seventh place finishes to give him five All-America awards at the championships, giving him nine for his career. He was also named the GLIAC's Male Swimmer of the Year.
UIndy Annual Award Winners
Dr. Robert M. Brooker Most Valuable Male Athlete Award: Alex Arestis (swimming)
Dr. Robert M. Brooker Most Valuable Female Athlete Award: Ellie Miller (swimming)
Kelso Reid Mental Attitude Award: Kyle Prow (tennis) and Jon Schultz (golf)
Walter Brenneman Memorial Sportsmanship Award: Brian Maloney (track)
Parker P. Jordan Male Scholar-Athlete Award: J.D. Greenlee (tennis)
Chuck Mallender Female Scholar-Athlete Award: Lindsey Fischer (tennis)
2007-08 UIndy Most Valuable Players (as selected by each sport's head coach)
Football- Eric Wright (offense), Jimmy Fleshman (defense)
Volleyball- Beth Robbins
Men's Cross Country- Adam Settle
Women's Cross Country- LeAnn Sarka
Men's Soccer- Brian Fishback
Women's Soccer- Ali Opfer
Men's Basketball- DeAndre Brock
Women's Basketball- Karla Mast
Men's Swimming- Alex Arestis
Women's Swimming- Ellie Miller
Wrestling- Chad Woods
Baseball- Seth Paul
Softball- No selection
Men's Track- Elliot Cohee
Women's Track- Amy Schmitz
Men's Golf- Justin Hueber
Women's Golf- Kristi Piepenbrink
Men's Tennis- J.D. Greenlee
Women's Tennis- Ashley Liles
