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Scott Overall and Jackie Closser Are Named Most Outstanding Butler Athletes Senior Duo Earns Top Athletic Honors At Butler's Annual All-Sports Reception

Seniors Scott Overall (London, U.K.) Juniors Lynnsey Showers (Kokomo) and Scholarship, which is presented in honor of the and Jackie Closser (Alexandria)(Alexandria) receivedreceived thethe Michael Amore (Mooresville) were named late daughter of Butler graduates J. J. and Emily top male and female athletic awards at Butler recipients of the David Lautner Memorial DeBrosse. The award is given to recognize University's annual all-sports reception held at Scholarship, which is presented annually to a the passion, dedication and positive attitude of on Monday, April 23. The year- male and female golf student-athlete. Butler’s female student-athletes. ending event was held to pay tribute to Butler's The Frank "Pop" Hedden Award, which Three special team honors also were student-athletes and included the presentation honors Butler's outstanding male and female announced at the awards ceremony. The of team most valuable player and mental attitude freshman student-athletes, was presented to men's golf team and the women’s tennis team awards, plus several special recognition and Susan Lester (Anderson), a member of the received the "Raise Your Sights scholarship awards. women’s basketball team, and football player Academic Award" for compiling the highest Overall, a member of the track and cross Spencer Summerville (Indianapolis). Lester, team cumulative grade point averages of all country teams, became Butler’s fi rst indoor track Butler’s leading rebounder, was named to the Butler squads. The football team received the and fi eld All-American this year with a sixth place Horizon League All-Newcomer Team this year, Horizon League Outreach Award for compiling fi nish in the mile run at the 2007 NCAA Indoor while Summerville was one of the top fi rst-year the highest number of community service hours, Championship. He holds four school track players in the Pioneer Football League last fall. while the men's basketball team and the women's records, and he has competed in seven NCAA Junior Michelle DeGeeter (Warsaw), a top tennis team earned "The Shining Star Award" national championships. He was named Horizon performer on the Butler volleyball team, was named presented by the Division of Student Affairs on League Athlete of the Year four times, and he’s recipient of the Horizon League Sportsmanship the recommendation of the Student Athletic been ranked as high as fi fth in the nation in various Award for exhibiting outstanding character in the Advisory Committee (SAAC) for a demonstrated track events over the past two years. fi eld of athletics. And freshman Lauren Haffner commitment to academics, sportsmanship, school Closser closed out a brilliant career on the (Noblesville), a member of the women’s soccer spirit and service to and to the women’s basketball team as Butler’s all-time team, received the Catherine Sabrina DeBrosse Indianapolis Community. leader in three-point fi eld goals and as one of just 18 players in Butler women’s basketball history to score more than 1,000 career points. She set six 2006-07 Butler Athletic Award Winners Butler school records in 2006-07, including most Sport Hinkle MVP Mental Attitude three-point fi eld goals in a season (85). She hit at Baseball Season Still In Progress Season Still In Progress least one three-pointer in 59 consecutive games, Men's Basketball Brandon Crone Marcus Nellems fi nishing one shy of the NCAA all-time record. Women's Basketball Jackie Closser Cassie Freeman Men's Cross Country Scott Overall Justin Roeder Closser was named fi rst team All-Horizon League Women's Cross Country Ava Hutchinson Caitlyn Helgensen for two consecutive years. Football T. J. Brown (Offense) Michael Bennett Several additional Butler athletes also Chris Marzotto (Defense) received individual recognition at the reception. Jordan Quiroz (Special Teams) Junior A. J. Graves (Switz City), who was the Men's Golf Abe Mulvihill Frank Rizzi Women's Golf Lauren Showers Amy Stafford leading scorer on the successful men’s basketball Men's Soccer John DeVae Tom Turner team, and junior Genni Gardner ((Bramley,Bramley, U.K.),U.K.), Women's Soccer None Selected Abbie Kaul who was named the Most Outstanding Performer Softball Season Still In Progress Season Still In Progress at the 2007 Horizon League Indoor Track and Men's Swimming Raj Duggal Jason Brozek Field Championship, were named recipients of the Women's Swimming Mary Beth Arnold Sarah Lynne Gates Men's Tennis Season Still In Progress Season Still In Progress Paul D. "Tony" Hinkle Scholarship for outstanding Women's Tennis Season Still In Progress Season Still In Progress athletic achievement. Men’s Track Season Still In Progress Season Still In Progress Juniors Joe Pauley (Skokie, Ill.), one of Women's Track Season Still In Progress Season Still In Progress the leading hitters on Butler’s baseball team, Volleyball Michelle DeGeeter Dana Daprile and Jenny Jacobs (Indianapolis), Butler’s all- time softball home run leader, received Helen Special Awards Helen Tewksbury Scholarship: Jenny Jacobs (Softball), Joe Pauley (Baseball) Tewksbury Awards for outstanding achievement Paul D. "Tony" Hinkle Scholarship: Genni Gardner (Women's Track/Cross Country), A. J. Graves (Men's Basketball) in scholarship, leadership and athletics. Frank "Pop" Hedden Outstanding Freshman: Susan Lester (Women’s(Women’s Basketball),Basketball), SpencerSpencer SummervilleSummerville (Football)(Football) Junior Abe Mulvihill (Grand Rapids, Dean Herbert F. Schwomeyer Scholarship: Molly Casperson (Women's Tennis), Abe Mulvihill (Men’s Golf) Mich.), the leading scorer on the Butler men’s David Lautner Memorial Scholarship: Lynnsey Showers (Women’s Golf), Michael Amore (Men’s Golf) golf squad, and freshman Molly Casperson Oustanding Male Athlete: Scott Overall (Men's Track/Cross Country) Outstanding Woman Athlete: Jackie Closser (Women’s Basketball) (Neenah, Wis.), who leads the Butler women’s Horizon League Sportsmanship Award: Michelle DeGeeter (Volleyball) tennis team in singles and doubles victories, were Horizon League Community Outreach Award: Football named recipients of a $1,000 Dean Herbert F. Horizon League "Raise Your Sights" Academic Award: Women’s Tennis, Men’s Golf Schwomeyer Scholarship, given for outstanding "Shining Star" Award: Men’s Basketball, Women’s Tennis athletic and academic achievement. Catherine Sabrina DeBrosse Scholarship: Lauren Haffner (Women’s Soccer)