Annual A.L.L. Banquet Honors Student-Athletes
5/1/2008 12:00:00 AM | General
Over 350 attended the annual affair that highlights the academic and public service contributions of team and individuals in athletics.
“It’s an amazing statistic,” MSU Athletic Director Peter Fields said. “When you total it out, it means that every hour of the last eight months solid, a student-athlete from MSU was donating time to the community. That’s just mind-boggling.”
Sarah Eby, a senior pole vaulter from Eagle River, Alaska, was this year’s recipient of the A.L.L. Star Award, which honors the student-athlete with the highest number of individual hours. Eby donated over 500 hours in the last year to two projects, Big Sky Youth Empowerment and the Emerson Cultural Center.
“I like giving back,” Eby said. “I know it’s hard to find time to get out and volunteer, but once you make time for it, it gets a lot easier.”
Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) president Kayla Larson volunteers at the Gallatin Rest Home doing manicures.
“I love seeing the ladies I do manicures for,” Larson said. “When the pressures of school and track kind of close in on me, they are my stress relief. It makes me happy.”
Sophomore football player Tanner Ripley agrees.
“I volunteer with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and I think doing something like this actually makes it feel like I have more time in my week,” Ripley said. “It helps me get outside the rut I get into with school and sports. It’s important to me to do something else. I really like working with kids, so I enjoy my time with my little brother.”
For the second year running, the women’s golf team won the Al Beye Memorial A.L.L. Challenge Trophy which honors the team with the highest point total in both academic and community service achievement. Junior golfer Kelly Gillum is a “big” in the local Big Brothers/Big Sisters program.
“I’ve had a little brother since last July and I love it,” Gillum said. “Hanging out with him takes my focus off myself and that renews my energy.”
Women’s basketball took the academic trophy for the second year in a row. The MSU Spirit Squad won the award for most community service points.
“We have a passionate group of young people here,” Fields said. “They are a great representation of what MSU athletics is all about.”
“It’s an amazing statistic,” MSU Athletic Director Peter Fields said. “When you total it out, it means that every hour of the last eight months solid, a student-athlete from MSU was donating time to the community. That’s just mind-boggling.”
Sarah Eby, a senior pole vaulter from Eagle River, Alaska, was this year’s recipient of the A.L.L. Star Award, which honors the student-athlete with the highest number of individual hours. Eby donated over 500 hours in the last year to two projects, Big Sky Youth Empowerment and the Emerson Cultural Center.
“I like giving back,” Eby said. “I know it’s hard to find time to get out and volunteer, but once you make time for it, it gets a lot easier.”
Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) president Kayla Larson volunteers at the Gallatin Rest Home doing manicures.
“I love seeing the ladies I do manicures for,” Larson said. “When the pressures of school and track kind of close in on me, they are my stress relief. It makes me happy.”
Sophomore football player Tanner Ripley agrees.
“I volunteer with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and I think doing something like this actually makes it feel like I have more time in my week,” Ripley said. “It helps me get outside the rut I get into with school and sports. It’s important to me to do something else. I really like working with kids, so I enjoy my time with my little brother.”
For the second year running, the women’s golf team won the Al Beye Memorial A.L.L. Challenge Trophy which honors the team with the highest point total in both academic and community service achievement. Junior golfer Kelly Gillum is a “big” in the local Big Brothers/Big Sisters program.
“I’ve had a little brother since last July and I love it,” Gillum said. “Hanging out with him takes my focus off myself and that renews my energy.”
Women’s basketball took the academic trophy for the second year in a row. The MSU Spirit Squad won the award for most community service points.
“We have a passionate group of young people here,” Fields said. “They are a great representation of what MSU athletics is all about.”
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