NSU Horizons Fall 2007

horizons 35 Student-Athletes Excel this season, her first as a singles player. Last season Korotkevich and doubles partner Ulia Talalenko (sophomore, Naples, Florida) were named to the ITA Doubles All-American team. Katie Veltri (senior, Loxahatchee, Florida) was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Third Team this season. The Sharks’ softball utility player, honored for outstanding academic achievement, was also named Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year and First Team All-America for her outstanding performances on the playing field. Baseball player Matt Mindick (Boynton Beach, Florida) was named a Rawlings/ABCA All-American. The junior centerfielder became the first position player in NSU history to be named an NCAA All-American, as he was placed on the All-American Second Team, after a nation-wide vote by NCAA Division II baseball coaches. Outfielder Brayan Valencia (freshman, Pembroke Pines, Florida) took one of the conference’s top honors by being named the SSC Freshman of the Year. Seniors Cheyenne Poskey (San Diego, California) and Nicole Felluca (Canandaigua, New York) were chosen as First Team All-Americans for their performances on the women’s rowing team, while senior Taylor Liput (Smithville, New Jersey) and junior Miglena Dzhupanova (Sofia, Bulgaria) were honored as National Scholar-Athletes. Cheyenne Poskey became the first two-time All-American in NSU rowing his- tory; Felluca, a two-time All-SSC selection, became the first student-athlete at NSU to be named SSC Rower of the Year. Maria Garcia-Austt (Montevideo, Uruguay) had a simply stellar freshman debut as a member of the women’s golf team. She was named the PING NGCA Division II Player of the Year and Division II Freshman of the Year by the National Golf Coaches Association, SSC Women’s Golfer of the Year, and SSC Women’s Golf Freshman of the Year, as well as selected to the Duramed FUTURES Tour NGCA Division II All-America First Team. Garcia-Austt became the third NSU women’s golfer to earn NCAA All-American honors, along with Lina Bjorklund in 2006 (Second Team) and Jenni Mostrum in 2005 (Honorable Mention). Garcia-Austt also became the first NSU athlete to be named National Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Midfielder Stephanie Quinones (sophomore, Pembroke Pines, Florida) was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s (NSCAA) All-American Third Team and selected to the All-Sunshine State Conference First Team and DAKTRONICS All-South Region Second Team. In addition to these honors, she was named to the NSCAA All-South Region Team. Quinones, a playmaking central mid- fielder from nearby American Heritage High School, co- captained the Sharks to their first-ever NCAA appearance. n (L–R): Stephanie Quinones, Matt Mindick, Cheyenne Poskey, Eric Cole, Nicole Felluca, Maria Garcia Austt, Brayan Valencia, and Alexa Korotkevich Bob Prior is Associate Director of Athletics Communications and External Operations.