Kirkpatrick And Cause Named May Student-Athletes Of The Month

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Senior RHP Davis Kirkpatrick of the baseball team and senior thrower Galissia Cause of the track and field program have been selected the male and female Student-Athletes of the Month following an outstanding May athletically.

Kirkpatrick appeared in nine games out of the bullpen in May, striking out nine batters in 11.1 innings of work. He did not allow an earned run and completed two saves. He recorded the save in the American Athletic Conference Championship title game, tossing two scoreless innings with a pair of strikeouts.

Cause won the discus title at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships as well as claiming second in the shot put with a school-record effort. She secured eighth place in the shot put at the NCAA East Preliminary, earning a trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore.

Combined, the pair completed 34.5 hours of community service during the 2017-18 academic year.

2017-18 Student Athletes Of The Month
August: Annah Lindberg (Soccer)
September: Thomas Sirk (Football) and Courtney Cash (Soccer)
October: Bakri Abushouk (Cross Country) and Grace Sullivan (Cross Country)
November: Jacek Arentewicz (Swimming and Diving) and Natalie Montini (Volleyball)
December: B.J. Tyson (Men's Basketball) and Julie Lajoie (Swimming and Diving)
January: Ryan Davis and Galissia Cause (Track and Field)
February: Gustavo Santos and Julie Lajoie (Swimming and Diving)
March: Chris Holba (Baseball) and Grace Sullivan (Track and Field)
April: Bryant Packard (Baseball) and Erin Poepping (Softball)
May: Davis Kirkpatrick (Baseball) and Galissia Cause (Track and Field)

Kirkpatrick And Cause Named May Student-Athletes Of The Month

Players Mentioned

Bakri Abushouk

Jacek Arentewicz

Courtney Cash

Galissia Cause

Ryan Davis

Chris Holba

Davis Kirkpatrick

Julie Lajoie

Annah Lindberg

Natalie Montini

Bryant Packard

Erin Poepping

Gustavo Santos

Thomas Sirk

Grace Sullivan

B.J. Tyson

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