OGDEN, Utah (July 9, 2019) – Kyle Havriliak and
Hanneke Lodewijks, Northern Arizona University's Golden Eagle Scholar-Athletes of the Year, were honored as NAU's recipients of the 2018-19 Big Sky Scholar-Athlete award winners.
To qualify for the award, a student-athlete must have a minimum grade point average of 3.2, be a member of the graduating class and/or have completed their last year of intercollegiate athletic eligibility, have completed at least two years of intercollegiate competition and be a letterwinner in their respective sport.
Havriliak and Lodewijks were selected by the department based upon their athletic and academic performances during the recently completed academic year.
Havriliak wrapped up his career with the Lumberjack men's cross country and track & field programs and graduated with his degree in criminology & criminal justice and a minor in military leadership. The Phoenix native also was a recipient of the university's prestigious Gold Axe Award in April.
He was a member of NAU's three NCAA Cross Country National Championship teams from 2016-18 and placed 20th at the Big Sky Cross Country Championships in his final season. During the outdoor track & field season this spring, he posted a silver medal finish in the 3000m steeplechase at the conference championships – improving upon his sixth-place finish in 2018.
Lodewijks helped the Lumberjack women's tennis team to a sweep of the Big Sky regular season and tournament championships this spring and just the program's second NCAA Tournament appearance in her final season. Lodewijks, a native of Breda, Netherlands, was selected to the Google Cloud Academic All-District 8 Women's At-Large First Team as a senior.
She was named to All-Big Sky Honorable Mention in singles and to the First Team in doubles this spring after compiling a 6-3 singles record and 14-4 doubles record at the No. 2 spots. Lodewijks concluded her career as NAU's all-time leader with 60 doubles wins. Last month, she found herself ranked No. 10 in season-ending Oracle/ITA Mountain Region doubles rankings and No. 58 in the national doubles rankings.
