Top seniors honored

As part of Commencement weekend, five seniors received athletics honors. Four were given senior athlete awards:

Golfer Joey Pohle finished fifth in the national Division III championships to earn his third straight All-America honor. He was also a 2002 All-America Scholar. During his career he finished in the top-ten in thirty, and won eleven, of his thirty-six tournaments.
Volleyball star Kathy Tschampel was the catalyst for Skidmore’s three UCAA championships and three-year run in nationals. A four-time UCAA All-Star, she is ranked among the national NCAA career leaders in kills, kills per game, and attack attempts.
Equestrian Lindsey Phibbs, named team MVP for all four years, was the high-point rider in the region three times. In 1999 she led the T’breds to the IHSA national title and won the 1999 Cacchione Cup.
Brian McCawley brought Skidmore its first All-America citation in lacrosse in 2001 and earned it again in 2002. In 2001 he led Skidmore to its best season and its first ECAC playoffs ever. The three-time UCAA All-Star and All-Academic represented the UCAA in the annual Division II-III North vs. South senior all-star game.

The senior scholar-athlete award went to soccer player Andrew Simon, who led the Thoroughbreds to their best four-year stretch ever. He became the program’s all-time leading scorer as a junior. A business major with a 3.79 GPA, Simon is a three-time UCAA All-Star and All-Academic. He is also a Verizon Academic All-America first team selection (one of just thirty-three out of 12,000 players). —WJ