Armga and Culy Receive GLIAC Commissioner’s Award
BAY CITY, Mich. – The GLIAC announced the recipients of the Winter 2013-14 Meijer Commissioner's Awards last week. Michigan Tech men's basketball players Austin Armga and Alex Culy were two of the 12 recipients. The awards, sponsored by Meijer, Incorporated, are presented after the Fall, Winter, and Spring athletic seasons to six female and six male student-athletes that excel both in the classroom and on the fields of play.
"It is with great pleasure that I offer congratulations on behalf of the GLIAC to our 12 award winners," stated GLIAC Commissioner Dell Robinson. "The accomplishments of the 12 student-athletes is a shining example of the future leaders and individuals who serve as change agents on our campuses. I would like thank Meijer for their continued support that allows the GLIAC to honor our top student-athletes."
Senior guard Austin Armga (Waupun, Wis./Waupun) finished second in the nation in total points and was seven points shy of breaking the school's single season scoring mark. He ended his career as Tech's leader in free throw percentage and ninth in field goal percentage and points. This season he was voted All-GLIAC First Team, GLIAC All-Tournament Team, and NCAA Midwest Region All-Tournament Team. He also garnered All-America honors by Division II Bulletin and was a member of the NABC First Team All-Midwest Region and BCAM Academic-Athletic Team while receiving the Ken Hamar Award as the team MVP. Armga is a three-time GLIAC Academic All-Excellence honoree, along with being a 2014 Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team and Capital One Academic All-American First Team. Armga posted a 3.78 grade point average in exercise science.
Senior guard Alex Culy (Rice Lake, Wis./Rice Lake) helped lead the Huskies to the third most wins in school history during the 2013-14 campaign. Culy started all 117 games of his college career and ranks seventh in assists and tenth in steals. He was named—for the third time in a row—to the GLIAC All-Defensive Team and also garnered the Harold Meese Award for team sportsmanship. The senior is a four-time GLIAC Academic All-Excellence honoree, has earned the Team Scholastic Achievement Award in 2010-11 and 2011-12, while also being named to the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2012-13. Culy is a chemical engineering major and boasts a 3.91 grade point average.
The six female student-athletes who received the Winter 2013-14 Meijer Commissioner's Awards were: Alyssa Miller of Ashland; Anna Rudd of Ferris State; Caitlyn Madsen and Kristen Hixson of Grand Valley State, Megan Fogt of Hillsdale; and Kayla Scott of Wayne State.
The four other male student-athletes who received the Winter 2013-14 Meijer Commissioner's Awards were: Ryan Sabin and Sven Kardol of Grand Valley State; Derek Billing of Lake Superior State; and Cory Veldhuizen of Malone.