Keele Named League Athlete of the Month
Jun 21, 2013 | Baseball
OMAHA, Neb. – Senior baseball player Ryan Keele was named the Summit League's Male Athlete of the Month for May and June, the conference office announced Friday.
Keele records his first career Athlete of the Month award after guiding Omaha to the regular-season league championship, its first Division I conference title in school history. The senior was named the league's Player and Newcomer of the Year and collected three straight Player of the Week honors in May. He belted the game-winning walkoff home run in a 6-4 win over South Dakota State on May 17, which secured the regular season title for the Mavericks. Keele had nine multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games as Omaha went 11-4 during the month.
For the month, Keele batted .509 (29-for-57) with five doubles, three homers, 19 RBI, nine runs scored, seven walks, three steals and three sacrifices. He added a .754 slugging percentage and .561 on-base percentage with just one strikeout and no errors while leading Omaha in nine offensive categories during the month.
South Dakota's track & field athlete Bethany Buell joined Keele as Female Athlete of the Month after capturing the 2013 NCAA pole vault title.
2012-13 Athletes of the Month
Month Male, School, Sport Female, School, Sport
August/September -- Kyle Hyland (IUPUI), soccer; Tessa McGill (IPFW), volleyball
October -- Michael Krsnak (SDSU), cross country; Diana Potterveld (SDSU), soccer
November -- Anders Jensen (OU), swimming & diving; Shannon Coley (OU), soccer
December -- Terell Parks (WIU), basketball; Ashley Eide (SDSU), basketball
January -- Nate Wolters (SDSU), basketball; Sami Spenner (UNO), track & field
February -- Nate Wolters (SDSU), basketball; Sami Spenner (UNO), track & field
March -- Andy Lillejord (NDSU), track & field; Whitney Johnson (NDSU), softball
April -- Daniel Telford (SDSU), baseball; Amy Anderson (NDSU), golf
May/June -- Ryan Keele (UNO), baseball; Bethany Buell (USD), track & field
Keele records his first career Athlete of the Month award after guiding Omaha to the regular-season league championship, its first Division I conference title in school history. The senior was named the league's Player and Newcomer of the Year and collected three straight Player of the Week honors in May. He belted the game-winning walkoff home run in a 6-4 win over South Dakota State on May 17, which secured the regular season title for the Mavericks. Keele had nine multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games as Omaha went 11-4 during the month.
For the month, Keele batted .509 (29-for-57) with five doubles, three homers, 19 RBI, nine runs scored, seven walks, three steals and three sacrifices. He added a .754 slugging percentage and .561 on-base percentage with just one strikeout and no errors while leading Omaha in nine offensive categories during the month.
South Dakota's track & field athlete Bethany Buell joined Keele as Female Athlete of the Month after capturing the 2013 NCAA pole vault title.
2012-13 Athletes of the Month
Month Male, School, Sport Female, School, Sport
August/September -- Kyle Hyland (IUPUI), soccer; Tessa McGill (IPFW), volleyball
October -- Michael Krsnak (SDSU), cross country; Diana Potterveld (SDSU), soccer
November -- Anders Jensen (OU), swimming & diving; Shannon Coley (OU), soccer
December -- Terell Parks (WIU), basketball; Ashley Eide (SDSU), basketball
January -- Nate Wolters (SDSU), basketball; Sami Spenner (UNO), track & field
February -- Nate Wolters (SDSU), basketball; Sami Spenner (UNO), track & field
March -- Andy Lillejord (NDSU), track & field; Whitney Johnson (NDSU), softball
April -- Daniel Telford (SDSU), baseball; Amy Anderson (NDSU), golf
May/June -- Ryan Keele (UNO), baseball; Bethany Buell (USD), track & field
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