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Professors were also honored at the banquet. The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee nominated five professors for the Del Shankel Teaching Excellence award, which was presented to Sandra Albrecht, professor of sociology.
"It was a really nice surprise," Albrecht said. "Everyone seemed really well qualified. I just happened to be the lucky one."
Other nominees included Mizuki Azuma, professor of biology, Victoria Corbin, professor of biology, Dale Dorsey, professor of philosophy, and Paul Koch, professor of business.
Albrecht said she had about six student-athletes per semester and marveled at how some of them, such as Bonds, sustained such high GPAs.
"It takes a certain amount of discipline to be an athlete and a scholar at the same time, so it's impressive," Albrecht said.
Albrecht said she never worried that a student-athlete in her class wouldn't do the work every other student did.
"I never get athletes in my class with the idea that they're not going to be doing the work," she said. "I think that's a stereotype that really doesn't fit for the athletes in my classes."
Bonds fits that mold. She said the best part about being a student-athlete was the distraction from the typical college lifestyle.
"There's an expectation that we do well in school," she said. "It's not just 'stay eligible'. Not in my sport anyway."
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MEN'S Sherron Collins
Collins' historic career as a Jayhawk drew to a close as he was named the men's basketball senior athlete of the year. Collins is the winningest player in the program's
stored history with the 130 victories to his name. He's also in the top-10 all-time in points (fifth), three pointers (fourth) and assists (seventh).
Eric Fattig
Kerry Meier
Fattig was named the recipient of the Dr. Prentice Gautt Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship. Fattig participates in the horizontal jumps (long jump, triple jump) for Kansas track and field and is majoring in engineering
Meier wrapped up the 2010 season with 226 catches in his career, 102 on the year and 16 in one game against Iowa State — all school records. He shared the football senior athlete of the year award
with safety Darrell Stuckey, both of whom were selected Saturday in the NFL Draft. Meier went in the fifth round to the Atlanta Falcons.
Darrell Stuckey
Stuckey's perfect week just got better. After getting engaged to longtime girlfriend Lacie Reed, Stuckey was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the NFL Draft. Then he shared
the senior athlete of the year award with Meier. Stuckey started 42 of 45 games in his Kansas career and led the team with 93 tackles in 2010.
SENIOR ATHLETE AWARD WINNERS
Robby Price
Price, son of coach Ritch Price, has emerged as one of the top offensive threats in the Big 12 in his senior season at Kansas and was named senior athlete of the year for baseball. He is one of
12 Jayhawks in the history of the program to play more than 200 games and is in the midst of a career year for the Jayhawks, leading the team with 45 runs scored.
Todd Reesing
Reesing capped a career that saw his name etched into Kansas' passing record books with being named the male recipient of the Robert Frederick Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year award. Reesing is the Big 12's fifth-history with 11,194 yards.
Athlete of the year award.
Reesing is the Big 12's fifth-leading passer in history with 11,194 yards.
Bonds won three awards — the women's cross country and track and field senior athlete of the year, the women's Robert Frederick Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year and the Dr. Prentice Gautt Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship. Bonds is one of the most decorated track athletes in Kansas history and was a 2010 Indoor All-American as part of Kansas' distance medley relay squad.
Lauren Bonds
Estelle Johnson
Johnson, following a senior season that saw her garner her second All-Big 12 selection and third academic all-conference nod, was named the women's soccer senior athlete of the year. Johnson is the first leaver.
to be selected in the Women's Professional Soccer League draft and will play for the Philadelphia Independence next season.
Lindsey Lawrence
Lawrence has been a mainstay on Kansas' first varsity eight through her entire four-year career as a Jayhawk en route to being named rowing's senior athlete of the year. Lawrence was part of a
school record performance in the 2,000 meters at the South-Central Regional Regatta
An injury ended her senior season prematurely but McCray, the women's basketball senior athlete of the year, was still one of the most decorated players in school history. McCray ranked in the top 10 of nine career stat categories and was draft
Danielle McCray
categories and was drafted No. 7 overall by the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA draft.
Emily Powers
Powers, a two-time Academic All-Big 12 selection, was named the women's golf senior athlete of the year. She has played her way into a top 10 finish 14 times in her career. Powers was
named All-Big 12 as a sophomore and was one of 26 amateurs to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship in 2008. Also that year, Powers won an individual title at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational.
Meg Proehl
Proehl saved her best performance for last as a Jayhawk, earning personal bests at three levels (one meter, three meter and platform) in the conference championships in her senior
year. Proehl is a three-time Academic All-Big 12 selection and was named the swimming and diving senior athlete of the year.
— Tim Dwyer
Royals pitcher throws seven scoreless innings
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Zack Greinke ended April winless in five starts after the Kansas City Royals' bullpen blew another lead in a 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners Tuesday.
Greinke threw seven scoreless innings and left his third start with a lead only to watch the bullpen give it away. Greinke, who's 0-2, allowed six hits, five singles, walked none and struck out five, throwing 119 pitches, before exiting with a 2-0 lead.
The Mariners batted around in a three-run eighth off Kansas City relievers Josh Rupe (0-1), Robinson Tejeda and Bruce Chen. Shawn Kelley (1-0) earned the win with 1 2-3 perfect innings, while David Aardsma worked the ninth for his seventh save in
eight chances.
Ichiro Suzuki's one-out bunt single started the Mariners' rally in the eighth. Suzuki went 2 for 5 for his seventh consecutive multihit game at Kauffman Stadium, which matches a career high for an opposing batter.
The inning included Franklin Gutierrez's RBI single, Jose Lopez's two-run double, which was a high chopper off Tejeda's glove that deflected into right-center, and Chen walking Milton Bradley with the bases loaded.
Tejeda, who allowed both inherited runners to score and did not retire a batter, was charged with his second blown save in as many opportunities.
Greinke was 5-0 with a 0.50 ERA in five April starts last season, but was 0-2 with a 2.56 ERA in five starts this year.
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