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Tobey, Unkrich Selected as RMAC April Athletes of the Month
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Nebraska-Kearney’s Dane Tobey (track & field) and Colorado School of Mines’ Kelly Unkrich (softball) have been selected as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Athletes of the Month for April 2011. The league’s sports information directors nominate the student-athletes that are then selected by the league office.
Senior thrower Dane Tobey (Waco, Neb./Utica-Centennial) recorded an NCAA automatic or provisional throw in the shot put and discus in every meet he competed in (six) in April. He set a new school-record in the discus (187-1) on April 2nd in a home dual with Chadron State. That throw was an NCAA automatic effort that currently ranks first in the RMAC and third nationally. He went on to have two more automatic efforts, and three provisional tosses, in the discus. Tobey placed first in the discus four times and was then seventh at the Drake Relays and second at the Nebraska Open, both Division I-heavy meets. He had six provisional throws in the shot put, finishing first four times and placing runner up at Drake and third at the NU Open. Tobey threw a season-best of 58-8.75 came at the prestigious Drake Relays, a meet where he was the defending champ. His throw currently ranks first in the RMAC and sixth nationally.
Sophomore right-handed pitcher Kelly Unkrich (Highlands Ranch, CO / Mountain Vista HS) compiled an 8-1 record with a 0.91 ERA during her nine appearances (all starts) in the month of April. She tossed eight complete games – including three shutouts – and limited the opposition to a .218 batting average. In her 61.2 combined innings pitched, she registered 46 strikeouts while allowing just eight earned runs and 11 walks. Unkrich did not allow an earned run during four of her nine appearances in April and amassed a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage (four putouts, 30 assists, zero errors) in 34 total chances. Unkrich, who is now 19-7 on the season with a 1.36 ERA, also established a new CSM single-season record for shutouts (six) during game two of CSM’s doubleheader at Chadron State on Apr. 23. She was selected as the 2011 RMAC Pitcher of the Year after leading the Orediggers to a share of the RMAC Regular-Season Championship.
April’s
Top Men’s Performers
Greg Anderson, Mesa State, Baseball
David Fox, Metro State, Baseball
Ryan Haebe, Western State, Track & Field
Jim Knous, Colorado Mines, Golf
Gavin Lyons, Fort Lewis, Golf
Emmanuel Mensah, Western New Mexico, Tennis
Ryan McNiff, Adams State, Track & Field
Chris Shoop, UC-Colorado Springs, Golf
Dane Tobey, Nebraska-Kearney, Track & Field
Kyle Wager, CSU-Pueblo, Baseball
April’s
Top Men’s Performers
Kaitlynn Barnes, Western New Mexico, Softball
Jessica Horsley, Chadron State, Track & Field
Lauren Kleppin, Western State, Track & Field
Alexis Skarda, Mesa State, Track & Field
Becca Smith, UC-Colorado Springs, Softball
Indira Spence, Adams State, Track & Field
Jennessa Tesone, Metro State, Softball
Kelly Unkrich, Colorado Mines, Softball
2010-11 RMAC
Athletes of the Month
April
Dane Tobey, Nebraska-Kearney – Outdoor Track & Field
Kelly Unkrich, Colorado Mines – Softball
March
Donovan McMahill, Western State – Wrestling
Indira Spence, Adams State – Indoor Track & Field
February
Lauren Graham, UC-Colorado Springs – Indoor Track &
Field
T.J. Hepburn, Nebraska-Kearney – Wrestling
January
Reggie Evans, Metro State – Basketball
Dana Schreibvogel, Fort Lewis – Basketball
December
Brandon Birdsong, Adams State – Cross Country
Lauren Kleppin, Western State – Cross Country
November
Jeri Walkowiak, Nebraska-Kearney – Volleyball
Ben Zywicki, Colorado Mines – Cross Country
October
Tesho Akindele, Colorado Mines – Soccer
Christine Schmelzle, Fort Lewis – Soccer
September
Issa Bissau, Metro State – Soccer
Faylyn Beyale, Western New Mexico - Golf
