Kirtland Community College

Sports News Release

10775 N. St. Helen Road, Roscommon, MI 48653 (989) 275-5000     kirtland.edu
Subject: Kirtland athletes earn team, league honors
For Release: Wednesday, March 23, 2005		 Office: Public Relations 
Contact: Irene Borak, (989) 275-5000 Ext. 242

Kirtland athletes earn team, league honors
ROSCOMMON – Members of Kirtland’s women’s and men’s basketball teams who earned team and league honors were given many rounds of applause during the annual Firebirds Winter Sports Banquet, hosted Sunday, March 20, in the Kirtland Student Center.

First-year women’s coach Teresa Stuck noted that four of her team members received All-Conference honors during the Kirtland Lady Firebird’s first winning season (9-7 in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association East; 12-17 overall) in the team’s five-year history.

Honorees were Amanda Cooper of Harrison who was named a Third Team All-Conference player; and Kenzie Steward (Alma), Felon Harris (Toronto, Ontario) and Nynne Larsen (Denmark) who all received All-Conference Honorable Mention honors.

Harris also won her team’s vote to receive the Most Valuable Player award. Other team-chosen awards went to Larsen as Defensive Player of the Year; Cooper received the Hustle Award; and Meghan Bastian of Hale earned Most Improved honors.

Men’s coach and Kirtland’s Athletic Director Glen Donahue passed out All-League and All-Freshman Team honors to Bernard Daniels of Detroit. Daniels led the Firebirds in scoring with 464 points this season.

Frank Washington of Detroit and Craig Ash of Pontiac received All-Region honors. Ash was also ranked 19th in the National Junior College Athletic Association for his rebound average of nine per game.

Members of the men’s team also voted for their teammates to receive the following awards: Ash earned Defensive Player of the Year honors; David Allison of Lapeer earned the Hustle Award; Mike Dunlop of Boyne Falls was voted Most Improved; and the Most Valuable Player award went to Washington.

Kirtland’s men’s team, which finished the season with an 8-7 record in the MCCAA East (18-11 overall), also ranked 10th in the NJCAA for points, averaging 91 per game, and 12th for its record at the three-point line, shooting 37.48 percent. Kirtland’s Antonio Berry, although he played only 15 games during the 2004-2005 season, ranked 14th in the NJCAA for steals, averaging 3.267 per game.

Kirtland is now preparing for its spring golf season, this year under the new leadership of coach Ken McClusky of Gladwin.

For more information on Kirtland’s athletic programs, call Donahue at 989-275-5000, ext. 325.
 


Members of the Kirtland Lady Firebirds team who earned awards for the 2004-2005 basketball season included (l-r) Amanda Cooper, Meghan Bastian, Felon Harris, Nynne Larsen and Kenzie Steward.


Kirtland Firebirds basketball players who were chosen by their teammates for recognition included (l-r) Craig Ash, Defensive Player of the Year; Frank Washington, Most Valuable Player; Mike Dunlop, Most Improved; and David Allison, Hustle Award.