May 9, 2014
Columbia, Mo. - For the second consecutive season Dakyn Dollens was named to the Southeastern Conference Community Service Team for Men's Golf. A native of Centralia, Dollens has been a fixture in the Columbia and Centralia communities over his four years at Mizzou, working with groups such as the Food Bank, Mizzou Moves and the Mill Creek Elementary Reading program.
Below is a complete list of award winners throughout the SEC, including Mizzou Women's Golfer, Laura Kraft.
Missouri
Dakyn Dollens, Missouri (Sr., Centralia, Mo.)
Volunteers at the Food Bank by stocking shelves and organizing the pantry...Volunteers at the Mizzou Volleyball tournament...Volunteers at Mizzou Moves at Lange Middle School, whose goal is to help school children get active and participate in sports in order to promote a healthy , active lifestyle...Volunteers with the Mill Creek Elementary Reading program, MU Children's Hospital, by visiting children during their stay at the hospital, and at the MSHSAA State Basketball tournament...A member of the 2013 SEC Community Service Team.
Laura Kraft, Missouri (Jr., Jameston, N.D.)
Serves as the Vice President of Missouri's Student Athlete Advisory Committee an is very active in the Mizzou community and the Columbia area...Organizes community service projects for other Missouri student-athletes including Caleb's Pitch where student athletes spend time at the children's hospital painting with syringes, reading to elementary school students, Mizzou Moves, an initiative promoting healthy eating and physical fitness among children, National Student-Athlete Day with Special Olympics and the school's shoe drive...Recently voted President of Mizzou SAAC for next year.
Alabama
Bobby Wyatt, Alabama (Sr., Mobile, Ala.)
Volunteered with the Ol' Colony 1st Tee Program...Visits local schools with Read Across America, reading to younger students...Also visits with older students and encourages them to stay in school...Takes part in Alabama's yearly Halloween Extravaganza as well as help rise money for the Angel Tree Project...has been a visible member of Alabama's National Champion men's golf team...Ranks ninth in the latest Golfstat.com national player rankings...Is a three time All-American who garnered first team honors in 2013...A semi-finalist for the 2014 Ben Hogan Award...Participated on the 2013 Walker and Palmer Cup teams for the U.S...Three-time All-SEC first team in 2012 and 2013.
Daniela Lendl, Alabama (Jr., Vero Beach, Fla.)
Volunteers at the Rise School for special needs children...Volunteers at the local YMCA...Enjoys spending time visiting local elementary children...Participated in the University of Alabama's annual Halloween Extravaganza...Spent time with local children at the Tide's "Tailgating with the Stars" event...Involved with Alabama's Power of Pink Breast Cancer Awareness events...Played in nine events for Alabama this season...A WGCA All-American Scholar...SEC Honor Roll selection in 2013...Member of the 2013 SEC Community Service team member.
Arkansas
Zach Coats, Arkansas (Fr., Springdale, Ark.)
Volunteers at the Fayetteville Animal Shelter...Visits Hellstern Middle School...Participates with the SAAC for the Christmas Shop...Also volunteers with the Razorback Canned Food Drive...Is an active member of the SAAC.
Emily Podzielinski, Arkansas (Nobelsville, Indiana)
Volunteered with Code Red Soccer and Swimming, Scramble Golf Tournament, Sweat Hogs Happy Hollow, Sweat Hogs - Owl Creek, Book Hogs Reading Program, Razorback canned foor drive, Lift Up America, Raised Money for SAAC...Participated in the Yes We Can Canned Food Drive, planting trees at the River in the Gardens, Jingle Bell 5K for Rheumatoid Arthritis, MLK Day March, Shop with SAAC...And has donated blood for Community Center of the Ozarks...Competed in 12 career events for the Razorbacks...Graduated in 2012-2013...Returned for graduate school at Arkansas for Senior year
Auburn
Blake Soni, Auburn (Sr., Sarasota, Fla.)
Volunteered at Richland Elementary School after school program...Read at Auburn Early Education Center...Participated in the Auburn Downtown Trick or Treat all four years...Volunteered at the Jason Dufner Foundation Golf Tournament...Is the SAAC representative for the men's golf team...Assisted in planning Student-Athlete Day, the Can Food Drive, and the annual Toys for Tots...Donated to the Can Food Drive and Toys for Tots.
Victoria Trapani, Auburn (Jr., Hollywood, Fla.)
Volunteers at StoreyBook Farms assisting with handicap children...Also volunteers at the East Alabama Food Bank...Volunteers with the Lee-Russell County Aging Foundation, helping pack and delivery food to needy citizens...NGCA All-American Scholar...On the SEC Academic Honor Roll...Academic Top Tiger...And has a 3.2 GPA in Accounting.
Florida
J.D. Tomlinson, Florida (Jr., Gainesville, Fla.)
Mentored students at Lincoln Middle School...Volunteered at the annual Miracle on Main Street event where the golf teams donate Christmas gifts and interact with the children in the community who are less fortunate...One of two Gators to compete in every round this season...Holds the lowest stroke average on the team with a 72.33.
Elcin Ulu, Florida (Sr., Istanbul, Turkey)
Volunteers with Shands/UF Health Infusion Room Visits...Participates at Caleb's Pitch Syringe Art, a bi-monthly event at Shands Hospital where student athletes help the children in making syringe art masterpieces...Also volunteers at Caleb's Pitch Family Fun Night...Participates in Gator Move, a student-athlete initiative that encourages healthy lifestyle choices...Volunteers with Williams Elementary 5th grade class, Climb for Cancer, and canned door drive...Recognized as the student-athlete volunteer of the month in January with over thirty three community service hours.
Georgia
Keith Mitchell, Georgia (Sr., Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Volunteered at various youth golf clinics and camps in Athens...Volunteered for Safe Routes To School for Barrow Elementary School students...Helped collect apparel and sports equipment for the Boys and Girls Club of Athens in the Gear for Greatness program...Worked in the SEC Together We CAN food drive and assisted with providing donations for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia...Collected toys for the Toys for Tots program...Wrote and mailed Christmas cards to deployed soldiers...Participated in the Soles4Souls shoe drive and the Relay for Life...Past Vice President of Georgia's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Sylvie Brick, Georgia (So., Frankfort, Ill.)
Organized the UGA women's golf team's assisting with the Halloween Party at Hope Haven, local center for adults with disabilities...Assisted with golf clinics for local members of the Girl Scouts in both 2013 and 2014, as well as additional clinics for Athens area junior golfers both years...Donated and collected canned goods for UGA's food drive for the Northeast Georgia Food Bank in both 2012 and 2013...Took part in "Safe Route to School" where UGA student-athletes served as crossing guards and welcomed elementary students to school...Volunteered with the 2013-14 Special Olympics Prom...Assisted with the 2013 ad 2014 editions of "Home Runs for Hometown Rivals" and softball game for Special Olympians played at Foley Field, the UGA baseball Stadium...SEC Academics Honor Roll for 2012-2013.
Kentucky
Cody Martin, Kentucky (Sr., Union, Ky.)
Volunteers with Great Leaps Program at Cassidy Elementary School, CATS Cultivating Character, Shriners Hospital, UK Hospital Blanket Project...Assists in packing and delivering for the Back Pack program...Also volunteers at the Back to School Picnic, Breakfast with Santa, Salvation Army Bell Ringing, God's Panty Back Pack program...Coordinator for the Consolidated Baptist Church Ball-Toss...Helps with the Bluegrass Youth for Christ...Volunteers at Morton Middle School and Wild Life, a middle school mentoring Christian organization...A member of the 2012-2013 SEC Community Service Team...On the Academic All-SEC 2009-10 and 2010-11.
Megan Kinney, Kentucky (Fr., Frankfort, Ky.)
Has participated in Back Pack Program Delivery...Volunteered at Breakfast with Santa....Volunteered with Salvation Army Bell Ringing...Participated in UK Children's Hospital blanket project...Mentored students at Russell Cave Elementary School.
LSU
Smylie Kaufman, LSU (Sr., Birmingham, Ala.)
Participated in Move-In Day, where he helped freshmen move into dorms for the Fall semester began...Also participated in the Halloween BOOzar event where they dress up in costume and played mini putt, handed out candy and interacted with local youth to provide them with a safe and fun Halloween experience...Volunteered with Thanksgiving with the Tigers, adopted an underprivileged child for the holidays and welcomed him to campus along with his team to serve a Thanksgiving style meal, played games, and handed out presents for the holidays...City Year Volunteer, guest presenter for nonviolence for local high school students...Volunteered with the Special Olympics, Children's Hospital, and Blue Ribbon Soiree for prostate cancer research event...LSU men's golf team representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...Serves as the Marketing and Publicity Chair on the SAAC.
Ali Lucas, LSU (Sr., Crowley, La)
Participated in Halloween BOOzar event, which provides local children a safe environment for Trick or Treat with LSU Athletic Teams...Volunteered for Thanksgiving with the Tigers where athletes adopt an underprivileged child for the holidays, Zurich Classic Fore Kids Foundation...Currently serving her second term as the Women's Golf representative on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
Ole Miss
Forrest Gamble, Ole Miss (So., Birmingham, Ala.)
Volunteered at Hermitage Gardens Assisted Living by reading to the visually impaired elderly...Also volunteer work for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...Named to SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll...Named to Chancellor's Honor Roll.
Kathryn Fowler, Ole Miss (Sr., Americus, Ga.)
Volunteered with More than a Meal, serving food to needy families in the Oxford community....Volunteers with Reading with the Rebels, read to local elementary school children...Helped collect boobs for the Books and Bears drive...Assisted in Build a Basket, organized the collection of food items for Thanksgiving dinner for local families...Participated in National Women in Sports Day, taught children golf and how athletic skills can benefit lifestyles...Assisted in Alpha Omicron Pi Run for Roses, Pie sales benefitting juvenile arthritis, spaghetti dinner benefitting Touched by an Angel Ministries and the Julius Scholarship fund...Vice President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and Chancellors Honor Roll...Three-time NGCA Scholar-Athlete...Accepted into Ole Miss law school with a full scholarship.
Mississippi State
Barrett Edens, Mississippi State (Sr., Okolona, Miss.)
Attended the annual "Breakfast for Champions" on campus...Counseled local youth at Old Waverly...Donated clothing and goods to the Salvation Army as part of a charity drive...Sponsors an "Angel Child" for Christmas annually.
Rica Tse, Mississippi State (Jr., Auckland, New Zealand)
Representative on the American University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...Helps with the M Club, Mississippi State's Alumni association...Served a local elementary school food for "Breakfast for Champions"...Read to Ward Stewart Elementary school for Read Across America and emphasizing the importance of reading and getting an education for Bully Book Blitz...An active member of Habitat for Humanity...Participated in the Relay for Life bake sale on campus...Volunteered for Bulldogs on the Move...SEC Women's Golfer of the Week on February 12, 2014.
South Carolina
Ben Dietrich, South Carolina (Fr., Bluffton, S.C.)
Volunteers with the Carolina Children's Home by doing activities and interacting with the children, hosting a Bible study, and helped them around the hospital...Visited with the patients at Palmetto Health Children's Hospital...And volunteered at the First Tee by providing help to the staff and spent time with the kids at the event.
Katelyn Dambaugh, South Carolina (Fr., Goose Creek, S.C.)
Volunteers with PAALs by setting up and helping during their service dog graduation event...Assisted with the Special Olympics bowling competition at JC's Lexington Bowl...Has also volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House and assisted in various administrative and organizing tasks.
Tennessee
Brandon Rodgers, Tennessee (Sr., Farragut, Tenn.)
Served as a mentor for the First Tee program and camps...Participated in Vol-oween Community...Volunteered at Knoxville's Love Kitchen...Named a 2013 All-American Scholar...Former SAAC representative for Tennessee men's golf...Member of Tennessee's Male Scholar-Athlete Team of the Year.
AJ Newell, Tennessee (Jr.,Tampa, Fla.)
Heavily involved with First Tee program of the Tampa Bay area...Participated in Athletes in Action fundraisers...Volunteered at Tennessee Women's Golf Camp to benefit Ovarian Cancer...University of Tennessee Women's Golf Student Athlete Advisor Committee Representative...Helped organize Tennessee Lady Vol golf pen-pal program...Member of the newly formed Vol Leaders Academy.
Texas A&M
Ty Dunlap, Texas A&M (Jr., Westlake, Texas)
Served as Student-Athlete Advisory Committee treasurer and helped organize "Aggies Can", a canned food drive in the Bryan/College Station area...Participated in "Aggies Move", educating elementary students on proper exercise and hydration habits...Assisted in "Hard Hats for Little Heads"' teaching helmet safety to area youth...Volunteered to help with ticket scanning at football games in each of the last three seasons...Named to the SEC Men's Golf Community Service Team in 2013...Honored as a 2013 Honorable Mention All-American by PING.
Janell Lysack , Texas A&M (Sr., Katy, Texas)
Acts as Film on the Field Coordinator, Field Coordinator for Hard Hats for Little Heads, Head Coordinator for Aggies Can...Volunteers at spring Physics Festival, Twin City Mission Coat Drive, St. Thomas Carnival, Fields of Faith, Community Health Hullabaloo... Served on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee from 2011 to 2014...Held position of Public Relations Chair in the Student Athlete Advisory Committee from 2011-2012...In 2012 -2014 Janell has served as President for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
Vanderbilt
Charlie Ewing, Vanderbilt (Sr., Dallas, Texas)
Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Board, and participated in a Christmas Part and Field day for students at local elementary schools...Volunteered to read to local elementary schools and underprivileged children...First-year SEC Academic Honor Roll member, two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Rene Sobolewski, Vanderbilt (Sr., Buffalo, N.Y.)
Went on a service trip to Tanzania with Soles4Souls this past July...tutored twice a week all fall semester for TAP: The After-school Program, a program for low income, low achieving students in north Nashville...Assisted with the First Tee of Nashville tournament...Volunteered at Veterans Hospital Mardi Gras celebration where she visited with patients and paraded through the hospital...Mentored junior and aspiring college golfers throughout the year...Two time NGCA All-American Scholar...SEC 1st year Academic Honor Roll...SEC Honor Roll for past two seasons.
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