2013-14 GLIAC Winter Commissioner's Award Winners (PDF)

BAY CITY, Mich. -- Wayne State University senior swimmer Kayla Scott (Rochester, Mich./Adams) has been selected to receive the 2014 GLIAC Winter Sports Commissioner's Award.  With her selection, Scott becomes the eighth WSU Student-Athlete to be a two-time recipient of the GLIAC Commissioner's Award joining Alison Allen (softball), Cauli Bedran (men's swimming), Thomas Ducret (men's tennis), Catherine Leix (women's swimming), Josh Renel (football), Ashley St. Andrew (women's swimming) and Michael Wiseman (baseball).

Scott's selection gives WSU 33 GLIAC Commissioner's Award honorees since the inception of the program in the fall of 2007.

The awards, sponsored by Meijer, Incorporated, are presented after the Fall, Winter, and Spring athletic seasons to six female and six male GLIAC student-athletes that excel both in the classroom and on the fields of play. All grade point averages are based on a 4.0 scale.

The six female student-athletes to receive the Winter 2013-14 Meijer Commissioner's Awards are: Alyssa Miller of Ashland University; Anna Rudd of Ferris State University; Caitlyn Madsen and Kristen Hixson of Grand Valley State University, Megan Fogt of Hillsdale College; and Kayla Scott of Wayne State University.

Wayne State University senior swimmer Kayla Scott broke her own Division II national record in the 100 breaststroke, and was also part of the national-champion 200 freestyle relay team that also broke the Division II record. Scott is a 17-time All-American, seven-time national champion, and two-time national title winner in the breaststroke. She is a member of four GLIAC title teams, and one NCAA National Championship team in 2012. In 2011, Scott was the GLIAC Women's "Freshman of the Year". She is a three-time GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team honoree and is a two-time (2013 and 2014) CoSIDA First Team Academic (At-Large) All-American. Scott has an overall grade point average of 3.68 and is majoring in psychology.

The six male student-athletes to receive the Winter 2013-14 Meijer Commissioner's Awards are: Ryan Sabin and Sven Kardol of Grand Valley State University; Derek Billing of Lake Superior State University; Austin Armga and Alex Culy of Michigan Technological University; and Cory Veldhuizen of Malone University.

"It is with great pleasure that I offer congratulations on behalf of the GLIAC to our 12 award winners," stated GLIAC Commissioner Dell Robinson. "The accomplishments of the 12 student-athletes is a shining example of the future leaders and individuals who serve as change agents on our campuses. I would like thank Meijer for their continued support that allows the GLIAC to honor our top student-athletes."