Lawson receives OVC Scholar-Athlete Award

Southeast Missouri State track and cross country athlete Rebekah Lawson received the Ohio Valley Conference's prestigious Scholar-Athlete Award for 2012-13 on Tuesday.

The award is the highest individual honor that can be earned by OVC student-athletes. It is given annually to three men and three women of junior or senior status for their accomplishments in both the classroom and athletics, and because of their leadership qualities.

The six winners were selected from a group of 22 finalists by a vote of OVC Faculty Athletics Representatives. Honorees must have performed athletically with distinction, earned at least a 3.25 grade point average and conducted themselves in a manner which has brought credit to the student-athlete, his or her institution, intercollegiate athletics and the OVC. 

Lawson, a junior, finished sixth (2011) and seventh (2012) at the past two OVC cross country meets to achieve first-team all-OVC honors. During the 2013 track season she broke the school record and earned second-team all-OVC honors in the 5,000 meters indoors, while in 2012 she was second-team all-OVC in the 5,000 and 10,000.

In the classroom, Lawson is a human environmental studies/dietetics major. She has earned the OVC Medal of Honor and been a two-time OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll selection, in addition to being a Southeast Scholar-Athlete and a multi-time Dean's List selection.

Lawson is active with the Dietetics Club, Campus Outreach and Fellowship of Christian Athletes, as well as volunteering at the Southeast Missouri Hospital and several food packing events. Lawson also was involved with Tampa Project 2013, spending 10 weeks in Tampa with 106 other Campus Outreach students

Soccer

Southeast senior Ashton Aubuchon was named OVC goalkeeper of the week for the second time this season.

The award comes on the heels of Aubuchon breaking Southeast's record for career saves during Friday's 1-0 win over SIU Edwardsville. She posted two shutouts over the weekend, including 4-0 against Eastern Illinois.

Southeast ends the regular season Friday at Tennessee-Martin in a winner-take-all match for the OVC regular-season championship.

Volleyball

Southeast suffered a 25-19, 25-12, 26-24 nonconference loss at Missouri State on Tuesday night.

The Redhawks fell to 13-13 while the Bears improved to 15-9.

Senior Colleen Yarber paced the Redhawks in kills with 14.

Southeast resumes OVC play Friday at SIU Edwardsville in a 6 p.m. contest.

Tennis

Heather Robinson recorded two singles victories as Southeast wrapped up its fall season at the Arkansas State Tournament over the weekend.

Robinson, who lost in the semifinals of Flight 2 Singles, ended her fall campaign with a 6-2 singles record.

Valeriia Kashina, Valeriia Nagovitcina and Annisa Warasanti all recorded a singles win for the Redhawks.

In doubles action, Robinson and Nagovitcina won their flight by posting a 3-0 record.

-- From staff reports