Concordia Names its Female Athlete-of-the-Year
Concordia University Wisconsin recently announced its Female Athlete-of-the-Year. The honor went to Oostburg native Samantha Gries, who’s not only an outstanding athlete, but an outstanding student as well. Besides being awarded the 2009-2010 Female Athlete-of-the-Year, Gries is carrying a 4.0 GPA and is on pace to graduate next year with honors.
Gries is in CUW’s Athletic Training program and involved in cross country and track, and absolutely loves the team aspect of both sports. Of the two though, her favorite is cross country.
“I like cross country because each course is different and everybody runs the same race,” said Gries. “I love running in general because of the feeling of accomplishment that comes with it; I can see that hard work does pay off, and it’s a great way to relieve stress and enjoy the outdoors,” Gries added.
Gries was also chosen as CUW’s December 2009 Student-of-the-Month. After graduation in May, 2011 she plans on going to graduate school for Physical Therapy.
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