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Cummings, Jones Selected Scholar-Athletes of Month

February 1, 2013 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Great Lakes Loons News Release


MIDLAND, Mich. - Two outstanding student-athletes from the Great Lakes Bay Region have been selected as the January winners of the ESPN 100.9-FM Scholar-Athlete of the Month, presented by Hammer Restoration. Katie Cummings, a two-sport athlete (basketball, soccer) from Mount Pleasant HS, and Austin Jones, a three-sport athlete (football, basketball, track) from Bay City Central, were honored January 29 and 30 on ESPN 100.9-FM's local sports talk show, Crunch Time.

Cummings is a senior carrying a 3.9 GPA. She is a team captain, leader and was a member of the homecoming court. Nominated by head basketball coach Steve Pickens, Katie has stood out the most on the hardwood. She is currently averaging 14 points-per-game, seven rebounds-per-game, and two steals per-game. Katie also posted a triple-double against Flint Northern.

Jones is a senior carrying a 4.1 GPA. He is a two-time captain of the football team and earned a spot on the All-Saginaw Valley League first team during his junior and senior seasons. Austin was nominated by Athletic Director Morley Fraser. Jones is also a member of the National Honors Society.

Visit ESPN1009.com to read more about Cummings and Jones, as well as listen to audio from their appearances on ESPN 100.9-FM.

Each month during the prep sports season, one male and one female student-athlete is chosen for the ESPN 100.9-FM Scholar-Athlete of the Month Award, presented by Hammer Restoration. Winning candidates show excellence in academics, athletics and leadership. Nominations are currently being accepted for future months at ESPN1009.com. Student-athletes must be nominated by a coach, teacher or school administrator.

ESPN 100.9-FM (WLUN, Pinconning) is a 24-hour all-sports station owned by the non-profit Michigan Baseball Foundation. The station is the flagship station of Great Lakes Loons baseball and carries a weekday lineup of Mike and Mike in the Morning, The Herd with Colin Cowherd, SVP & Russillo and Crunch Time with Jared Sandler. ESPN 100.9-FM also carries the Saginaw Valley League Football and Basketball Games of the Week, Michigan State athletics, Saginaw Valley State athletics and the NFL Sunday Doubleheader.

Month Female Winner Male Winner

October 2011 Nicole DeGrace, Frankemuth HS Jonathan Gurnee, Midland Dow

November 2011 Lyndsay Morrison, Au Gres-Sims Evan Chiplock, Saginaw Heritage

December 2011 Bethany Rogers, Saginaw Valley Lutheran Dylan Williams, Standish-Sterling Central

January 2012 Madison McSweyn, St. Charles HS Knute Hoffman, Midland HS

February 2012 Kirsten Olling, Breckenridge HS Joe Buchalski, Saginaw Nouvel

March 2012 Sarah Appold, Saginaw Valley Lutheran Bobby Leddy, Saginaw Heritage

September 2012 Victoria Jankoska, Freeland HS Mason Myers, Bay City Western

October 2012 Drew Findlay, Reese HS Kyle Telder, Saginaw Heritage

November 2012 Karry Modolo, Saginaw Swan Valley Derrick Nash, Carrollton HS

December 2012 Samantha Shafer, Saginaw Valley Lutheran Steven Elmer, Midland HS

January 2013 Katie Cummings, Mount Pleasant HS Austin Jones, Bay City Central


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