Northwood Announces This Week's "Timberwolves Tough" Award Winners

In the fall of 2014, the Northwood Athletic Department created the "Timberwolves Tough" award. This award will be given to student-athletes who excel in the following areas:

T - Take responsibility for your role
O - Others above self
U - Unwavering effort
G - Get prepared
H - Handle the heat

Any students, whether starters, subs, practice squad, can be nominated and recognized. The winners will be awarded a dri-fit shirt.

Here are the 2014-15 winners:

Aleigha Wylie – Women's Basketball (nominated by a teammate)

• Unwavering effort- competes hard every day in practice and every game
• Gets prepared in the weight room – breaking team squat record

Cassandra Marsh – Volleyball (nominated by a coach)

• Others above self – despite often being in pain fought through to be great teammate, maintaining a great attitude
• Get prepared – practices hard every day

Kory Schrauben – football (nominated by a teammate)

• Unwavering effort -  worked extremely hard to go from walk-on to starter.  Then after an injury prevented him from playing, worked hard to get back and has started every game last two years.
• Has great attitude and is a quiet leader on the team

Kristen Riley – Women’s soccer (nominated by a coach)

• Takes responsibility for her role by giving her all regardless of how much playing time she gets
• Others above self – is about the team, playing hard with a great attitude all the time

Marco Nickens – football (nominated by an athletic trainer)

• Unwavering effort after suffering one of worst possible injuries last fall worked extremely hard to get back
• Gets prepared by being active member of team even though could not play in the spring and helping his teammates get prepared
• Others above self – one of most positive team members constantly trying to push teammates to get better and encouraging them

Grace Cannon – Women’s golf (nominated by a teammate)

• Others above self – despite dealing with family health issues she was dedicated to the team when it would have been easy to put the team aside
• Handles the heat – was top team performer in many tournaments and is a team leader to encourage others to be at their best
• Gets prepared – during her red-shirt year came to every practice and function to be ready for the following season

Joey Davis – Men’s track (nominated by a teammate)

• Unwavering effort, gets prepared – missed last year due to ACL injury and has worked extremely hard to get back with the team and ready to compete
• Responsibility for his role – his hard work and dedication have motivated teammates to work harder and focus on getting better

Gino Pasquali – Men’s Soccer (nominated by a coach)

• Puts others above self with work ethic and discipline to help team
• Takes responsibility to play his role to his fullest
• Handled the heat in tie vs SVSU with gritty, all-out performance

Cody Knoll – Football (nominated by a teammate)

• Unwavering effort to come back from two knee surgeries and work to become a key member of the defensive line
• Takes responsibility for his role by working to get the most out of his ability despite being undersized for his position

Sarah Murdoch – Women’s Soccer (nominated by a coach)

• Shows unwavering effort by overcoming five knee surgeries but has worked hard to get back on the field
• Takes responsibility for her role by contributing whatever she can for as long as she can

Brad Oxnevad – Football (nominated by a coach)

• Puts team goals first, performing with maximum effort without recognition
• Offensive line was fully prepared to execute game plan to perfection
• Handles the heat – in win against Northern Michigan offensive line came through in the clutch with game on the line