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Six Terriers Honored At Annual
Athletics Recognition Banquet |
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April 27, 2004 In addition, seniors
Brent Bernkrant ( Dieckfoss captured
his fourth-consecutive America East Cross Country Individual Title last fall
to earn his fourth-straight Team MVP honor. Dieckfoss also made his fourth
and final trip to the NCAA Cross Country Championships, placing 72nd out of
255 competitors. On the track as a junior, Dieckfoss enjoyed his best-ever
finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, placing 10th overall in the
3000-meter steeplechase. This winter, he won the mile at the America East
Indoor Championships in 4:08.03 and this spring he'll be aiming for his
third-straight trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Terhune earned the Mildred
Barnes Female Athlete of the Year award for the second-straight year after
finishing her career as B.U.'s women's basketball
all-time leading scorer. Terhune scored 503 points
as a senior to finish her career with a program-record 1,791 career points. Terhune also set records in career three-point field
goals made (172), career free throws made (489), and career minutes played
(3,631). As a senior in 2003-04, Terhune led the
Terriers to a 19-11 overall record and their second-consecutive trip to the
America East Championship game. She earned First Team All-Conference and
All-Tournament Team honors for her efforts. Terhune
became just the second female basketball player in program history to have
her jersey retired. Bernkrant, a versatile member
of the men's swimming team, received the E. Ray Speare
Award as the top senior male student-athlete. In his first two years with the
team, Bernkrant excelled as one of the top
freestyle swimmers in the conference. As a junior, he switched to the
breaststroke and butterfly and also competed in the relay events. His best
individual finish during his senior season was a win in the 200 butterfly at
the season-opening meet against Nazzer, a top runner for
both the Women's Cross Country and Track teams, received the Gretchen
Schuyler Award as the top senior female student-athlete. Nazzer
set a B.U. record in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:07.07 at
the Mt. Sac Relays in 2003. She also has been a key contributor to the cross
country team that won three America East titles during her career. Nazzer finished 25th as a junior at the 2002 America East
Cross Country Championship, while the Terriers earned their
seventh-consecutive team title. A three-time America East Academic Honor Roll
selection, Nazzer was honored as a First Team
District I Verizon Academic All-American in 2003. This
May, Nazzer will graduate summa cum laude with a
degree in human physiology from the Fitzgerald, the
starting point guard on the men's basketball team for each of the last four
seasons, received the John B. Simpson Award for senior leadership for men.
During his career, Fitzgerald guided the Terriers to a 79-41 overall record.
As a captain during the 2003-04 season, he led the
Terriers to a 23-6 overall record and the team's second-consecutive America
East Regular-Season title. Fitzgerald ranks fifth in program history in both
career assists (372) and steals (166). As a senior, he led the team in
assists with 86 and was the only Terrier to start all 29 games. Pauley, a
centerfielder for the softball team, was presented with the John B. Simpson
Award for senior leadership for women. The lone senior on the 2004 squad,
Pauley has been called by head coach Amy Hayes the "heart and soul of
the team". As a junior, Pauley earned America East All-Conference Second
Team honors and was among the nation's leaders in triples. She had her best
season as a junior, setting career-highs in every statistical category.
Pauley, who has guided the Terriers to back-to-back America East titles, will
look to lead her team to a three-peat this May. |