Two Sea Gulls Win Prominent Capital Athletic Conference Awards
Meehan is Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year; Falcon Claims Unsung Hero Award

(May 13, 2004) - Salisbury University student-athletes have claimed two of the three end-of-year individual awards given annually by the Capital Athletic Conference, as announced today.

Senior men’s soccer midfielder Dan Meehan (Queen Anne, MD/Queen Anne’s HS) is the winner of the 2004 CAC Male Scholar-Athlete Award.

Junior softball outfielder Kareem Falcon (Severn, MD/Chesapeake HS) is the winner of the CAC’s 2004 Unsung Hero Award.

The latest award caps a year of awards and honors for Meehan. A finance major with a 3.95 grade-point average, he earned first team All-America honors in 2003 and was also one of 11 players named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America soccer first team.

Meehan was named the Capital Athletic Conference’s 2003 Player of the Year and also selected as SU’s team MVP. He helped guide the Sea Gulls to their fourth conference championship in 2003 and a berth in the NCAA Tournament’s national quarterfinals. Meehan also received one of the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships in order to continue his postgraduate study.

Falcon won the Unsung Hero Award after making one of the largest sacrifices possible - serving her nation in war. As a member of the 443rd Military Police Army Reserve, she was called to active duty in February of 2003. She missed the entire 2003 softball season while serving with her unit in Iraq and Kuwait, at times enduring 150-degree heat while working 12-hour shifts guarding some of Iraq’s most dangerous war prisoners. When not on duty, she took classes on-line in order to continue working towards her degree.

Despite the hardship of missing one playing season and two semesters of school (Spring 2003, Fall 2003), her spirit remained strong. She continued to correspond with teammates and coaches by email throughout her time overseas, including daily messages of encouragement as SU advanced to the 2003 Division III World Series.

Her unit returned from Iraq on December 6 and she returned to school this past January. Her contributions to the team (.339 BA, 22 RBI) have helped guide the Sea Gulls (38-6) back to the Division III World Series. SU opens against Alma (MI) College in Friday’s first round at 1:30 pm.

The male and female scholar-athlete awards and the unsung hero award are determined based on voting by the conference’s athletic directors and sports information directors.