FREDERICK, Md.--Hood College held its annual Senior Student-Athlete Awards Banquet Monday at the Whitaker Campus Center. The following senior student-athletes received departmental awards for their outstanding contributions to Hood athletics:

Sean Robine and Tamara Maggard received the Most Outstanding Student-Athlete award, given to a current male and female student-athlete who has demonstrated exemplary athletic prowess throughout his or her four years at Hood.

Robine, a four-year starter in basketball, has been with the team since its inaugural 2003-04 season. This year, Robine helped lead the Blazers to their first-ever NCAA Tournament bid, averaging 10.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. The biology major from Mt. Airy, Md., is Hood's all-time leader in three-pointers made (144) and three-point attempts (440) and lists third-all time in scoring with 900 career points. He is also tied with fellow senior Darnell Edmonds for most career games played with 100. A versatile forward, Robine ranks second all-time in rebounding (592), steals (92), career starts (94), field goal attempts (807) and blocks (47).

Maggard, a three-sport athlete, has lettered four years in soccer and softball, and one year in basketball. A four-time All-AWCC selection in soccer, the psychology major from Baltimore, Md., has amassed a total of 17 goals and 14 assists. On the softball field, Maggard boasts a career batting average of .304 and ranks second all-time in career games with 99, third in career RBI with 55, and is tied for third all-time in basehits with 81. Last season, she helped guide the Blazers to the AWCC Championship and their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. In addition, Maggard joined the basketball squad this year, appearing in 23 games and proving to be a threat from the three-point line.

A defender on the women's lacrosse team, Melissa Olson received the Kim Servedio Award, given in honor of former women's soccer player Kim Servedio who passed away tragically in 1998. The award is given to a current student-athlete who best embodies Servedio's characteristics of sincerity, selflessness and optimism.

The California, Md. has been an integral part of Hood's lacrosse program over the past four years. A co-captain this season, Olson has started 45 games at Hood and is ranked second all-time in games played (47). She has recorded a career total of 124 ground balls and ranks third on the team this season in caused turnovers (6). Olson is a double major in Mathematics and Pre-Med and plans on pursing a masterýs degree in the mathematics field.

Stu Kaufman and Rachel Pectol were honored with the President's Award, given to a current male and female student-athlete who has given outstanding service to his/her team, the athletic department, and the Hood College community and student body.

Kaufman, a distance swimmer from Sykesville, Md., was a member of the school record-setting 800 freestyle relay squad at this year's Capital Athletic Conference championship and served as a team captain his junior and senior years. A double-major in History and Art History, Kaufman has been a member of the men's swim team since its first year of existence in 2003. Pectol has been a valuable member of both the cross country and track and field squads at Hood. A management major with minors in religion and accounting, the Annandale, Va., native ranks 17th all-time at Hood in the 6,000 meters and has served as team captain for both teams. For track and field, Pectol also holds the school record in the 800 meter run and this season was a part of the school record-setting 4 x 400 relay squad.

Darnell Edmonds and Julia Blickenstaff accepted the Scholar-Athlete Award, given to a current male and female student-athlete who maintains outstanding academic achievement, demonstrates team and campus leadership and embodies the Division III philosophy.

Edmonds, a business management major from Frederick, Md., has been a member of Hood's men's basketball team for all four years of its existence. Edmonds ranks first all-time in assists (455), steals (255), games played (100) and games started (98). He is also fifth all-time in scoring. This season, Edmonds helped lead Hood to its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance and regular season CAC championship. Blickenstaff, a native of Summit Point, W.Va. and a double-major in management and Spanish, has competed in cross country since her freshman year, and just this season joined the track and field squad. She ranks 34th all-time at Hood in the 6,000 meters and scored at all four NCAA Mid-Atlantic Cross Country championships. In her first season of college track, Blickenstaff set the school record for the 3000 meter steeplechase.

Tim Owings received the Dean's Award, given to a current student-athlete who embodies all of the desirable characteristics of a good teammate and friend. A founding member of Hood's men's lacrosse team, the New Windsor, Md. native ranks sixth all-time with 49 career groundballs. This season, Owings ranked third on the team in caused turnovers and started seven games.

Ben Snyder was honored with the Trustee's Award, given to a current student-athlete who has shown outstanding leadership to the team, athletic department and the Hood College community.

A business management major from Baltimore, Md., Snyder has played on the soccer team for three years and the lacrosse team for one year after transferring from Goucher College. On the soccer field, Snyder has scored nine career goals and tallied eight career assists. During his one season on the men's lacrosse team, Snyder saw action in all seven games, starting five, and recording a goal and two assists. Snyder is also a member of the golf team at Hood and serves as the Vice-President of the Student Athlete Advisory Council.

Justin Junghans and Christine Harvey received the Coach's Awards, given to a current male and female student-athlete who personifies the philosophies of being a Division III student-athlete and the Hood College athletic motto: Mind, Body, Spirit.

Junghans, a Communications major from Derwood, Md., is a founding member of Hood's men's basketball team. Junghans, who also plays on the golf team, has scored 99 career points and grabbed 25 rebounds for the Blazers, playing in 63 games. This season, Junghans helped Hood to its first NCAA Tournament appearance and regular season CAC title.

Harvey, a Biology major from Red Rock, Pa., transferred to Hood two years ago from Allegheny (Pa.) College where she was named first-team All-North Coast Athletic Conference. Her .331 lifetime batting average ranks her eighth all-time at Hood. Starting 57 games at first base for the Blazers, Harvey has recorded 49 hits, 27 runs, 14 doubles, one triple, three homeruns and 30 RBI. A key role in Hood's 2006 AWCC Championship and first ever NCAA Tournament bid, she is second on the team this season in batting average and leads the squad in slugging percentage, RBI, doubles and total bases.