Anderson University seniors Gwen Kemple, Amanda Nagy, Sean Hudson and Denny Kimmel have been named the the 2007-08 Outstanding Female and Male Athletes of the Year.
Kemple has represented Anderson University in the sports of cross country and track and field each of the last four years, and will be graduating next month with a degree in English.
In cross country, she was a four-time All-Conference and four-time All-Region, two-time HCAC MVP and earned All-American honors in 2007. In track, she was a three-time national qualifier in the 10,000, two-time HCAC champion and three-time Academic All-American.
Nagy has represented Anderson University in the sport of track and field each of the last four years, and will be graduating next month with a degree in Athletic Training.
She made her mark in the sprints as she holds the school and conference records in the 100 and 200 meter dash, and is part of school-record 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relay teams. Nagy is a six-time conference champion in individual events and a five-time conference champion in relays. Amanda qualified for the 2006 NCAA Championships in the 100 meters and was named the “Most Outstanding Track Performer” at the conference meet that same year. Additionally, Amanda earned Academic All-American accolades as a sophomore in 2006 and has helped the Ravens claim three consecutive conference championships.
Sean Hudson has represented Anderson University in the sports of cross country and track and field each of the last four years, and will be graduating next month with a degree in History.
In cross country, he earned All-HCAC, All-Great Lakes Region and Academic All-American honors all four seasons and was an All-American last November after finishing 11th individually at the NCAA Championships—which ties the second-best performance ever for an Anderson University runner at the national meet.
On the track, Hudson has won the 1,500 meter race each of the last three years at the HCAC Championships and owns the conference record in that event. He is a three-time NCAA Championships qualifier in the 1,500, a three-time Academic All-American and has helped Anderson claim several conference championships in both sports during his career.
Denny Kimmel has represented Anderson University in the sports of football and track and field and is working to complete his degree in criminal justice next fall.
Kimmel holds no less than 21 football school records, including rushing yards in a career with 3,882, rushing yards in a single-season…1,308 as a junior in 2005…and rushing yards in a single-game…283 against Earlham in 2005.
In fact, he is the first player in NCAA history to lead his team in rushing for five consecutive seasons from 2003-07. Denny holds the NCAA Division III record for most career receptions by a running back with 212. Tabbed an All-American in 2005, he was named the North Region Offensive “Most Valuable Player” in 2005.
A three-time first team All-HCAC pick, Denny was tabbed the league’s “Freshman of the Year” in 2003 and the Special Teams “Player of the Year” last fall. During his 41-game college football career, Denny accumulated 6,426 all-purpose yards, including a school record total of 2,164 yards as a senior in 2007.
Last December, Denny had the privilege of representing Anderson University at the Aztec Bowl in Mexico, an annual All-Star game that features the nation’s top NCAA Division III football players.
