Harrison, Men?s Golf Team & Toocheck Recognized At Dapper Dan
2/17/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
AKRON, Ohio -- Former Kent State gridiron standout James Harrison was honored Sunday (Feb. 15) as the Co-Sportsperson of the Year by the Dapper Dan Club of Akron. He shared the award with Akron head men's soccer coach Caleb Porter.
Also recognized at the 50th annual banquet were the Golden Flashes men's golf team and softball player Jessica Toocheck.
Harrison gained acclaim this season after being named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press. A two-time Pro Bowler, the Akron, Ohio native, helped the Pittsburgh Steelers to their record sixth Super Bowl title with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown the longest play in Super Bowl history.
Harrison led the NFL with seven forced fumbles while recording a career-high and team-record 16.0 sacks to rank fourth in the league. The fifth Steelers player to garner the award from the AP, he finished the regular season with 101 tackles (67 solo), an interception and a safety.
A standout on the Flashes defense from 1999-01, Harrison ranks fourth in school history with 15.0 sacks while his 42 tackles for loss stand fifth. Harrison led KSU with 106 tackles in 2000 and went on to record 12.0 sacks the next year - the second-best total in school history.
Meanwhile, the men's golf team was recognized for its sixth-place finish at the 2008 NCAA Championship the highest finish in the storied history of the program. Under the direction of head coach Herb Page, and led by senior All-American David Markle, the squad finished just 10 strokes off the lead after 72 holes of competition.
Toocheck was the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year, a second team Easton All-American and a second team NFCA All-Region selection following a season in which she hit .342 with 12 home runs and 48 runs batted in. Also named an ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-American, the Medina, Ohio native, helped the Flashes to a school-record 46 victories and a berth in the NCAA regional finals.
A three-time first team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC honoree, Toocheck led the Golden Flashes to an unprecedented 135 wins along with three three MAC East titles, two MAC Tournament crowns and a pair of outright MAC regular season championships during her career.
Also recognized at the 50th annual banquet were the Golden Flashes men's golf team and softball player Jessica Toocheck.
Harrison gained acclaim this season after being named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press. A two-time Pro Bowler, the Akron, Ohio native, helped the Pittsburgh Steelers to their record sixth Super Bowl title with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown the longest play in Super Bowl history.
Harrison led the NFL with seven forced fumbles while recording a career-high and team-record 16.0 sacks to rank fourth in the league. The fifth Steelers player to garner the award from the AP, he finished the regular season with 101 tackles (67 solo), an interception and a safety.
A standout on the Flashes defense from 1999-01, Harrison ranks fourth in school history with 15.0 sacks while his 42 tackles for loss stand fifth. Harrison led KSU with 106 tackles in 2000 and went on to record 12.0 sacks the next year - the second-best total in school history.
Meanwhile, the men's golf team was recognized for its sixth-place finish at the 2008 NCAA Championship the highest finish in the storied history of the program. Under the direction of head coach Herb Page, and led by senior All-American David Markle, the squad finished just 10 strokes off the lead after 72 holes of competition.
Toocheck was the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year, a second team Easton All-American and a second team NFCA All-Region selection following a season in which she hit .342 with 12 home runs and 48 runs batted in. Also named an ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-American, the Medina, Ohio native, helped the Flashes to a school-record 46 victories and a berth in the NCAA regional finals.
A three-time first team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC honoree, Toocheck led the Golden Flashes to an unprecedented 135 wins along with three three MAC East titles, two MAC Tournament crowns and a pair of outright MAC regular season championships during her career.
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