KU ATHLETICS HANDS OUT SENIOR AWARDS 

KUTZTOWN, PA – The Kutztown University athletic department handed out its senior awards at its first-ever senior athlete banquet Tuesday evening, April 26. 

            The Golden Bears presented the male and female senior athlete of the year awards, as well as the male and female senior scholar athlete awards, at the banquet which honored the seniors on all of Kutztown’s intercollegiate varsity sports.

             Bilal Salaam (sr. Wilmington, DE/Howard) of the men’s basketball team and Lauren Tatro (sr. Somerville, NJ/Somerville) of women’s soccer were named the senior athletes of the year, based on their four-year athletic accomplishments.  Greg Fulkerson (sr. Towanda/Towanda), a member of the men’s swim team, and Erin Livingston (sr. Philadelphia/Archbishop Carroll), a two-sport athlete in field hockey and softball, received awards as KU’s top senior scholar-athletes based on a combination of their four-year accomplishments both athletically and academically. 

            Salaam, a four-time All- Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East selection, was named the PSAC East Player of the Year in 2005, when he set career highs in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage.  Salaam set both the KU and PSAC career shot blocking record and finished third all-time in Division II with 408 blocks.  He also established a school record for career rebounds with 980 and is sixth all-time with 1,342 points.  His 313 made free throws rank second all time at KU and his 11 blocks in a single game are a school record.  Salaam notched 35 career double-doubles and Kutztown’s only two triple doubles.   

            Tatro finished her soccer career as KU’s all-time assist leader with 30, 19 more than any other player in school history.  The midfielder, who led the team in scoring in each of her first two seasons, scored 60 points, fourth at Kutztown.  Tatro tied a school record with three assists in a contest against Clarion in 2001.  In 2002, she earned the Golden Bears’ first All-PSAC selection since 1995 and was a three-time all-conference selection.  She was also named to the All-Northeast Region squad in 2003 and was a two-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete. 
 

            Fulkerson holds a 3.89 grade-point average, majoring in elementary education/social studies.  A team captain and four-year letterwinner, he qualified to compete at the PSAC Championships in each of his four seasons and contributed to the team’s third place finish in 2004, the best in school history.  The three-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete, he has made the Dean’s List in each of his seven semesters, including four semesters in which he posted a 4.0.  Fulkerson received the 2003-04 KU Coach’s Award for his dedication to the swimming program and is a three-year member of Student-Athlete Mentors. 

            Livingston has a 3.54 GPA in elementary education/mathematics.  She has been selected to the NFHCA All-Academic squad, a PSAC Scholar-Athlete and a member of the Dean’s List three times each.  Livingston was a three-year starter for the field hockey team and is KU’s career leader in defensive saves with 23.  Her 12 defensive saves in 2002 are a school record.  She was twice named to the All-PSAC first team, was named first team All-America in 2004 and was second team All-America in 2003.  As a senior, she was selected to play in the North/South All-Star game.  In softball, Livingston is a four-year starter and was named to the 2003 Mid-Atlantic Region all-tournament team.  Her 38 career doubles are tied for third all-time at Kutztown.  Her senior softball season is still in progress.   

            Kutztown will name the rest of its awards, including the rookies, athletes and coaches of the year over the summer.