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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – University of Notre Dame soccer standout Grant Van De Casteele has been named the 2012-13 American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The selection was made by the Conference’s Academic Affairs Committee.
A senior from Plano, Texas, Van De Casteele will receive a $4,000 scholarship, which may be applied to graduate or professional studies. The Conference also announced the male winners of the 2012-13 American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Institutional Scholar-Athlete Scholarships. Each institutional winner receives $2,000 toward graduate studies. Van De Casteele is Notre Dame’s second BIG EAST Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year selection, joining Errol Williams, who was the 1998 winner as a member of the Irish track & field team.
Van De Casteele played every minute of every game for Notre Dame in the 2012 season – the only player on the team to do so – on his way to All-BIG EAST Third Team and All-Great Lakes Region Third Team accolades. He started all 22 games as a central defender for the Irish, who went 17-4-1 overall, 5-2-1 in BIG EAST play, won the BIG EAST Championship title and earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Championship.
Van De Casteele, who was chosen as the Most Outstanding Defensive Performer of the 2012 BIG EAST Championship, helped Notre Dame to 21 shutouts in the last three seasons, including nine in 2012. He scored one goal during the season – the gamewinner against eventual NCAA champion Indiana during the regular season.
Van De Casteele, who holds a 3.715 grade-point average as a finance major, has twice been honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Scholar All-Region selection. He serves as Notre Dame’s representative to the BIG EAST Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and is a peer advisor for Notre Dame’s First Year of Studies department.
Van De Casteele’s community outreach has included participation with a South Bend elementary school, where he helped students prepare for the state’s standardized test, and work with the Special Olympics of Rhode Island with his colleagues from the BIG EAST Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. He has assisted with Notre Dame’s annual pediatric Christmas party as well as with local soccer camps to benefit the Salvation Army.
The American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is one of a number of scholarships presented by the BIG EAST Conference and American Eagle Outfitters during the 2012-13 academic year. Thirty student-athletes (one male and one female from each of the BIG EAST’s 15 member institutions) will be named as the winners of the American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Institutional Scholar-Athlete Scholarships. The conference also names male and female American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Basketball Scholar-Athletes of the Year and an American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
2012-13 American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Institutional Male Scholar-Athlete Awards
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School
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Name
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Sport(s)
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Major
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Cincinnati
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Chase Beckman
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Track & Field
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Finance
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Connecticut
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Kevin Smith
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Track & Field
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Doctor of Physical Therapy
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DePaul
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John Pavelko
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Golf
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Public Relations/Advertising
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Georgetown
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Benjamin Furcht
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Cross Country/Track & Field
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Mathematics
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Louisville
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Peyton Siva
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Basketball
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Sociology
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Marquette
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Kyle Winter
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Track & Field
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Finance & Marketing
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Notre Dame
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Grant Van De Casteele
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Soccer
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Finance
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Pittsburgh
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Adam Maczewski
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Swimming & Diving
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Information Science
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Providence
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Wilder Arboleda
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Soccer
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Political Science
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Rutgers
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Jeff Melillo
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Baseball
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Finance
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St. John’s
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Sean Hagan
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Baseball
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M.S., Accounting
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Seton Hall
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Jon Prosinski
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Baseball
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Accounting
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USF
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Luke Sager
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Football
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M.S., Entrepreneurship in Applied Technologies
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Syracuse
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Ryan Nassib
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Football
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M.S., Accounting
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Villanova
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Michael Kanla
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Golf
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Communication
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American Eagle Outfitters Male Scholar-Athletes of the Year
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Year
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Name, School, Sport
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1985
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Joey David, Pittsburgh, Basketball
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1986
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John Prior, Connecticut, Track & Field
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1987
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Harold Jensen, Villanova, Basketball
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1988
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Dave Echeverria, Villanova, Swimming & Diving
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1989
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Chris Craft, Villanova, Swimming & Diving
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1990
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Pat O’Kelly, Seton Hall, Soccer
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1991
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David Honor, St. John’s, Baseball
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1992
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Steve Holman, Georgetown, Track & Field
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1993
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Hector Zamora, Seton Hall, Soccer
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1994
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Sebastien Goulet, Swimming, Syracuse
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1995
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Kevin Lyles, Seton Hall, Track & Field
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1996
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Gil Kovalski, Miami, Tennis
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1997
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Christian Fogarazzo, St. John’s, Track & Field
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1998
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Errol Williams, Notre Dame, Track & Field
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1999
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Angelo Ciminiello, Providence, Baseball
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2000
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Scott VanEpps, Pittsburgh, Swimming & Diving
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2001
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Chris Hamblin, Boston College, Soccer
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2002
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Gregory Strohmann, Seton Hall, Soccer
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2003
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Casey Schmidt, Boston College, Soccer
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2004
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Chris Wingert, St. John’s, Soccer
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2005
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Guy Melamed, Boston College, Soccer
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2006
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Trevor O’Grady, Rutgers, Track & Field
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2007
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Drew Eckman, Villanova, Track & Field
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2008
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Jeremy Stultz, Pittsburgh, Swimming & Diving
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2009
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Zak Boggs, USF, Soccer
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2010
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Francisco Aristeguieta, USF, Soccer
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2011
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Brian Karalunas, Villanova, Lacrosse
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2012
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Eric Finan, Cincinnati, Cross Country/Track & Field
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2013
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Grant Van De Casteele, Notre Dame, Soccer
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