Male Athlete of the Year:
Adam Presizniuk
Issue date: 5/28/09 Section: Sports
Presizniuk, a sophomore, had a record breaking year for the men's hockey team. He scored a school-record 38 points, and a career-high 16 goals (tied for seventh
all-time) and 21 assists (fifth all-time). He is only the third player in the program's Division I history to lead the team in each goals, assists, and points. Presizniuk was one of the integral parts of the Dutchmen team that won a school record 19 games and won the program's first postseason series victory when the swept Clarkson. When the forward had a point Union went 17-6-1. When he scored a goal the team went 11-5-0 and when he had an assist they posted a 12-3-1 record. He had eight games where he scored more than one point and the Dutchmen went 7-1-0 in those games. Presizniuk was one of the top forwards in the ECAC ranking fourth in points, tied for fourth in assists, and seventh in goals. Over his two seasons at Union Adam has scored 23 goals, 40 assists, and 63 points in 74 games and was named team MVP each year. He was also named to the ECAC Third Team. Presizniuk is off to a really good start as a Dutchman and if he keeps up the pace there is a chance that he could break many program scoring records and lead his team to its first ECAC Final Four appearance.
all-time) and 21 assists (fifth all-time). He is only the third player in the program's Division I history to lead the team in each goals, assists, and points. Presizniuk was one of the integral parts of the Dutchmen team that won a school record 19 games and won the program's first postseason series victory when the swept Clarkson. When the forward had a point Union went 17-6-1. When he scored a goal the team went 11-5-0 and when he had an assist they posted a 12-3-1 record. He had eight games where he scored more than one point and the Dutchmen went 7-1-0 in those games. Presizniuk was one of the top forwards in the ECAC ranking fourth in points, tied for fourth in assists, and seventh in goals. Over his two seasons at Union Adam has scored 23 goals, 40 assists, and 63 points in 74 games and was named team MVP each year. He was also named to the ECAC Third Team. Presizniuk is off to a really good start as a Dutchman and if he keeps up the pace there is a chance that he could break many program scoring records and lead his team to its first ECAC Final Four appearance.
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