BAY CITY, Mich. - The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced the recipients of the Winter 2010 GLIAC Commissioner's Awards. The awards, sponsored by Meijer, Incorporated, are presented after the Fall,Winter, and Spring athletic seasons to six male and six female student-athletes that excel both in the classroom and on the fields of play. All grade point averages are based on a 4.0 scale.

The six female student-athletes to receive the Winter 2010 GLIAC Commissioner's Awards are: Stephanie Tinney of Ashland University; Brooke Knight of Hillsdale College; Sarah Stream and Katie Wysocky of Michigan Technological University; Jodi Ostergren of Northwood University; and Ashley St. Andrew of Wayne State University.

The six male student-athletes to receive the Winter 2010 GLIAC Commissioner's Awards are: Greg Burns of Ferris State University; Scott Perkins of Lake Superior State University; Mike Hojnacki of Michigan Technological University; Jared Fischer of Northwood University; Steve Genther of Saginaw Valley State University, and Cauli Bedran of Wayne State University.

“These 12 student-athletes that represent, their institutions, the GLIAC, and their respective communities truly embody the term student-athlete,” stated GLIAC Comissioner Dell Robinson. “Their pursuit of excellence on and off field serves as a monumental testament of the talented young leaders we have in this conference. I will look to them to be the leaders of the future. The GLIAC greatly appreciates the support of Meijer for their sponsorship of the 2009-10 Commissioner's Award. The award, and the continued support by Meijer, are evidence of our pursuit of academic excellence.”

St. Andrew (Grand Rapids, Mich./Jenison), a senior at WSU, has been selected as a recipient of the GLIAC Winter Commissioner's Award for the second consecutive year. At the 2010 NCAA D-II Swimming and Diving Championships, she won three individual titles (1,000, 1,650, and 500 yard freestyle events) and placed third in the 200 yard freestyle, earning 76 points and helping the Warriors claim their second consecutive national runner-up finish. St. Andrew was a member of the second-place 800 yard free relay and the fourth-place 400 yard free relay team. In her career, the senior earned 25 All-America awards, including 19 First Team, and won five individual D-II titles.

At the 2010 GLIAC Championships, St. Andrew won the 200 yard freestyle (second consecutive year), 500 yard freestyle (third of her career) and 1000 yard freestyle (fourth of her career), and was a member of two winning relays.

St. Andrew was voted WSU's 2008-09 Female Student-Athlete of the Year. A pharmacy major, Ashley is a three-time GLIAC All-Academic team selection as well as a two-time ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District selection. St. Andrew has been named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) four times, while being named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) twice.

Bedran (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), also a senior at Wayne State, earns his second consecutive Commissioner's Award. At the NCAA D-II Swimming and Diving Championships, he earned seven First Team All-America honors by placing fourth in the 50 yard freestyle, sixth in the 100 yard freestyle and eighth in the 100 yard backstroke. Bedran was a member of the fifth-place 200 yard medley relay, the seventh-place 400 medley relay and 400 yard free relay, and the eighth-place 200 yard free relay. In his career, Bedran earned 24 All-America honors, including 16 First Team.

At the 2010 GLIAC Championships, he won both the 50 yard freestyle and 100 yard freestyle, as well as anchoring three championship relays (200 yard free, 400 yard free and 400 yard medley).

Bedran has been named to the GLIAC All-Academic team three times and WSU's Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) five times. He was a 2009 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District selection and is a member of Wayne State's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Bedran is a political science major with a 3.66 grade point average.