Stanek Named SAC Softball Scholar-Athlete

ROCK HILL, S.C. - Mars Hill junior infielder Robyn Stanek has been named the 2014 South Atlantic Conference Softball Scholar-Athlete, league officials announced on Friday. The award recognizes excellence in academics, athletics, service and leadership.

Stanek is the third Mars Hill player to win the prestigious award, joining Kristina Osborn (2008) and Rebekah Huff (2010).

Stanek, a Biology major with a 3.95 GPA, has been named to the Dean's List as well as the SAC Commissioners' Honor Roll. She is a member of Beta Beta Beta biology honor society as well as Alpha Chi national honor society. In 2013, she was a member of the Capital One Academic All-District III First Team.

In addition to her academic honors, Stanek is involved in several organizations on the Mars Hill campus. She is a chair of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and attended the SAC Student-Athlete Leadership Conference last year. Stanek is a tutor as well as a student teaching assistant. Earlier this year, Stanek organized Cancer Awareness Day to help raise money for a local family with a mother battling breast cancer. During the summer, Stanek is a volunteer assistant coach for the Carolina Altitude.

The SAC Scholar-Athlete completes a strong season for Stanek as she hit .338 with a team-leading 11 home runs while driving in 34 runs. An All-SAC Second Team member, Stanek had a 19-game hitting streak from March 15-April 10, the second-longest hitting streak in school history. On March 22, Stanek tied the Mars Hill single-game record for total bases with 10 in a 10-9 victory over Wingate. Stanek also hit two grand slams in a doubleheader against Coker on March 30.

The SAC Faculty Athletic Representatives Committee selects the winner in each of the conference's 18 championship sports.