WAYNE, NJ – USF junior catcher Dominic Miroglio was one of 12 student-athletes from across the country who garnered Haier Achievement Award honorable mention recognition, announced on Friday by John Homlish, Senior Vice President and Business Unit Leader of Digital Living for Haier America and Doug Vance, Executive Director of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
 
"The Haier Achievement Award program brings to light those student-athletes who have achieved success beyond sports," said Homlish. "We had so many great candidates nominated this year, that in addition to our eight award winners we felt compelled to recognizing these 12 additional student-athletes for their inspirational stories and for serving as model student-athletes on the field and in the classroom."
 
The Haier Achievement Award, presented in partnership with CoSIDA, honors deserving student-athletes for their accomplishments beyond sports including; community service, overcoming adversity, academic achievement and a myriad of other accomplishments.
 
"We thank Haier for recognizing the many student athletes who are excelling both on and off the field of play," says Doug Vance, Executive Director of CoSIDA. "The student-athletes we have honored are representative of thousands of wonderful men and women who do a great job of representing their family, sport and school."
 
Student-athletes from all sports, all schools, and all divisions are eligible for the Haier Achievement Award. Haier recognized eight (8) honorees throughout the year and beginning on March 2, they invite fans to vote online at www.HaierAchievement.com, for the Haier Ultimate Achievement Award winner. The winner will earn their school a $5,000 donation to the general scholarship fund and a Haier 48-inch LED HD television. Additionally, all fans who vote will be entered into a drawing to win a Haier 48-inch LED HD TV.

The eight Haier Ultimate Achievement Award finalists are: Kelly Thomson (Kansas State University), a junior women's basketball player; Megan Fish (University of Central Florida), a senior women's soccer player; Malcolm Mitchell (University of Georgia), a senior football player; senior swimmer Emily Fogle (Purdue University); andFemi Hollinger-Janzen (Indiana University), a senior men's soccer player; and Imani Boyette (University of Texas), a senior women's basketball player; and Brittany Snow (Stony Brook University), a senior women's basketball player.
 
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Haier Achievement Award Honorable Mention
Kacy Swain, UCLA - Sr. - Basketball
Laura Hall, Guilford College - Sr. - Softball
Tori Biach, Northern State University - Jr. - Volleyball
Mickey Ludlow, University of Dayton - Sr. - Track & Field
Lauren Hancher, College of Wooster - Sr. - Soccer
Lea Sobieraski, SUNY Geneseo - Sr. - Basketball
Lafayette Rutledge, Southwest Mississippi CC - So. - Basketball
Mitch Granger, University of Illinois at Chicago - Sr. - Tennis
Dalton Screws, Jacksonville State University - R-Jr. - Football
Jason Vander Laan, Ferris State University - Sr. - Football
Dominic Miroglio, University of San Francisco - Jr. - Baseball
Michael Lewis, Wayne State University - R-Jr. - Basketball