Danielle Shannon received the Charger Award for this year’s Outstanding Female Athlete. The award is given to a female who has extraordinary athletic ability and has contributed the most to her team, the College and the world of sport. The award is a token of hard work, good judgment, understanding and determination.
The award marks the second straight year that Danielle has been honored.
Head Coach Garrett Lashar states, “Danielle’s talents and hard work led the team all season long to compete with the best ski programs in the Eastern Region and Nationwide. Her ability and consistency allowed her win the individual title for the regular season in the very difficult MacConnell Division for the second year in a row; making her first team All-Division for the third straight year. Her performance at the Eastern Collegiate Ski Conference Regional Championships helped the Colby-Sawyer women grab their third straight Overall ECSC Regional Championship.”
Danielle continued her dominance on the snow in 2010 and garnered numerous awards including:
MacConnell Division Regular Season Champion (1st); 2 years in a row
ECSC Regional Championship SL—3rd place—1st Team All-Conference
ECSC Regional Championship GS—4th place—1st Team All-Conference
ECSC Regional Championship Combined 3rd place—1st Team All-Conference
USCSA National Championship SL--5th place—1st Team All-American
USCSA National Championship GS--9th place—2nd Team All-American
USCSA National Championship Combined--5th place—1st Team All-American
USCSA National Championship Combined Top American Finisher—qualifying her to U.S. Alpine National Championships; which is the second year in a row for Danielle
MVP of Women’s Ski Team; 2 years in a row
In addition to her on the snow accolades, Danielle also excelled in the classroom. She was on the athletic honor roll and Dean’s List in the fall. Danielle also earned Academic All-American Honors for the thirdyear in a row.
Danielle’s performance all year long kept her and Colby-Sawyer at the forefront of collegiate skiing nationwide. She was voted as the women’s team MVP and once again finished with three All-American Honors this year. With only three possible each year, (GS, SL, and Combined) after her junior year Danielle is a perfect nine-time All-American; receiving three each season. Since Danielle was the first American in the combined standings, she earned a birth to the U.S. Alpine National Championships for the second straight year. Simply to qualify and be invited to this event is incredible honor which gives racers the opportunity to compete against the best skiers in the country and even the world. But her accomplishments in the classroom are equally impressive, making Danielle a most deserving student-athlete to win this prestigious award.
