Hawks of the Year - Tim Pollitz and Kathleen Vistica
Throughout the 2006-07 season, we have witnessed great achievements by many of Miami’s student athletes. However, two student athletes stand above the rest and have been named the 2006-07 miamihawktalk.com Hawks of the Year. They are junior basketball forward Tim Pollitz and senior soccer forward Kathleen Vistica.
Tim Pollitz had a breakout year in 2006-07, leading Miami basketball in points (16.1 PPG), minutes played (35.3 per game), field goal percentgae (57.4%), and offensive rebounds (63). After starting the season slowly, Tim scored in double digits in 29 of Miami’s last 30 games, including a season (and career) high 25 points twice - against Toledo on January 27th and OU on March 8th. Tim seemed to improve with every game this season, as he scored at least 20 points in 10 of Miami’s last 16 games. In recognition of his outstanding regular season, Tim was named to the All-MAC First Team.
In possibly the best post-season performance of any Miami athlete this season, Tim led Miami to the MAC tournament title (the only conference tournament title for any Miami sport this year) with a three day performance that will be remembered for a long time by Miami fans. In wins versus OU, Toledo, and Akron, Tim averaged 22 points per game on 76% shooting, while playing 115 of a possible 120 minutes - a performance that earned Tim the tournament MVP award. In the semifinal win versus Toledo, Tim set a Miami record by shooting 92% (11-12) from the field. He followed up this performance in Cleveland with 21 points on 8-11 shooting versus Oregon in the NCAA tournament.
Kathleen Vistica started her senior season with a goal and an assist in Miami’s 2-1 double overtime victory versus Morehead State, and she never slowed down. Kathleen ended the season leading Miami in goals (9) and points (24), both career highs, with her point total also leading the MAC. Two of Kathleen’s goals were game winners and she had multiple goal games twice, versus Northern Colorado and Buffalo. Based on her outstanding season, Kathleen was named the 2006 MAC Player of the Year.
Just as impressive as her on-the-field performance was Kathleen’s work in the classroom. Kathleen, an accountancy major, had a 3.95 GPA and was named a First Team Academic All American, the only Miamian to earn that distinction this year. She was also named to the All-MAC Academic Team and the Academic All-District team for the second consecutive year.
While Tim and Kathleen are our Hawks of the Year, there were a number of outstanding candidates for both the men and women. Honorable mention for the men goes to swimmer Paul Ricard (MAC Swimmer of the Year) and ice hockey’s Nathan Davis (second team West All-American). Honorable mention for the women go to high jumper Kristina Bolterstein (All American), basketball’s Amanda Jackson (first team All-MAC), and swimmer Karen Frazier (first team All-MAC).
Congratulations to Tim and Kathleen on being named our 2006-2007 Hawks of the Year!
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Past Hawks of the Week
| Date | Name | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 10/02/2008 | Emily Schroeder | Volleyball |
| 09/23/2008 | Pat Sovacool | Men's Cross Country and Track |
| 09/16/2008 | Elizabeth Gilroy | Field Hockey |
| 09/09/2008 | Andrea Atteberry | Volleyball |
| 09/01/2008 | Abbey Huck | Field Hockey |
| 07/18/2008 | Academic Hawks of the Summer: Part I | |
| 04/24/2008 | Megan Mawn | Softball |
| 04/15/2008 | Jordan Petraitis | Baseball |
| 04/10/2008 | Ryan McHugh | Men's Swimming and Diving |
| 04/03/2008 | Breanna Robinson and Ryan Jones | Softball |
| 03/25/2008 | Kevin Dwyer | Men's Cross Country and Track |
| 03/18/2008 | Amanda Jackson | Women's Basketball |
| 03/06/2008 | Miami's Newest Individual Conference Champions | Women's Cross Country and Track |
| 02/25/2008 | Karen Frazier | Women's Swimming and Diving |
| 02/21/2008 | Amanda Jackson | Women's Basketball |
| 02/12/2008 | Anastasia Dracheva | Tennis |
| 02/05/2008 | Paul Ricard | Men's Swimming and Diving |
| 01/29/2008 | Jeff Zatkoff | Ice Hockey |
| 01/23/2008 | Kathryn Stephens | Women's Swimming and Diving |
| 01/14/2008 | Margarita Pogorelov | Women's Cross Country and Track |
| 01/07/2008 | Notable Performances Over Winter Break | |
| 12/19/2007 | Miami's Fall Sports All-MAC Academic Performers | |
| 12/11/2007 | Laura Markwood | Women's Basketball |
| 12/04/2007 | Tyler Dierkers and Karen Frazier | Men's Basketball |
| 11/19/2007 | Carli Reihman | Volleyball |
| 11/12/2007 | Carli Reihman | Volleyball |
| 11/05/2007 | Daniel Raudabaugh | Football |
| 10/29/2007 | Laura Neufarth | |
| 10/22/2007 | Alyssa Nye | Field Hockey |
| 10/16/2007 | Jeff Zatkoff and Krista Pace | |
| 10/16/2007 | Jeff Zatkoff and Krista Pace | Soccer |
| 10/08/2007 | Laura Neufarth | Women's Cross Country and Track |
| 10/01/2007 | Cory Jones | Football |
| 09/27/2007 | Emily Schroeder | Volleyball |
| 09/18/2007 | Kersta Carlson | Soccer |
| 09/10/2007 | Laura Neufarth and Pat Sovacool | Women's Cross Country and Track |
| 09/04/2007 | Julie Thompson | Soccer |
| 07/22/2007 | Paul Boyer, Tamara Long, and Kathryn Fennig | |
| 07/16/2007 | Hongcai Zhou and Jack Temple Kirby | |
| 06/14/2007 | Hawks of the Year - Tim Pollitz and Kathleen Vistica | |
| 05/29/2007 | Miami's Winter and Spring Sports All-MAC Academic Performers | |
| 05/15/2007 | Jeff Carroll | Baseball |
| 05/08/2007 | Halle Popson | Softball |
| 04/30/2007 | Ben Wood | Golf |
| 04/23/2007 | Brittney Bernardoni | Women's Cross Country and Track |
| 04/17/2007 | Pat Sovacool | Men's Cross Country and Track |
| 04/10/2007 | Meredith Linch and Shalise Lugo | Softball |
| 04/02/2007 | Senior Synchronized Skating Team | Synchronized Skating |
| 03/26/2007 | Jeff Zatkoff | Ice Hockey |
| 03/12/2007 | Tim Pollitz | Men's Basketball |
| 03/05/2007 | Victoria Pulido | Tennis |
| 02/27/2007 | Paul Ricard | Men's Swimming and Diving |
| 02/19/2007 | Karen Frazier | Women's Swimming and Diving |
| 02/15/2007 | Matt Christie and Alec Martinez | Ice Hockey |
| 02/05/2007 | Nathan Peavy and Tim Pollitz | Men's Basketball |
| 01/29/2007 | Women's Swimming and Diving | Women's Swimming and Diving |
| 01/23/2007 | Allison Stevens | Women's Swimming and Diving |
| 01/15/2007 | Lashonda Davis | Women's Cross Country and Track |
| 01/08/2007 | Amanda Jackson | Women's Basketball |
| 01/03/2007 | Notable Performances Over Winter Break | |
| 12/18/2006 | Miami's Fall Sports All-MAC Academic Performers | |
| 12/11/2006 | Jaclyn Leininger | Women's Basketball |
| 12/05/2006 | Kristina Bolterstein and Ryan Jones | Women's Cross Country and Track |
| 11/27/2006 | Nathan Peavy | Men's Basketball |
| 11/20/2006 | Ryne Robinson | Football |
| 11/13/2006 | Amanda Jackson | Women's Basketball |
| 11/06/2006 | Chris Heaton | Men's Swimming and Diving |
| 10/30/2006 | Karen Frazier | Women's Swimming and Diving |
| 10/26/2006 | Nathan Davis | Ice Hockey |
| 10/17/2006 | Miami Football | Football |
| 10/09/2006 | Emily Schroeder | Volleyball |
| 10/02/2006 | Kelly Douple and Christy Scardina | Tennis |
| 09/25/2006 | Kathleen Vistica | Soccer |
| 08/30/2006 | Danielle Perrecone | Field Hockey |
| 08/15/2006 | Stuart Grosser | |
| 07/28/2006 | Miami Fulbrights | |
| 06/21/2006 | Jessica Hohman | |
| 06/12/2006 | DOCTOR greenbbs | |
| 05/16/2006 | Dan Huling | Men's Cross Country and Track |
| 04/05/2006 | Synchronized Skating | Synchronized Skating |
| 03/20/2006 | Taryn Nye | Women's Cross Country and Track |
| 03/13/2006 | Alec Martinez | Ice Hockey |
| 03/01/2006 | Dan Huling | Men's Cross Country and Track |
| 02/27/2006 | Ryan Jones | Ice Hockey |
| 02/20/2006 | Leslie Macedo | Softball |
| 02/13/2006 | Lashonda Davis | Women's Cross Country and Track |
| 02/06/2006 | Katie Unger | Women's Swimming and Diving |
| 01/30/2006 | Taryn Nye and Sarah Landau | Women's Cross Country and Track |
| 01/23/2006 | Geoff Smith | Ice Hockey |
| 01/20/2006 | Nate VanderSluis | Men's Basketball |
| 01/18/2006 | Matt Davis | Ice Hockey |
| 12/07/2005 | Nathan Davis | Ice Hockey |
| 11/30/2005 | Dan Huling and Chris Swisher | Men's Cross Country and Track |
| 11/23/2005 | Miami Field Hockey | Field Hockey |
| 11/03/2005 | Dan Huling | Men's Cross Country and Track |
| 10/26/2005 | Andy Greene | Ice Hockey |
| 10/04/2005 | Josh Betts | Football |
| 09/19/2005 | Brandon Murphy | Football |
| 09/12/2005 | Lindy Slinger | Soccer |
| 09/05/2005 | Suzy Wolford |