12/7/2021 4:34:00 PM | Women's Cross Country, General, Men's Hockey, Men's Swim & Dive, Volleyball
Hrenak and Bouley recognized for their October performances, Hendriks and Torve in November
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Athletics recognized four student-athletes as the Wolters Kluwer Athletes of the Month for their performances in the months of October and November on Tuesday. Men's Hockey graduate goalie David Hrenak (Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia) and Cross Country junior Cheresa Bouley (Zimmerman, Minn.) were named Athletes of the Month for October, while men's swim & dive sophomore Raf Hendriks (Berg en Terblijt, Netherlands) and volleyball redshirt senior Maddy Torve (Loretto, Minn.) were named Athletes of the Month for November.
DAVID HRENAK – OCTOBER
Hrenak once again solidified his spot as one of the best goaltenders in the country in October, as he ranked among the top-10 nationally in numerous statistical categories through the first month of the season. In seven starts, Hrenak posted a record of 5-2-0 with a goals against average of 1.37 and a save percentage of .943, marks which nationally ranked sixth and ninth, respectively. The Los Angeles Kings draft pick became the Huskies all-time leader in career wins with his victory over St. Thomas to open the season on Oct. 2, the 67th of his career.
Hrenak was named the NCHC Goalie of the Week on Oct. 11, as he helped lead the Huskies to a road split against No. 1/2 Minnesota State. Hrenak made saves on 50 of 52 shots (96.2 percent) against the Mavericks and led the Huskies to a 3-1 victory on Oct. 9, making 22 saves. The Husky netminder also made 28 saves on Oct. 8 in a 1-0 loss.
Hrenak was also named the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Goalie of the Month as well for his performance in October.
CHERESA BOULEY – OCTOBER
Bouley was named the October Athlete of the Month after pacing the Huskies in each of the two races she competed in, as well as earning All-Conference honors at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Championships. Bouley earned All-NSIC Second Team honors after finishing 16th overall at the NSIC Cross Country Championships (Oct. 23) with a time of 22:41.84.
The Zimmerman, Minn., native also led the Huskies to a third-place finish at the Box Waxlax Invitational on Oct. 7, finishing third overall with a then-6K personal record mark of 22:13.2.
In the classroom, Bouley was named to the NSIC All-Academic team on Dec. 1 after earning a 3.20 cumulative GPA or higher.
RAF HENDRIKS – NOVEMBER
In his sophomore campaign, Hendriks has picked up right where he left off in his stellar freshman season. In the month of November alone, Hendriks won 10 events in three meets, including the NCAA-leading time in the 200-yard backstroke.
At the Coyote Extravaganza (Nov. 5-6), Hendriks earned victories in the 100-yard backstroke (49.55), 200-yard freestyle (day 1 – 1:41.94 / day 2 – 1:42.83) and 200-yard butterfly (1:54.33). He also swam legs on the relay teams that won in the 200-yard freestyle (1:24.33) and 200-yard medley (1:32.82). Next, at the JoAnn Andregg Invite (Nov. 12-13), Hendriks won the 200-yard backstroke with an NCAA-leading time of 1:46.71 and the 500-yard freestyle (4:35.27), winning by more than 12 seconds. For his performance in St. Paul, Hendriks was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Swimmer of the Week. Finally, in a dual against Eau Claire (Nov. 19), Hendriks won two events once again, coming in first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:41.53) and the 100-yard backstroke (49.38).
MADDY TORVE – NOVEMBER
Torve was the driving factor in the engine that was the Huskies Volleyball team, leading the team to a perfect 8-0 mark, an NSIC Regular Season Title, and an NSIC Postseason Championship, its first in program history, in the month of November.
As the Huskies setter, Torve accumulated 394 assists in eight matches in the month of November, averaging 12.71 assists per set. She earned NSIC Setter of the Week honors on Nov. 8 and Nov. 15, was named the NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year on Nov. 12 and was named to the All-NSIC First Team on Nov. 11. She became the second Husky to ever reach the 4,000 career assists mark, checking in with 4,292 career assists, and helped pilot the Huskies offense to the No. 1 hitting percentage in the NSIC at .270.
Torve was pivotal in the Huskies first conference championship since 1982 and helped lead the Huskies to its first ever conference tournament championship, as the Huskies beat Winona State in four sets on Nov. 20 to claim the NSIC Tournament title. Torve recorded 48 assists in the four-set match and earned All-Tournament honors for her performance. Torve led the nation in assists entering the NCAA Regional and finished the season ranked third in D-II with 1,386 assists, earning First Team All-America honors in the process.
Off the court, Torve was named to the CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District Team on Nov. 22, maintaining a 3.94 GPA while majoring in marketing.
DAVID HRENAK – OCTOBER
Hrenak once again solidified his spot as one of the best goaltenders in the country in October, as he ranked among the top-10 nationally in numerous statistical categories through the first month of the season. In seven starts, Hrenak posted a record of 5-2-0 with a goals against average of 1.37 and a save percentage of .943, marks which nationally ranked sixth and ninth, respectively. The Los Angeles Kings draft pick became the Huskies all-time leader in career wins with his victory over St. Thomas to open the season on Oct. 2, the 67th of his career.
Hrenak was named the NCHC Goalie of the Week on Oct. 11, as he helped lead the Huskies to a road split against No. 1/2 Minnesota State. Hrenak made saves on 50 of 52 shots (96.2 percent) against the Mavericks and led the Huskies to a 3-1 victory on Oct. 9, making 22 saves. The Husky netminder also made 28 saves on Oct. 8 in a 1-0 loss.
Hrenak was also named the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Goalie of the Month as well for his performance in October.
CHERESA BOULEY – OCTOBER
Bouley was named the October Athlete of the Month after pacing the Huskies in each of the two races she competed in, as well as earning All-Conference honors at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Championships. Bouley earned All-NSIC Second Team honors after finishing 16th overall at the NSIC Cross Country Championships (Oct. 23) with a time of 22:41.84.
The Zimmerman, Minn., native also led the Huskies to a third-place finish at the Box Waxlax Invitational on Oct. 7, finishing third overall with a then-6K personal record mark of 22:13.2.
In the classroom, Bouley was named to the NSIC All-Academic team on Dec. 1 after earning a 3.20 cumulative GPA or higher.
RAF HENDRIKS – NOVEMBER
In his sophomore campaign, Hendriks has picked up right where he left off in his stellar freshman season. In the month of November alone, Hendriks won 10 events in three meets, including the NCAA-leading time in the 200-yard backstroke.
At the Coyote Extravaganza (Nov. 5-6), Hendriks earned victories in the 100-yard backstroke (49.55), 200-yard freestyle (day 1 – 1:41.94 / day 2 – 1:42.83) and 200-yard butterfly (1:54.33). He also swam legs on the relay teams that won in the 200-yard freestyle (1:24.33) and 200-yard medley (1:32.82). Next, at the JoAnn Andregg Invite (Nov. 12-13), Hendriks won the 200-yard backstroke with an NCAA-leading time of 1:46.71 and the 500-yard freestyle (4:35.27), winning by more than 12 seconds. For his performance in St. Paul, Hendriks was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Swimmer of the Week. Finally, in a dual against Eau Claire (Nov. 19), Hendriks won two events once again, coming in first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:41.53) and the 100-yard backstroke (49.38).
MADDY TORVE – NOVEMBER
Torve was the driving factor in the engine that was the Huskies Volleyball team, leading the team to a perfect 8-0 mark, an NSIC Regular Season Title, and an NSIC Postseason Championship, its first in program history, in the month of November.
As the Huskies setter, Torve accumulated 394 assists in eight matches in the month of November, averaging 12.71 assists per set. She earned NSIC Setter of the Week honors on Nov. 8 and Nov. 15, was named the NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year on Nov. 12 and was named to the All-NSIC First Team on Nov. 11. She became the second Husky to ever reach the 4,000 career assists mark, checking in with 4,292 career assists, and helped pilot the Huskies offense to the No. 1 hitting percentage in the NSIC at .270.
Torve was pivotal in the Huskies first conference championship since 1982 and helped lead the Huskies to its first ever conference tournament championship, as the Huskies beat Winona State in four sets on Nov. 20 to claim the NSIC Tournament title. Torve recorded 48 assists in the four-set match and earned All-Tournament honors for her performance. Torve led the nation in assists entering the NCAA Regional and finished the season ranked third in D-II with 1,386 assists, earning First Team All-America honors in the process.
Off the court, Torve was named to the CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District Team on Nov. 22, maintaining a 3.94 GPA while majoring in marketing.
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