Hasiotis Named 2021-22 C.L.A.W. Award Recipient 5/6/2022 8:00:00 PM AMHERST, N.Y. - Bowling student-athlete Alex Hasiotis (Rochester, N.Y.) has been named the recipient of the Daemen University C.L.A.W. Award for the 2021-22 academic year. This prestigious award is given annually to the graduating student-athlete who best exemplifies the traits of character, leadership, academic achievement and work ethic. The announcement of this year's recipients was made this evening at the Wildcat Night of Honors, an annual event held on campus to recognize the achievements of the university's intercollegiate teams and student-athletes. Hasiotis is a five-year member of the Daemen women's bowling program. Duruing the course of her career, she helped the Wildcats achieve a 164-129 overall record as well as several tournament championships. Hasiotis exhausted her eligibility this past season when she helped Daemen to a program-record 50 wins. She is in the graduate portion of her studies in Daemen's Athletic Training program. Hasiotis was nominated for the award by her head coach, Carrie Racsumberger, and by Karen Roehling, assistant athletic trainer/senior woman administrator. Highlights of her nominations include: Demonstration of good character (Roehling): Alex has great integrity and expects the same from those around her. She often puts others first before herself. She does the little things and, more importantly, maintains a high integrity when no one is watching. She is a role model for her team. She always puts forth 100% effort and expects the same from those around her. Demonstration of good character (Racsumberger): Alex always has demonstrated good character by being there for her teammates on and off the lanes. She is loyal to the team and deeply dedicated to contributing to the team's success. Leadership Roles (Roehling): Alex has completed the DC Will Lead program. She has been a captain and SAAC representative for her team. She was a leader in ATSA club. As a captain of the team, she was given extra responsibilities and often the communicator between her coach and teammates in scheduling and planning of trips. She was the liaison between her team and the strength and conditioning coach to help set up lift times. Leadership Roles (Racsumberger): Alex has served as the team captain for two years. She is very organized and meticulous. More importantly though, she is an influencer. She has the ability to bring positivity to an environment. Alex, on many occasions, helped coordinate healthy snack options for the team. Alex also organized team bonding events that were of tremendous value to the team. Academic Achievement (Roehling): Alex has completed her BS degree (May 2021) and this academic year is completing her last year for Master's degree in athletic training. She is Trustee scholarship recipient and has consistently been on the Dean's List. Academic Achievement (Racsumberger): Alex has been an awarded the NTCA All-Academic award multiple times in her career. Work Ethic (Racsumberger): Alex will never give up. In her senior year, during our baker match, Alex had 12 strikes in row for a baker 300 game. Alex contributed to our first time ever winning the DII Wildcat Invitational Tournament; she contributed to our 50th win; she contributed to leading the qualifying at the ECC Championship tournament; she contributed to the second place ECC finish last year. Alex has been named to many All-Tournament teams throughout her athletic career. Alex has an incredible ability to focus and follow through. When her mind is set on something she will not let anything get in her way. She is fierce! Additional Information (Roehling): In addition to her athletic and academic accomplishments, Alex has been able to manage her time and complete her athletic training clinicals during the academic year. Also, she is one of the more reliable student workers and picks up shifts as her schedule allowed in the AWC fitness center. Additional Information (Racsumberger): As a new coach when I joined this team, Alex stepped up and helped in every way possible. I saw in her that she was definitely going to be a leader and she proved me right. I have gotten to know Alex and watched her persevere and forge ahead despite many challenges. Her spirit, determination and inspiration are going to be deeply missed by me and the team. Hasiotis is the first bowling student-athlete to receive the C.L.A.W. Award. Past award recipients are: 2013 - Joanna Fretthold, women's volleyball 2014 - Mark Coppola, men's basketball 2015 - Sam Rugg, men's soccer/track and field 2016 - Gregory Lowe, men's tennis 2017 - Rachel Pawlak, women's basketball 2018 - Giambattista Davis, men's basketball & Katie McKrell, women's volleyball 2019 - Erin Egan, women's basketball 2020 - Courtney Bernard, women's volleyball 2021 - Maddie Flores, women's soccer & Ziv Basden, men's basketball Daemen University features the premier NCAA Division II athletics program in the Buffalo-Niagara region, sponsoring 17 intercollegiate teams. For the latest information on Daemen Athletics, follow the Wildcats via social media on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, or sign up to receive customizable news alerts, e-mail newsletters and weekly schedule alerts. Print Friendly Version