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Michigan Tech's Alex
Kowalski Honored With 2000 GLIAC McAvoy Award
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Alex Kowalski |
Michigan Tech University quarterback
Alex Kowalski has been chosen as the 2000 recipient of the Jack
H. McAvoy Award as announced by Tom Brown, Commissioner of the Great
Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The award is presented
annually to the GLIAC football player who best combines outstanding
character and leadership on the field, in the classroom, and in
the community.
Kowalski, a senior from St. Louis,
Mich., was a first-team All-GLIAC selection this season after leading
the Huskies to a 5-5 record and a fifth-place finish in the GLIAC,
the best-ever finish for a Michigan Tech team. He completed 173
of 301 pass attempts this season for 2,163 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Kowalski rushed for another 285 yards and nine touchdowns.
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An avid volunteer,
Kowalski proved to be an asset to the Michigan Tech community by being
involved with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the Houghton Rotary Seafood
Festival, and the Houghton/Hancock Bridgefest. Majoring in chemical
engineering and business administration, Kowalski lends his talents
as a tutor on the MTU campus and in elementary classrooms. He is also
involved in various church-related activities.
A four-time member of the GLIAC All-Academic
team, Kowalski has maintained a 3.54 grade point average (on a 4.0
scale) at Michigan Tech. He earned CoSIDA/Verizon Academic All-District
first-team honors for his efforts this season and was the recipient
of the Alan Bovard Award as Michigan Tech’s most valuable player.
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Jack H. McAvoy
Award Winners
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| 1999 |
Mo Harris, Ferris State |
| 1998 |
Jeff Fox, Grand Valley State |
| 1997 |
Matt Fishburn, Wayne State |
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Eric Tree, Michigan Tech |
| 1996 |
Chris Pulliams, Ferris State |
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The Michigan Tech single-season passing yardage record holder, Kowalski
finished second in the GLIAC in total offense this season with 244.8
yards per game. He finished fourth in the league in both passing yards
per game (216.3), and pass efficiency rating (123), and was ninth
in the GLIAC in points per game (5.6). |
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The award was established to honor Jack McAvoy, who retired as Hillsdale
College’s director of athletics after 20 years in 1995. He was instrumental
in the founding of the MIFC in 1988-90. When McAvoy was promoted to
athletics director, he was also the Chargers’ football coach, compiling
a 24-16-1 record from 1974 to 1977. |
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