Athletics

February 2010 Athlete of the Month

Cody Troutman and Richard James Sykora

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Cody Troutman                      'RJ' Sykora
 
Men’s basketball captain Cody Troutman and men’s volleyball co-captain Richard James (RJ) Sykora have been named Hilbert College’s Co-Student-Athletes of the Month for February, 2010.
 
The Jamestown Community College transfer, Troutman (South Dayton, NY/Pine Valley/JCC) has been a consistent player for the Hawks all season. In the month of February he scored 48 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and dished for 25 assists in the 5 games played.   His 9.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg are very close to his overall season averages. But his 5 assists per game in February are above the 3.2 apg season average. In the lone victory during the last month of the season against D’Youville College (89-80), Troutman hit for 9 points (2-3 from behind the arc) with 4 assists. His highest output was against Mount Aloysius College when he scored 14 points with 4 assists in the 64-75 loss. 
 
Troutman earned a 3.34 GPA after his first semester at Hilbert while majoring in Business Administration.
 
Sykora (Stow, OH/Munroe Falls) has been a verbal leader all season long. During the second month of the season, he has stepped up his on-court performances to lead the young team.  The Hawks finished the month of February with a set record of 6 – 23 in the 8 matches played. During those matches, Hilbert beat SUNYIT (3-2) and took one set from Medaille College, a feat the team hasn’t been able accomplish in prior meetings. Sykora was able to score 83 kills, 74 digs, 10 service aces and 12 blocks during the team’s 1-7 month.
 
Sykora is majoring in Political Studies and carries on overall 3.70 GPA in his third year.