Brian Voelkel’s freshman season at Vermont couldn’t have unfolded much better. He started every game and led his team in rebounds and assists, and led the America East conference in rebounding (9.6 RPG) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2-to-1.0). It earned him the conference’s Rookie of the Year honor.
The Iona Prep grad’s performance hasn’t gone unnoticed. His effort for the 23-9 Catamounts earned freshman all-America honors from CollegeInsider.com alongside 20 others, including some of the top players in the country, like Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger and North Carolina’s Harrison Barnes.
At Vermont, they have called Voelkel’s freshman season one of the best in program history. And the honors still continue to flow in. Last week, Voelkel was named the top non-senior male athlete at the university when he won the 2011 Underclass Athletic Achievement Award at Vermont’s Rally Awards.
Below is the introduction from the Rally Awards. It includes mention of Voelkel’s statistical achievements and a look at a few highlights from his freshman season.
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great job keep it up
Congrats to Brian- He was such a great player at Iona Prep- He could have a shot at playing professionally in Europe after his college career.
Great news , Congrats ,, Hard working kid
Jordan Bronner at New Hampshire also was awarded the Top Freshmen Award for New Hampshire.
Iona Prep puts out great, hard working kids.
Congrats
Watching him play for IP a few times it was easy to see how polished his game was and his rebounding and passing were just remarkable. It’s nice to see a local kid get that kind of recognition. In fact, the key players from that IP team seem to be doing great things. Bronner as mentioned above, I saw a Syracuse roster that had Lyde’s name on it. Didn’t Carissimo go to Vermont also? Jeff Mack made a big impression but it looks like football is his sport in college. Any updates on what he is doing?