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Kirsten Hudson Named 2009 Hartwick College Female Athlete of the Year
ONEONTA, N.Y. -- Kirsten Hudson (Jr., Wellington, New Zealand/Sacred Heart) headlined the end of season student-athlete awards at the Hartwick College Athletics Banquet by receiving the Anna Meyer Female Athlete of the Year Award.
Hudson recorded one of the most impressive seasons of any player in Hartwick water polo history in 2009. She became the first player at Hartwick to break the 200-point mark in a single season, broke the career goals and points records at 'Wick, and reached the 500-point mark for her career.
She was named the Eastern Championship Most Valuable Player for the second time in three years and earned first team All-Tournament honors for the third straight time.
A Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Northern Division First Team all-star for the third consecutive season, she earned her division's Player of the Week award four-times during the 2009 season.
She broke the season assist record with 77 helpers, while her 124 goals in 2009 was the second-highest single-season total in program history. Defensively, she registered 87 steals this season giving her 205 (tied for 4th all-time) for her three-year career.
