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Student-Athletes Overcome Life-Altering Experiences To Earn Inaugural NCAA Inspiration Award
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 3 , 2002/PRNewswire/ -- The NCAA today named
Maggie Maloy of Defiance College (Defiance, Ohio) and Sam Paneno
of the University of California, Davis, student-athletes who
overcame life-altering situations, recipients of its inaugural
Inspiration Award, which will be presented at the NCAA Honors
Dinner on Sunday, January 13, in Indianapolis.
The Inspiration Award, created by the NCAA Honors Committee, is presented to a current or former NCAA varsity letter winner or to a coach or administrator currently associated with intercollegiate athletics at an NCAA institution who, according to the criteria, when confronted with a life-altering situation, used perseverance, dedication and determination to overcome the event and now serves as a role model to give hope and inspiration to others in similar situations.
The victim of a violent crime in high school and a serious car accident while in college, Maloy earned all-conference honors in cross country and track and field at Defiance College, graduating in May 2001 with a degree in communication arts. In September 1994, as a 15-year-old at Galion High School, Maloy was abducted during a cross country training run, raped twice, shot five times and left for dead in a ravine. Today, two bullets remain in her right lung and one bullet remains in her head as a reminder of the attack.
In her junior year at Defiance, Maloy experienced another trauma when she lost control of her car on an icy roadway and was struck on the driver's side of her vehicle by an oncoming van. The accident left Maloy with her pelvis broken in three places and threatened her ability to walk let alone compete in intercollegiate athletics. Following months of immobilization and rehabilitation, Maloy managed to return to class and was able to resume her competitive career.
A native of Galion, Ohio, Maloy currently serves as an inspirational speaker to community groups and youth organizations, using her experiences to show how people can overcome obstacles and succeed in life.
Paneno, a two-year varsity letter winner in football at the University of California, Davis, had his leg amputated following an injury suffered on September 11, 1999, in UC Davis' second game of the season and his first start. Paneno had rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns in that game before suffering a dislocated knee in overtime. Severe complications arose with the injury, which resulted in doctors amputating Paneno's right leg just below the knee nine days after the initial injury. Following his release from the medical center, Paneno returned to UC Davis, where he supported his teammates from the sidelines the remainder of the football season.
A native of La Canada, California, Paneno is a requested public speaker who shares his story of perseverance and determination and the fact that he has four prosthetic legs at his use -- a sprinting leg, a surfing leg, a jogging leg and an all-purpose leg. He graduated from UC Davis in December 2001 with a degree in psychology and plans to attend law school this year.
In addition to Maloy and Paneno, the NCAA also will honor its Theodore Roosevelt Award recipient and its Silver Anniversary and Today's Top VIII award recipients at the Honors Dinner.
For more information on the NCAA Honors Program, visit http://www.ncaa.org/awards/honors-program/index.html .
SOURCE NCAA
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