Pasco-Hernando State College men’s baseball player Bailey Partlow and women’s cross-country runner Marffee Simbulan each were each honored with the college’s Dr. Debra J. Hay Outstanding Student Athlete Award, during an April 17 awards banquet.
(Courtesy of Pasco-Hernando State College)
Each year, one female and one male PHSC student-athlete who “demonstrate excellence in the classroom, on the fields and courts, in leadership on campus, and with service in the community” is selected by the PHSC coaching staff to receive the Dr. Debra J. Hay Outstanding Student Athlete Award. Hay was a former dean of student services, who encouraged excellence and was an advocate for student athletes.
Simbulan, a PHSC sophomore from Pensacola, has a 3.94 grade point average. Her community service projects have included participation in a Phi Theta Kappa roadside clean-up event and the Special Olympics.
Partlow, a PHSC sophomore from Westfield, Indiana, carries a 3.52 grade point average. A team captain and starting catcher for two years, Partlow has a career batting average of .308. His community service has included the annual Forest Lakes community park cleanup, the PHSC Quistas 5K Run and speaking to students at Bishop Larkin Catholic School in Port Richey.
Players for each intercollegiate sport at PHSC also were honored: Marisa French (coed cheerleading), Charlene Sanchez (cross-country), Kylyn Burbine (half-marathon), Danielle Christian (women’s volleyball), Charles Isaac (men’s basketball), Angelica Venzia (women’s softball) and Alex Reynolds (men’s baseball).
For information about athletics at PHSC, visit PHSC.edu/athletics.
