COLUMBIA, Mo. – Senior outfielder Loren Krzysko has earned a spot on the 2018 SEC Softball Community Service Team as announced Tuesday morning by the league office. With its community service team, the SEC looks to highlight a student-athlete from each school who gives back to their community in superior service efforts.
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Krzysko completed a 150-hour internship through Fitness for Fun in which she provided free personal training throughout the Fall 2017 semester. She also continued her work with the Blessing Baskets group that makes Thanksgiving baskets for Cross Church and hands them out to the homeless and families in the Northwest Arkansas area. As part of the Blue Heron Thanksgiving brunch delivery in her hometown, Krzysko helped deliver meals to the elderly and home bound.
The Barrington, Ill., native was named one of three finalists for the Lee Spencer Cup individual honor at the 2018 HOGSPY Awards which recognized student-athletes dedicated to outreach programs. Academically, Krzysko was a December 2017 graduate while maintain a 3.65 cumulative grade-point average as a kinesiology major with a specified focus on exercise applied science. On the field, she has hit a career-high seven home runs in her senior season.
Arkansas’ All-Time SEC Community Service Team
2005 – Mindy O’Malley
2006 – Blaire Perry
2007 – Whitney Cloer
2008 – Dayna Huckabee
2009 – Whitney Cloer
2010 – Amanda Caldwell
2011 – Amanda Caldwell
2012 – Tori Mort
2013 – Hope McLemore
2014 – Megan Pearson
2015 – Megan Pearson
2016 – Parker Pocklington
2017 – Parker Pocklington
2018 – Loren Krzysko
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