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Tyler Hadzinsky
Tyler Hadzinsky
Posted: Aug 07, 2009

Chapman's Hadzinsky named Independents Student-Athlete of the Year

ORANGE, Calif. - Chapman University's Tyler Hadzinsky has been named Male Student-Athlete of the Year by the Association of Division III Independents for the 2008-09 academic year. Only a sophomore, he was named to the All-Independents teams in both soccer (first team) and baseball (third team) last year, including being named Goalkeeper of the Year as the Panthers' starter.

Hadzinsky also became just the second student-athlete in Chapman history to be named to two different ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VIII teams in 2008-09 with a 3.9 grade-point average in business.

The sophomore's year got off to a great start in the fall as he helped lead the Panther soccer team to a 12-4-2 overall record. Hadzinsky made 49 saves and posted four shutouts with a 0.62 goals-against average - the lowest for any Chapman goalkeeper in 25 years.

From there, he moved to baseball and started all 49 games at second base. He batted .376 and led the team with 18 doubles, four triples and had 25 extra-base hits. Chapman won its fifth consecutive West Region title and placed third at the Division III championships with a record of 32-17.

Hadzinsky becomes the third Chapman student-athlete to earn annual top honors from the Association of Division III Independents since the organization began handing out awards in 2003. Chapman baseball player Alex Taylor (2003) and basketball player Josh Flynn-Brown (2007) have also been honored.

The Association of Division III Independents consists of 17 Division III independent institutions that have joined together to recognize student-athletes at independent institutions, and to provide exempted postseason championship competition in nine sports in 2008-09. The Association recognizes outstanding athletic achievements of its student-athletes on a weekly, monthly and annual basis. The Association provides statistical services for its member is seven sports. For more information about the Association of Division III Independents is available at http://www.d3independents.org.