SEATTLE – Seattle U Track & Field senior Jamie Hegg was named a 2020 Distinguished Graduating Student Award winner, presented Thursday night at the Red Night Out Awards Celebration. The annual awards celebrate various levels of involvement reflective of multiple facets of Seattle University's mission.
The Distinguished Graduating Student Award is presented to up to five people and recognizes graduating students whose outstanding contributions have spanned their time at Seattle U. Their commitment to service, involvement and academic excellence within the campus community exemplifies their ability to transform future communities and their willingness to work for a better and just world.
Hegg's contributions to the overall betterment of the Seattle U community include her program to recruit student-athletes to join the Redhawk Academic Mentoring Program at Washington Middle School. Her initiative led to the recruitment of 20 student-athletes to provide mentorship at Washington Middle School, resulting in a meaningful impact on both the Seattle U students and on their mentees.
She has also led additional outreach projects including recruiting nearly 50 student-athletes to participate in Washington Middle School's High 5 Event this past fall. This spring, Hegg has found new and creative ways to stay remotely connected with the Seattle U youth community. She has created exercise videos for Bailey-Gatzert Elementary to encourage students to stay active, she has made video-audio children's books that students can access from home, and she has created short videos of student-athletes describing what does it feel like to now be a student doing distance learning and any strategies they are using at this time.
Hegg, a javelin thrower and native of Boulder, Colo., wrapped up her collegiate athletics career this spring. She departs Seattle U ranked eighth all-time in the javelin with a mark of 34.03m.
The Distinguished Graduating Student Award is presented to up to five people and recognizes graduating students whose outstanding contributions have spanned their time at Seattle U. Their commitment to service, involvement and academic excellence within the campus community exemplifies their ability to transform future communities and their willingness to work for a better and just world.
Hegg's contributions to the overall betterment of the Seattle U community include her program to recruit student-athletes to join the Redhawk Academic Mentoring Program at Washington Middle School. Her initiative led to the recruitment of 20 student-athletes to provide mentorship at Washington Middle School, resulting in a meaningful impact on both the Seattle U students and on their mentees.
She has also led additional outreach projects including recruiting nearly 50 student-athletes to participate in Washington Middle School's High 5 Event this past fall. This spring, Hegg has found new and creative ways to stay remotely connected with the Seattle U youth community. She has created exercise videos for Bailey-Gatzert Elementary to encourage students to stay active, she has made video-audio children's books that students can access from home, and she has created short videos of student-athletes describing what does it feel like to now be a student doing distance learning and any strategies they are using at this time.
Hegg, a javelin thrower and native of Boulder, Colo., wrapped up her collegiate athletics career this spring. She departs Seattle U ranked eighth all-time in the javelin with a mark of 34.03m.