The 2016 recipients of the Dick Dhabalt Athlete of the Year Award at have been announced. The award winners are baseball’s Ben Hecht of Effingham and volleyball’s Claire Reinthaler of Heyworth.
The LLCC Dick Dhabalt Athlete of the Year Award recognizes annually one LLCC male athlete and one female athlete. The award was established in February of 2015 in honor of Mr. Dhabalt, former athletic director, head men’s basketball coach and faculty member, and acknowledges his dedication to education, athletics and students at LLCC.