Rochester, Mich. (Apr. 18, 2004) ???C Seniors Jason Perry (Southfield, Mich.) of Oakland???s men???s soccer team and Kristie Kieffer (Sterling Heights, Mich.) of the women???s cross country team were name the 2003-04 recipients of the Hollie Lepley Senior Scholar Athlete Awards the Oakland University athletics department has announced today. The award recognizes the top senior scholar athletes for overall excellence in academic achievement, athletic achievement and service activities. The awards are named in honor of the founder of Oakland University athletics, Hollie Lepley. The awards exemplify his commitment to education, human service and his quality of leadership and personal character. A four-year letterwinner for Oakland???s soccer team, Perry was the team???s defensive co-captain and was named the Mid-Con Defensive Player of the Year and a third team All-American this past season, as he led the Golden Grizzlies to their second consecutive NCAA Division I Tournament appearance and highest-ever No. 12 national ranking. He was a three-time All-Mid-Con selection while helping Oakland earn three regular season conference titles, and one Mid-Con Tournament Championship. Perry guided an Oakland defense that finished first in the conference the past two years in team goals against average. He compiled one goal and 10 assists in four seasons. A four-time letterwinner for OU???s cross country team, Kieffer had one of the most successful cross country season???s ever for a Golden Grizzly runner as she dominated the women???s cross country times in the Mid-Continent Conference all season. She capped off her career by setting new school records at both 5K and 6K distances and captured the Mid-Con individual title on Nov. 1, the second of her career. She was also a two-time Mid-Con Athlete of the Year in cross country and was a six-time Mid-Con cross country athlete of the week this season, finishing first in four of the nine races she competed in. She set school records of 17:03 at the 5K distance and a 21:10.70 over the 6K distance.