Overguard Recognized for Leadership
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell senior Karlee
Overguard (Sundre, Alberta) was recognized with the
Mario St. George Boiardi '04 Leadership Award Monday evening at the
school's annual senior athletics banquet. The award is presented
for most embodying leadership, athleticism and a strong work
ethic.
Overguard was named ECAC Hockey's Best Defensive Forward in 2011.
She was part of women's ice hockey teams that claimed two Ivy
League and ECAC Hockey regular season and tournament championships.
Both teams advanced to Frozen Fours, including an appearance in the
2010 national championship game. She served as assistant captain as
a senior as Cornell won a school-record 31 games, the most by any
hockey team in school history (men's or women's). A member of the
Cub Club and Big Sister for local girls in Tompkins County, she
also apprenticed with EMTs at Cayuga Medical Center. Overguard was
able to train in a very limited fashion due to a torn labrum in her
shoulder and a herniated disc in her back, but still managed to
play in 127 career games, a school record. She scored the overtime
game winner against RPI in the ECAC playoffs, and scored twice in a
3-0 victory at national power Mercyhurst in mid-January. She posted
the team's only goal in the national semifinals against Boston
University. Overguard's strong interest in environmental issues has
allowed her to line up a job already in Alberta working with an oil
company.
