FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Evan O’Kelly Director of Communications O: (406) 657-2130 E: evan.okelly@msubillings.edu Wednesday, December 16, 2015 VOTE NOW: Palomino up for HERO Sports D2 Legend of the Year
Voting now to help MSUB men’s soccer sophomore Ricardo Palomino earn HERO Sports D2 Legend of the Year honors for his standout 2015 season. BILLINGS, Mont. – Voting is now open for the 2015 HERO Sports NCAA Division II Legend of the Year award, with Montana State University Billings men’s soccer sophomore Ricardo Palomino standing as one of the top candidates. Follow this link to vote now. Palomino earned HERO Sports NCAA Division II Hero of the Week honors when he scored a hat trick in the second half to help the Yellowjackets come from behind in a 3-2 win over Concordia University at home on Oct. 17, 2015 at Yellowjacket Field. Palomino is one of 10 finalists for the top award handed out by HERO Sports. Voting closes on Monday, Dec. 21 at noon Pacific time.
In his first year as a Yellowjacket, Palomino was picked as a D2 Collegiate Commissioners Association first-team allregion honoree after leading the west region in goals (16) and total points (34). He was a first-team all-Great Northwest Athletic Conference pick and shared the league’s Newcomer of the Year honor. --@MSUBSports | #JacketNation--