Wednesday February 24, 2010 senior captain Junior Bernal was recognized for his accomplishments at the University of Maine on and off the court. First, off the court academically he has won four gold medals for having such good grades and being recognized for his achievements. He has been here for five years and has not been below a 3.0 GPA and majors in child development. He has been a part of activities off the court such as help in the community, coaching camps, and team functions such as the Run For Cure for breast care awareness just to name a few. he is admired by many children and elders in the state of Maine because of what he has done for the state in his time here. At the game against Albany on the 24th of February, Bernal's whole family came up from Manhattan, New York to be a part of his ceremony and walk on the court with him as he was recognized by the audience. After the game there was a reception for him as everybody was in a room his mother, sister, grandmother, uncle, cousins, friends, old coaches and teammates, and his current coaches and teammates. It was a special moment especially for me because I been his teammate for three years and seeing him moving on is a big accomplishment. On the court Bernal has made history by being the first basketball player to record over 1,000 points, 500 assists, 300 rebounds, and 150 steals. He was obviously recognized for that accomplishment and he should be very proud to have done that and be the first to do it. It was amazing seeing his family support him and drive 9 hours from New York to be a part of his ceremony. Being able to be his teammate has been an honor and a blessing to even meet him he is a humble, respectable, honest person and it has been a pleasure being a part of his life.
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