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Conference Headlines |
USA South
Launches "You Tube" Channel
In an effort to increase the
publicity of Conference events and its member institutions through
the use of video content, the USA South Athletic Conference has
launched a channel on the popular "You Tube" website. |
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USA South Football Media Day Set For
August 3rd
The unveiling of the football pre-season poll will once again be
on the day of the event. |
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Agnes Scott and LaGrange Join USA
South As Lacrosse-Only Members
Agnes Scott and LaGrange will join this coming academic season. |
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USA
South Soccer Tournaments Heading to Martinsville, Virginia
The USA South has announced that the Southern
Virginia Recreation Facilities Authority will host its 2009 Men's
and Women's Soccer Tournament semifinals and finals. The contests
will be held at the Smith River Sports Complex in Martinsville,
Virginia on November 6 and 7. |
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Shenandoah Baseball Finish Seventh in D3baseball.com Poll
The Hornets put a cap on its outstanding 2009 baseball season with
a final ranking of seventh in the D3baseball.com poll. |
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N.C. Wesleyan Men's Tennis Tabbed 16th in Final ITA National
Rankings
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)
has released its final national rankings for the 2009 season with
the Battling Bishops coming in at #16. |
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Methodist's Schrader Named to the All-Nicklaus Team
The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) has released the
2009 All-Nicklaus Team. Methodist junior Josh Schrader was one of
20 players from Division I, II, III and the NAIA to be recognized. |
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Seward To Direct CNU Cross Country Program
Christopher
Newport announced the hiring of George Seward to direct the
school’s cross country program. |
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CNU's Ogun Named Preseason All-America
Christopher
Newport’s Tunde Ogun was named pre-season All-America by Consensus
Draft Services |
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Beuerle and Clark
Win Don Scalf Awards
The 2009 award
winners are Shenandoah University softball player Catherine Beuerle and
Greensboro College men's soccer player Andrew Clark. |
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Giovanni
Vlahos Hired as Men's Soccer Coach
Vlahos spent the past year at USC Sumter--a junior
college--as the head men’s and women’s coach of their first-year
soccer programs. |
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USA
South Announces Academic All-Conference Honorees
This season, a record total of 734 athletes earned
Academic All-Conference honors. |
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Christopher Newport's
Erin Wojtkun Named USA South Woman of the Year
Wojtkun, a senior soccer player for the
Captains, amassed a 3.48 GPA while majoring in Psychology with a
leadership minor. |
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Shenandoah Baseball
Eliminated From Division III World Series
The Hornets' magical run at the 2009 NCAA Baseball
Championships ended with a 9-8, 11-inning, loss to Carthage. |
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Shenandoah's Van Sickler Earns All-America Honors
The Hornet sophomore was named a Third Team All-American by
the ABCA. |
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Shenandoah's Simons Earns All-America Honors
The Hornet's senior pitcher, Josh Simons, was selected to
the D3baseball.com All-America Team. |
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15 USA South Baseball Student-Athletes Named All-Region;
SU's Anderson Earns Region Coach of the Year
Christopher Newport, Ferrum, Greensboro, Methodist, N.C.
Wesleyan and Shenandoah are all represented on the ABCA
All-South Region Team. |
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Two Christopher Newport Softball Players Named First Team
All-American
The Captain's Jessie Atkinson
and Taylor Morgan were each named First Team All-American by
the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. |
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Two Christopher Newport Women's Lacrosse Players Named
All-Region
The Captain's Kaitlin Quigley and Katie Doherty each earned
All-Chesapeake Region honors. |
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Greensboro's Lemmons Named to All-Academic Team
Michelle Lemmons, a member of
The Pride's women's tennis team, was named to the District 3
Women's At-Large ESPN The Magazine All-Academic Team. |
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Greensboro's Sutton Named to All-Academic Team
David Sutton, a member of
The Pride's men's tennis team, was named to the District 3
Men's At-Large ESPN The Magazine All-Academic Team. |
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Tuggle Out, Tuggle In at Greensboro College
Randy Tuggle has been named head coach of The Pride women's
basketball and men's and women's cross country teams,
replacing his cousin, Jason. |
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Four Methodist Men's Golfers Named
GCAA
All-Americans
Matt Bova, Jake Pleczkowski, Josh Schrader and Tom Cooper
all earned All-American accolades |
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Melinda Campbell Named New Meredith Head Women's Basketball
Coach
Campbell takes over the Avenging Angels as David Zinn steps
down in order to take on more administrative duties at
Meredith in a position as Assistant Athletics Coordinator. |