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Jun 28 -- SAC Football Media Day announced for July 21
The South Atlantic Conference football media day is July 21 at the Holiday Inn in Salisbury, N.C. Media outlets wishing to attend should fill out the registration form and return back to the South Atlantic Conference office.
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the registration form (PDF). |
Jun 20 -- Mars Hill's Walt Baxley, Catawba's Paige Haverty named 2005-06 SAC Athletes of the Year
  ROCK HILL, SC – Mars Hill College’s Walt Baxley, an All-American basketball player who was second in the nation in scoring, and Catawba College golf standout Paige Haverty have been named the 2005-06 South Atlantic Conference Male and Female Athletes of the Year following a vote of the league’s Directors of Athletics, the conference office announced today.
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Jun 13 -- Blue Hose Tennis standouts Hector Rincon and Lauren Brown named to ESPN The Magazine® First team Academic All-America® Squad
  CLINTON, S.C. — Presbyterian College tennis players Hector Rincon and Lauren Brown have been named to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American men's and women's at-large teams, respectively.
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Jun 9 -- Wingate's Brezovec,
Presbyterian's Rincon Receive 2005-06 South Atlantic Conference
Presidents Awards
 Junior
volleyball player Rebecca Brezovec from Wingate University and
senior men’s tennis player Hector Rincon from Presbyterian
College have been named the 2005-06 South Atlantic Conference
Presidents Award recipients. The SAC Presidents Award is considered
one of the most prestigious awards the conference awards to its
student-athletes.
The Full Story |
Jun 9 -- Photos Added to Recent SAC Press
Releases
Photos taken during the recent SAC business meeting and Hall of Fame
induction ceremony have now been added to appropriate press releases
that have previously been issued. Links to those releases follow:
Hall of Fame Induction
Ceremony
Athletic
Excellence Award Presentation
New Member, Lincoln
Memorial University, Recognition |
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6 -- Baur Named New Sports Information Director at Carson-Newman
Carson-Newman athletic director David Barger announced on Monday
that Michael Baur has been named the new Sports Information Director
for the college.
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Jun 3 -- Mars Hill, Presbyterian, Wingate
Runners Named to Cross Country Academic All-District First Team in
Cross Country
 Seven
runners representing South Atlantic Conference schools have been
named to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District
first team track & field/cross country teams. Rachel Retallick
of Mars Hill is a three-time honoree and has a 3.95 GPA as a biology
and chemistry major with a minor in Pre-Med. This release provides
background information on all honorees.
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Joey King is presented the
2005-06 Peach of An Athlete Award by Don McChesney, Chief
Scout Executive of the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts
of America. Photo courtesy of the Boy Scouts of America |
Jun 1 -- Former Carson-Newman Football
Player King Recognized As 2005-06 "Peach of an Athlete"
Former Carson-Newman Eagles quarterback Joey King recently was
awarded the “Peach of An Athlete” award by the Atlanta
Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and given to
student-athletes from Georgia or who attend a college or
university in Georgia. Honorees are those who excel in athletics,
academics and community service and who serve as a positive role
model for today’s young people.
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May 31 -- 2005-06 South Atlantic Conference
Commissioner’s Honor Roll Announced
The 2005-06 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner’s Honor
Roll has been announced, with 675 student-athletes recognized for
their achievements in the classroom. The SAC Commissioner’s
Honor Roll recognizes those student-athletes who carry at least a
3.20 cumulative grade point average and have completed the season
in the sports sponsored by the conference.
The Full Story |
May 31 -- Catawba's Smith, Tusculum's
Stotser Named Baseball All-Americans
  Catawba
College senior catcher Matt Smith has been named a second team
All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Also,
Tusculum College shortstop Greg Stotser was named to the third team.
The Full Story |
May
31 -- Presbyterian's Brown Named To 2006 ESPN The Magazine
Women's Tennis Academic All-District Team
Presbyterian College women's tennis player Lauren Brown has been
named to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District
women's at-large first team announced today. She earns the honor for
the second straight year.
The Full Story |
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31 -- Wingate's Collier Named USA Youth National Volleyball Team
Coach
The USA Volleyball High Performance Program has announced that
Wingate University head volleyball coach Shelton Collier has been
named as the head coach for the 2006 USA Women’s Youth National
team.
The Full Story |
 May
30 -- Carson-Newman's Burchfield Named Baseball Academic
All-American
Carson-Newman junior outfielder Brandon Burchfield has been named a
second team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American for
baseball. Burchfield has a 4.0 grade point average in Business
Administration.
The Full Story |
May 25 -- Ten From SAC Named to All-Region
Baseball Team
Ten baseball players from the South Atlantic Conference, including
six from conference and tournament champion Catawba College, team
were named to the 2006 ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region team as
selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association.
The Full Story |
May 25 -- Presbyterian’s Rincon,
Dwivedi Named to 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic
All-District Teams
 Presbyterian
College men’s tennis players Hector Rincon and Kshitij Dwivedi
have been named to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic
All-District men's at-large teams. Rincon carries a cumulative GPA
of 3.86 while double majoring in mathematics and business
administration with a concentration in economics. Dwivedi has a
cumulative GPA of 3.81 while double majoring in mathematics and
computer science.
The Full
Story |
May
23 -- Catawba's Haverty Receives Women's Golf All-America Honor
The National Golf Coaches Association recently announced the
2005-06 student-athlete and coaches awards for Division II women's
golf. Catawba College's Paige Haverty was honored for being on the
Division II All-America First Team. |
