 FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE- Contact: Gary Holden, Sports Information Director
- (540) 365-4306
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- July 16, 2003
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- Venable Named Preseason Football All-American
- Junior DB a Football
Gazette First Team Selection
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- Ferrum, Va. – Ferrum College junior
defensive back Darren
Venable (Covington, Va./Covington) has been named Don
Hansen's Football Gazette 2003 NCAA Division III Preseason
All-America Team as a first-team selection.
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- Football
Gazette 2003 Preseason All-America Team
- Daren
Venable Career Honors
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- Venable was a Football Gazette All-America
third team selection last year, and was named to the All-Region
first team. He was the Dixie Conference's 2002 Defensive Player of the Year
after registering a team-high 99 tackles, including 38
solo and seven for loss. Venable made four interceptions for
52 yards, blocked a punt which resulted in a Ferrum safety and
blocked an extra point attempt.
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- Venable
was a first team All-Conference selection in the Dixie Conference
in 2002,
as the leading vote-getter at the defensive back position.
His Defensive Player of the Year award was Ferrum's second in
three years. Former standout Tone' Dancy earned the honor in
2000. In two years at Ferrum, Venable has registered 185 tackles,
including 73 solo stops and 14 for loss, five interceptions, two
pass breakups, two blocked kicks and a safety.
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- Ferrum closed out the 2002 season at 5-5 overall,
winning a share of the Dixie football title at 5-1 in league
play. It was Ferrum's second straight Dixie football
co-championship. The Panthers open the 2002 season on Sept.
6 with a non-conference game at home against Wesley College.
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- Ferrum will vie for this year's USA South Athletic Conference
football title. The Dixie Conference officially adopted the
name change in June of 2003. For more information, please contact the
Ferrum sports information office at (540) 365-4306.
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