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June 24, 2005


 Ferrum Student-Athletes Earn USA South Academic Honors
Panthers Land 50 on Academic All-Conference Team;
Eight Earn Double-Honors for Ferrum

FAYETTEVILLE, NC – The USA South Athletic Conference has released its 2004-05 Academic All-Conference Team, sponsored by Bank of America, and Ferrum College has had 50 student-athletes named to the team.  Eight Ferrum student-athletes earned double honors this season. 

Earning All-Conference and Academic All-Conference in 2004-05 were: Mindy Altice (volleyball) , Matt Brantley (men's tennis), Ryan Cooper (baseball), Kim Cox (softball), Desiree Dayton (women's cross country), Krystal Ellis (softball), Steven Helton (men's cross country), and Erich Trier (men's tennis).

To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must have earned a 3.0 grade point average in each of the two semesters of any given year.  Any student-athlete participating in any varsity sport at any Conference institution is eligible.  The sport does not have to be a Conference-sponsored sport. 

Ferrum's selections to the 2004-05 USA South/Bank of America Academic All-Conference Team are listed below.  To see the entire Academic All-Conference team, please visit the USA South web site at www.usasouth.net.

Judy Alzime Adam Crawford Zach Hammons Adam Pickeral
Mindy Altice Vic Davidson Dustin Hamoy Jamires Poindexter
Jacqui Andrusky Desiree Dayton Kyle Hatten Shannon Saunders
Brynn Angel Gregory Eaddy Steven Helton Melissa Sharps
Cassie Barney Krystal Ellis Travis Hundley Elizabeth Smith
Matt Brantley Ryan Foster Wendy Hunt Robert Stevens
Ashley Brubaker Kenzie Franklin Thomas James Erich Trier
William Bufkin Jesse Fuller Toni Lombardi Amber Triplett
Jason Butler Jessica Gamble Adam Millard Candyce Tucker
Derek Cantrell Beth Gardner Brandon Owen Justin Vest
Amanda Chitwood Anthony Gilbert Wilson Paine Jessica Walker
Ryan Cooper Elizabeth Haines Sarah Palastro Amy Wintrow
Kim Cox Ryan Hall        

The USA South Athletic Conference is made up of eight member schools located in the North Carolina and Virginia area. Our headquarters is in Fayetteville, North Carolina.  For more information, please contact USA South Sports Information Director Cory Blackson at (910) 630-7236 or at sid@usasouth.net.


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