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May 24, 2007


 Ferrum's Paine Named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® District III Team
FERRUM, Va. - Ferrum College senior Wilson Paine (Maryville, Tenn./Maryville) has been named to the 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® District III Men's At-Large first team.
 
       2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team
 
The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® program is sponsored by the College Sports Information Directors of America.  As a first-team All-District selection, Paine is now eligible for Academic All-America.

 Paine played this season in the #2 singles spot and primarily at #2 doubles.  He finished 7-13 in singles and 10-9 in doubles, and was named to the USA South's All-Conference team as an honorable mention.  Paine earned USA South Player of the Week honors April 3rd after having posted a perfect 6-0 record the previous week.

Paine holds two school records at Ferrum; singles win streak at 15 matches and season singles win percentage at .882 (15-3 record in 2006).  Ferrum closed out its 2006-07 season at 5-16 under 9th-year Head Coach Gary Holden. 

Paine posted a perfect 4.0 grade point average through his four years at Ferrum.  He has been accepted to Harvard University's Divinity School, and is enrolled for the fall of 2007.  Paine's academic honors while at Ferrum are listed below:

  • Enrolled fall 2007 at Harvard University Divinity School
  • Graduated from Ferrum Summa Cum Laude with a perfect 4.0 GPA
  • Dean’s List 8 semesters
  • Member of Alpha Chi National Honor Society
  • Member of Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society
  • Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
  • Member of Alpha Chi National Honors Society and Phi Alpha Theta, History Honors Society
  • Appalachian College Assoc. to Washington Center Program scholarship
  • Wallace W. and Catherine W. White Scholarship
  • Beazley Virginia Scholarship
  • 2007 Ferrum College President’s Cup Co-Recipient

Paine is the son of Lisa Brown and Tom Paine of Maryville, Tennessee.  He is a 2003 graduate of Maryville High School.  For more information, please contact the Ferrum College Sports Information Office at (540) 365-4306.
 

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