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June 18, 2007


 Ferrum's Wilson Paine Named Academic All-American®
FERRUM, Va. - Ferrum College senior Wilson Paine (Maryville, Tenn./Maryville) has been named to the 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Men's At-Large First Team for the College Division.

Paine is only the second student-athlete from Ferrum to earn Academic All-America recognition.  The first was Elizabeth Adams, a tennis and soccer standout who earned Academic AA third team honors in 2000.
 
2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team
 
The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® program is sponsored by the College Sports Information Directors of America.  Paine became eligible for Academic AA honors when he was named to the Academic All-District first team May 24th.

 Paine was an All-Conference selection in the USA South Athletic Conference this season, earning honorable mention.  He earned USA South Player of the Week honors April 3rd after having posted a 6-0 record in singles and doubles the previous week.

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 HONORS AT FERRUM

  • 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
  • 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
  • 2007 VaSID Academic All-State
  • 2007 Academic All-Conference
  • 2007 Academic All-District first team
  • 2007 Academic All-America first team
  • 2007 All-Conference honorable mention
  • School record for season singles winning % (.882, 15-2 record in 2006)
  • School record for longest singles win streak (15 matches during 2004 season)
  • Nominee for 2007 USA South Athletic Conference Don Scalf Award

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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