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W W W.HOOD.EDU 9 Visit www.hoodathletics.com for the latest Blazers news! 57 Student-athletes named Academic All-CAC A total of 900 student-athletes from the nine member institutions comprised the 2007-08 Capital Athletic Conference allacademic team. Among those honored were 57 Hood College student-athletes, all of whom maintained a 3.2 gradepoint average. The Hood student-athletes who attained this distinction are: Blair Ames, Track and Field/Cross Country William Andrews, Track and Field/Cross Country* Kelsey Blackwell, Lacrosse Lenore Brown ’08, Swimming Emily Brownlee, Cross Country* Jenna Burns, Soccer Jamie Bussey ’08, Volleyball Michael Cahill, Track and Field* Adrienne Cornett, Cross Country Steve Delaney ’08, Track and Field/Cross Country* Courtney DeSisto ’08, Soccer Jason Donnelly ’08, Soccer Abby Dyjack, Soccer/Lacrosse Caitlin Erickson ’08, Tennis* Justin Everett, Track and Field Jamie Gardner, Volleyball/Softball Stephanie Gardner, Softball Stephanie Garrett ’08, Tennis* Ashley Garyn, Swimming* Adam Gilbert, Soccer Erica Hamor, Swimming/Softball/Track and Field Laura Hines, Soccer Elizabeth Hope, Field Hockey Brittany Hurt, Soccer, Lacrosse Arielle John ’08, Lacrosse Amy Kaufman ’08, Swimming* Kelly Keyser, Track and Field/Cross Country Ola Komolafe, Track and Field/Cross Country Tomilayo Komolafe, Track and Field/Cross Country* Jennifer Krietz, Field Hockey Derrick Kuhn, Soccer Amanda Kwiatkowski, Track and Field/Cross Country* Jennifer Lacy, Softball Christa Lundskow ’08, Field Hockey Shane McCarrick ’08, Soccer* Kayla Murphy, Track and Field Lindsey Nagy ’08, Volleyball Brandy Noel, Field Hockey/Lacrosse William Oconis ’08, Lacrosse* Crystal Parker, Field Hockey April Penn ’08, Track and Field/Cross Country* Elizabeth Rakowski, Soccer Ryan Ruffner ’08, Lacrosse* Julie Schnitzker ’08, Field Hockey Danielle Sgro, Track and Field/Cross Country* Lauren Smith, Track and Field/Cross Country* Samantha Smith, Softball/Soccer Sara Stiles ’08, Track and Field/Cross Country* Kristina Straub, Volleyball Kathryn Thomas, Track and Field/Cross Country* Alexander Tkacz ’08, Lacrosse* Meaghan Verleysen ’08, Swimming Laura Wanner ’08, Tennis Caroline Woodhams ’08, Volleyball Morgan Wright, Tennis Phil Yerby, Tennis Krista Zerby, Volleyball/Softball *2006-07 CAC all-academic selection Winter 2009 Men’s Basketball wins Lebanon Valley tournament in November The men’s basketball team captured the  Rinso Marquette Tournament hosted by Lebanon Valley College Nov. - by defeating the host Dutchmen, -, in the title game and New Jersey City University, -, in the opening round. Senior Ryan Junghans was selected as the tournament’s most valuable player. Senior Tim Abercrombie (above) earned all-tournament recognition as well. tal Athletic Conference school to earn this distinction on both the men’s and women’s side. Also of note, Hood’s women’s squad placed eighth in the nation with a combined . team GPA. Th is marks the second straight year that both of head coach Brent Ayer’s squads have been recognized by the USTFCCCA for this accomplishment. The Blazer track and ﬁeld squads were elevated to varsity status in the summer of . Barrick competes with All-Stars Hood College softball coach Kate Barrick and other former college softball standouts traveled with a regional all-star team to historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pa. to take on the U.S. National Softball Team as part of its “Bound  Beijing” tour. Barrick, who played shortstop in high school and switched to the outﬁeld at Fordham University, was selected by University of Arizona head coach Jeremy Lazorka. The regional all-stars took on Team USA at Bowman Field on May . Sixty games comprised the “Bound  Beijing” nationwide tour, which led up to the  Olympic Games in Beijing, China, in mid-August. The U.S. team captured the silver medal at the  Beijing Games. Foxx, Parker mentor Danish national lacrosse team Hood College head men’s lacrosse coach Curt Foxx and assistant coach Kevin Parker spent part of their summers coaching the Danish national team at the European Championship in Finland. Parker served as the Danish team’s head coach, guiding the squad to a th place ﬁnish out of  teams in the championship and posted victories over Latvia (-), France (-) and Austria (-). Denmark was introduced to lacrosse in  and competed in its ﬁrst European Championship in . Parker and Foxx found this experience very rewarding and were thankful that they had the opportunity to grow the sport of lacrosse in another continent. The tandem anticipates traveling with the Danish national team to Manchester, England, for the  World Championships. Field Hockey Team Raises $500 for Breast Cancer Awareness The Hood College ﬁeld hockey team raised  for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® at its regular season home ﬁnale on Oct.  at Thomas Athletic Field. The Blazers, who wore pink ribbons in their hair and shoelaces on their cleats against St. Vincent College, sold pink t-shirts with a Hood ﬁeld hockey logo to show their support for breast cancer awareness. The funds were donated to Maryland’s Susan G. Komen for the Cure® aﬃ liate in Towson. The Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is the largest source of nonproﬁt funds dedicated to the ﬁght against breast cancer in the world. For more information on this organization, please visit www.komen.org. Track and Field earns honors The Hood College men’s and women’s track and ﬁeld teams were among the elite squads named to the  U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic teams, as announced by association oﬃcials. To be nominated for this honor, track and ﬁeld team members must maintain a cumulative . grade-point average throughout the academic year. Hood was the only Capi-

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