| Show M Former Ball Players Awarded Academic American All-American Jody Jady Genessy News Editor BASKETBALL practices started for men and women's teams on Friday Oct 1 With the new season just around the corner and the quarter into its second week basketball players are Me forced to deal with pressures on the court and in the classroom This summer four former student athletes were honored honored hon hon- honored ored as Academic All- All Americans Ryan Hunt and Scott Loveland were awarded Distinguished Distinguished Distinguished Distin Distin- American All with a minimum minimum minimum min min- of at least a 38 While Suzy Hassell and Annie Beddoes were honored as Americans All-Americans with a minimum of 36 Soni Adams is the women's head coach but she also is the academic academic academic aca aca- demic advisor for all of the student athletes Its pretty amazing that they can spend the time they do in basketball basketball basketball bas bas- bas bas- and do so well with aca aca- Of course academics come first but it takes up so much time with basketball Adams said It shows great discipline and ma ma- Adams said that her main goal r. r 1 r 4 3 s' s I a b. b L Ln n f. Horizon Ed Life Lile Soni Adams basketball academic advisor as academic advisor is to try and help the student athletes graduate or find a good career Its UIt's just icing on the cake when they get awards like Academic All All- America Adams said Adams also said that this is the third year in a row that there have been women that have earned the Academic American All-American Award This is the first year that any of the them themen themen m men n have qualified for the merit Hassell and Beddoes are pursuing pursuing pursuing ing tl their basketball careers and educations educations educations ed ed- at Southern Ca California colleges Beddoes is going to Point Loma Lorna Nazarene College and Hassell is attending Azusa College Hunt is continuing his collegiate collegiate colle olle- career at the U of U. U Loveland Loveland Loveland Love- Love land was just married and is going to William Penn College in Iowa Hassell along with three oth other r basketball players also was involved in a program sponsored by the this summer The program National Youth Sports Program is set up in every state to help disadvantaged disadvantage youth according accord accord- according ing to Norma Nonna Carr Cm athletic tor Hassell Brandon Peterson Chad Kartchner and Chantelle Morgan were counselors and in instructors instructors instructors in- in with during July and August They helped kids enjoy sporting activities community service dance and theater and also with a drug program Carr said that it was a great situation situation situation sit sit- for the children and the athletes I uI think its it's great that they could share their abilities with kids that arent aren't as advantaged and d dit it gave the kids someone to look lookup lookup lookup up to Carr said She also said that the athletes learned to appreciate what they have Officials of the project were very impressed with the students and have invited them to participate participate participate pate again next year Carr said |
