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SPORTS sports ON on campus CAMPUS Panther Sports Roundup By G.A. Holden Robertson Named All-Conference in Volleyball Senior Amy Robertson was named to the 2001 Dixie All- Conference Volleyball Team. Robertson was a second-team selection after helping lead Ferrum to a 11-18 overall record and a tie for fifth place in the Dixie Conference this year. Football Team Dixie Conference Co-Champions Led by a host of All-Conference players and one All-American, Ferrum College earned a share of the 2001 Dixie Conference football title. The Panthers lost 14-11 to Christopher Newport University in the 2001 Khedive Shriners Oyster Bowl, giving both teams a 5-1 record in the league and a share of the first-ever Dixie football title. The All-Conference team was selected on November 20, and Ferrum picked up its fair share of hardware. Twelve players were named to the All-Conference team, with a pair of players earning double-honors. Junior quarterback Phil Hairston picked up one of the league’s top awards when he was named Dixie Conference Offensive Player of the Year. He led Ferrum in total offense with 1075 yards, averaging just under 120 yards per game. Hairston was the league’s All-Conference first team selection at quarterback. Senior Tim Carter also earned a pair of awards on the All-Conference team. He was a first-team selection as a defensive back and a second-team selection as a return specialist. Carter was named to the American Football Coaches Association 2001 Division III All- America first team this year and played in the Aztec Bowl in Saltillo, Mexico, December 15th. Also named to the All-Conference first team on offense were senior OL Tim Boothe and junior OL Chad Johnson. Defensively, senior DL Jamie Dunn, senior DL Javon Baker, senior LB Greg Middleton and junior LB Kelvin Fuller were first-team selections. All-Conference second team selections for Ferrum include sophomore RB Freddie Little, sophomore TE Roy Olson, junior DL Brett Griffin and freshman DB Darren Venable. Cross Country Teams Runner-Up in Dixie Conference For the second straight year, the Ferrum men’s and women’s cross country teams placed 2nd behind Christopher Newport University at the Dixie Conference Championships. The Panthers then traveled to Clinton, MS, on November 10th to compete in the NCAA South/ Southeast Regional. Sophomore Lalita Brim paced the Ferrum women, earning All-Region honors with a time of 19:28 (a new school record) and placing 19th overall. She is Ferrum’s first-ever runner (male or female) to earn All-Region honors. Brim’s time helped Ferrum finish 19th in the 20-team field. The Ferrum men placed 16th in a field of 18 teams. Bell Named All-Conference in Women’s Soccer Senior Tara Bell earned All-Conference honors in women’s soccer for the second consecutive year. Bell was named to the Dixie Conference Women’s Soccer All- Conference second team as a goalkeeper. Ferrum finished 2-11 this season overall. The Panthers finished with a 2-5 mark against league opponents. Men’s Soccer Closes Season at 4-14 Led by Second-Year Head Coach Chris Gnehm The Ferrum men’s soccer team closed its season at 4-14 overall and placed sixth in the Dixie Conference with a 2-5 mark against league opponents. Ferrum’s leading scorer this year was freshman forward Alie Kamara, who registered four goals for a total of eight points. Junior goalkeeper Rod Baker played 1422 minutes in net this year, registering 124 saves, four shutouts and a 1.96 goals-against average. (Right) Quarterback Phil Hairston was the 2001 Dixie Offensive Player of the Year 6 FERRUM MAGAZINE
SPORTS sports ON on campus CAMPUS Panther Student-Athletes Reach Out to Children Ferrum’s student-athletes have been active this year, but not just on the playing field. The Panther men and women basketball players, as well as members of the baseball team, have taken part in community service projects. The men’s and women’s basketball teams hosted a free youth clinic at Swartz Gym on November 19. The children attending the clinic were participants in the Henry Fork Community Center Big Buddy Program, sponsored by Ferrum’s Bonner Scholar program. The Big Buddy program matches Ferrum students with children from the Henry Fork Center. The Bonner Scholar program provides students with opportunities for volunteerism throughout the academic year, as well as during the summer months. Two members of the Ferrum baseball team visited children December 20, at South Salem Elementary School in Salem. Junior Mickey Russell and sophomore Travis Nowlin visited Ms. Banes’ kindergarten class at South Salem Elementary, and each read Christmas stories to the children. Ferrum Assistant Baseball Coach Darren Hodges accompanied the players. Both projects are part of the College’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), in which each athletic team attempts to provide one community service project per year. (Top) Mickey Russell ’03 and Travis Nowlin ’04 read Christmas stories to Salem kindergarteners (Bottom) Ferrum Basketball hosts the Big Buddy Program Phoeo courtesy of Houston Astros Wagner Inks New Deal with Houston Astros Former Ferrum College baseball standout Billy Wagner ’93 became one of the top-paid relievers in Major League Baseball when he signed a three-year contract extension with the Houston Astros on January 8th. The deal will pay Wagner $27 million over three years and includes a $3 million buyout. Nowlin Works for ESPN Ferrum baseball player Travis Nowlin spent Christmas Day working for ESPN. Sports Information Director Gary Holden received a call from Roanoke Dazzle (NBDL) Media Relations Manager Jack Bogaczyk, requesting help for the organization’s home game against the Greenville Groove, which was broadcast live on ESPN2 Christmas Day. Travis Nowlin relayed official stats to the ESPN control booth, a mobile unit parked outside the Roanoke Civic Center. Nowlin is a junior academically, but a sophomore with the baseball program due to a broken hand his freshman year. The sports medicine major (biology minor) was the 2001 Dixie Conference Rookie of the Year, competing at shortstop. Nowlin plans to pursue a career in physical therapy, hoping to work his way through graduate school in a college sports information office. FERRUM MAGAZINE 7
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