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Sports News Austin Peay student-athletes shatter records in classroom Austin Peay student-athletes posted a program-record 2.909 grade-point average during the Spring 2008 semester. It was the third time the department’s student-athletes posted a GPA greater than 2.80 and the first time they had surpassed the 2.90 mark. The department named a record 161 student-athletes to the Spring 2008 Athletics Director’s Honor Roll, representing a record 56.7 percent of the department’s 284 studentathletes. Included in that tally are 20 studentathletes who were named to the President’s List – recording a perfect 4.0 GPA – and a record 74 student-athletes who were named to APSU’s Dean’s List, earning a 3.5 or better GPA. Nine of the department’s 16 teams posted a 3.0 GPA for the semester, led by the men’s tennis team, which posted a 3.660 GPA, with all nine of the team’s student-athletes recognized on the AD’s honor roll, including six members named to the Dean’s List. The other eight teams came from the women’s programs: volleyball (3.417), soccer (3.372), cross country (3.336), softball (3.300), tennis (3.127), women’s track and field (3.089), cheerleading (3.022) and golf (3.000). In addition, the Govs football team posted a program-record 2.606 GPA for the semester with 41 of the team’s 91 student-athletes earning honor roll recognition. Govs baseball adds new players to roster The Governors baseball team will have 11 new players for the 2009 season. The incoming class includes the following student-athletes: • Lucas Anderson, right-handed pitcher from Johnson City. • Michael Blanchard, outfielder, Memphis. • Jon Clinard, shortstop, Cleveland. • Jared Delong, outfielder, Evansville, Ind. • Jeremy Dobbs, left-handed pitcher, Philpot, Ky. • Haven Fitzsimmonds, catcher, Loxahatchee, Fla. • Zach Gerler, infielder/outfielder, St. Charles, Mo. • Lance Hanmer, infielder/outfielder, Champaign, Ill. 22 Hill drafted by Rangers Rafael Hill, an outfielder for Govs baseball, was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 47th round in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. Hill played two seasons with the Union City Greyhounds and was named 2006 KIT League Offensive Player of the Year. • Chad Hunter, outfielder, Bell Buckle. • Ricky Marshall, right-handed pitcher, Mansfield, Ohio. • Jack Snodgrass, left-handed pitcher, Bowling Green, Ky. Casey Dickson named new Lady Govs softball coach Casey Dickson, Temple University’s softball coach for the past three seasons, is the new softball coach at Austin Peay State University. Dickson replaces Jim Perrin, who resigned in May after four seasons as Lady Govs head coach. APSU will look to the former Oklahoma star in hopes of revitalizing a Lady Govs program that finished 9-38 a year after advancing to the Ohio Valley Conference tournament for the first time since 2003. “Casey has great knowledge of the game and her experience as a head coach will serve her and our program well,” said Cheryl Holt, Austin Peay In 2006, Hill hit .314 with 25 RBI, 49 stolen bases and 45 runs. In 2007, Rafael hit .295 with 18 RBI, 26 stolen bases and 38 runs. At Austin Peay this past season, Hill was a second team All-OVC performer while batting .383, scoring 58 runs and stealing 27 bases. APSU assistant athletics director who led the search. “I love her energy and I think that will pay off in recruiting because she has so many contacts. I really believe she has the tools to turn this thing around.” Dickson admits her strengths are hitting and defense but also knows what the key is in softball. “It all starts with pitching,” said Dickson, who plans to hire a pitching coach. “It is why you need a good quarterback in football and a good center in basketball. Pitching is key and that is why you also need a quality pitching coach.” In addition to Temple, Dickson coached at Frank Phillips College in Borger, Texas. She gained her initial coaching experience as Division I assistant at Tulsa (1999), Nicholls State (2000) and Texas-San Antonio (2001), where she was recruiting coordinator. She also took over the head coaching reins at Nicholls State on an interim basis following the 2000 season and was the head coach of the 18-andunder Oklahoma City L’il Saints in 2003. A four-year softball letterwinner during her Brad Kirtley
For the most up-to-date information on Austin Peay sports, go to www.letsgopeay.com days as a first baseman at Oklahoma, Dickson set single-season school records for home runs (17) and RBI (61) as a senior in 1997. She ended her four-year Sooner career as one of the school’s most prolific offensive players, sitting atop the career lists for RBI (166), home runs (27), total bases (337) and walks (118). She is a 2000 graduate of the school. Following her collegiate softball career, Dickson was selected by Tampa Bay in the first Women’s Professional Softball League draft. She chose to play with the California Redding Rebels in the Women’s Major Softball League (1997). Wright named OVC’s MVP by CollegeInsider.com Derek Wright, point guard, was chosen the Ohio Valley Conference’s Most Valuable Player by CollegeInsider.com. The 5-9 point guard averaged 11.4 points, 4.7 assists and 2.5 steals per game as a senior while earning second-team All-OVC. He also was named to the OVC all-tournament team in leading the Governors to the tourney title and an NCAA tournament appearance. The Los Angeles, Calif., native smashed APSU’s record for single-season steals (89), breaking the previous mark by 18. He also set APSU’s career record for steals (228) while breaking previous mark of 195. His 165 singleseason assists ranks sixth in APSU history while his 487 career assists ranks third all time. Wright, White selected Most Valuable Athletes; Leaver, Penner named Joy Award Recipients Four Austin Peay athletes were recognized in April with APSU’s most revered athletic honors at the annual athletics banquet. Senior basketball guard Derek Wright, who led the Governors basketball team to both an Ohio Valley Conference regular season and conference tournament championships, was named Most Outstanding Male Athlete. Senior track star Leeann White, who won the OVC Indoor long jump and championship and accounted for 20.75 points in the league championship event, was named Most Outstanding Female Athlete. Govs set for 2nd season in OVC football Grant Leaver, a two-time first-team All- OVC selection who set the Austin Peay career golf record for most individual tournament championships, received the Male Joy Award as the most valuable senior athlete. Virginia Penner, a two-sport talent named OVC Scholar-Athlete last fall, won the Female Joy Award as the most valuable senior athlete. Penner also received the Female Scholar- Athlete Award for a second straight year and the Governors Club Academic Achievement Award, presented to the graduating senior with the highest grade-point average. Austin Peay captures OVC awards Austin Peay has been named the recipient of the Ohio Valley Conference’s annual Institutional Sportsmanship Award. The award goes to the OVC institution selected by its peers to have exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical conduct as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. In addition, APSU’s men’s basketball was voted the OVC’s 2007-08 Team Sportsmanship Award for men’s basketball. Govs basketball documentary produced A documentary about the Govs basketball team’s journey to become OVC champions and attend the NCAA Tournament has been produced by the APSU Department of Communication faculty and students. Titled “More Than Forty Minutes,” the documentary shows the team’s on-court and off-court basketball experiences. The documentary, to be shown in the fall at APSU, is available for sale from the communication department for $25. Austin Peay’s football team will return plenty of experience for the 2008 season. Under then first-year head coach Rick Christophel, the Governors finished 2007 with a 7-4 record, only the second winning season since 2000, and ended in a third-place tie in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 5-3 mark in APSU’s first OVC season since 1996. Ten defensive starters and five starters on offense will return. The Govs will open the season Aug. 28 at North Dakota State and follow up with a contest Sept. 6 at Georgia Southern. The former is a preseason top five selection while Georgia Southern, one of the nation’s perennial powerhouses, also is predicted for the top 20. The Govs home opener is Sept. 13 against Gardner-Webb, followed by home games Sept. 20 (UT-Martin), Oct. 4 (Murray State), Oct. 25 (Tennessee Tech—Homecoming) and Nov. 22 (Southeast Missouri). Fall 2008 Keith Dorris 2 Austin Peay track athletes compete in NCAA Regional Austin Peay sent two representatives to the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships, May 30-June 1 at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., as a result of each winning her respective OVC championship competition. Freshman Keyvia Davis, winner of the OVC Outdoor Championships in the long jump, and junior Carrie Burggraf, winner of the pole vault, competed but failed to place in the event. 23
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