Quick Hits MEN’S SPORTS Baseball • After missing 23 games with
a broken hand, Pedro Alvarez returned to the lineup on April 1 against Southeast Missouri State. Tim Corbin • Senior outfielder David Macias was named SEC Hitter of the Week on April 14. VU’s leadoff hitter went 13-for-23 (.565) in five games with four RBI and nine runs. • With wins April 11-13, Vanderbilt swept Mississippi State in Starkville for the first time since 1914. • The sweep was VU’s first in conference play on the road since sweeping Georgia April 15-16, 1993.
Basketball • Shan Foster was selected as
the recipient of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award on April 5 at the Final Four. The award is presented annually to colKevin lege basketball’s outstanding Stallings NCAA Division I senior. • Foster earned second team All-America honors from the Associated Press on March 31, becoming the first player since Billy McCaffrey in 1994 to receive the award. • Ross Neltner and Davis Nwankwo were named to the 2007-08 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll, announced on April 9. • At the Black and Gold Banquet, Shan Foster earned the Jim Robins Award and “Play of the Year” for men’s sports. • A.J. Ogilvy was named the Men’s Newcomer of the Year, and Davis Nwankwo was named Male Comeback Player of the Year at the Black and Gold Banquet.
Men’s Golf
Women’s Cross Country
• Junior Jon Curran was named SEC Golfer of the Week on March 31. • Head Coach Tom Shaw caddied for former player Tom Shaw Michael Thompson at the 2008 Masters. Thompson played for Shaw at Tulane before transferring to Alabama before last season. • Sophomore Chris Rockwell was named to the SEC Men’s Golf Community Service Team. • Junior Tyler Matthews led VU at the SEC Championships by finishing 24th. The team finished 10th.
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Tennis • Senior Ryan Preston was VU’s male recipient of the SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Postgraduate Scholarship. • Senior Evan Dufaux was Ian named to the SEC Men’s Duvenhage Tennis Community Service Team. • Ryan Preston also earned All-SEC honors for the third straight year. He received first team honors on April 16. • VU made it to the second round of the SEC Tournament for the first time since 2003. • With his win on March 30th against Mississippi State, Nick Cromydas clinched a 4-3 win for VU in SEC play for the second time this season. Earlier this season, he clinched Vanderbilt’s 4-3 win over South Carolina.
WOMEN’S SPORTS Basketball • On April 9, Jennifer Risper and Christina Wirth were named to the 2007-08 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
Men’s Cross Country men’s cross country team hosted its second annual “Vandy Mile Bonanza” on April 1 to benefit a scholarship program at Nashville’s Pearl-Cohn High School.
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Football • Safety Reshard Langford, of-
fensive lineman Bradley Vierling and wide receiver George Smith were elected as team captains for the 2008 seaBobby son. Johnson • ESPNU will televise VU’s 2008 opener on Aug. 28 at Miami (Ohio). Kickoff is 6:30 p.m. CT. • Former Commodore great Herb Rich passed away on March 28. Rich was an All-SEC tailback and won a pro football world championship ring in 1951. • Jonathan Goff was named Mr. Commodore at the Black and Gold Banquet.
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Lacrosse • Sasha Cielak was named the
American Lacrosse Conference’s Player of the Week on March 25 for her play against Cornell and Penn State. Cathy • Brooke Shinaberry was seSwezey lected as the recipient of the 2007-08 Brad Davis Southeastern Conference Community Service Post-Graduate Scholarship on April 4. • Shinaberry also was named the American Lacrosse Conference’s Player of the Week on April 7 for her play in Vanderbilt’s double-overtime victory over Johns Hopkins. • On April 21, Shinaberry was named WomensLax.com Player of the Week. • Senior Margie Curran broke VU’s all-time career records for assists and points on April 11 against Ohio State. • At the Black and Gold Banquet, Brooke Shinaberry was named Miss Commodore and won the Community Service Award. • VU’s win on April 20 over No. 7 Duke gave the Commodores their school-record 12th regular season win.
Women’s Golf Melanie Balcomb
Bowling
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nounced the signing of Erin McManus (Potomac, Md.) to a National Letter of Intent on March 29. Steve Keith • Freshman Rita Jorgensen was named Female Newcomer of the Year at the 2007-08 Black and Gold Banquet. • Freshman Adrienne DiRaddo was named Female Comeback Player of the Year at the 2008 Black and Gold Banquet.
bowling team had seven members selected to the 2007-08 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll, the most by any eligible VanJohn derbilt team. Earning the Williamson honor on April 9 were Ashleigh Beamer, Ashley Belden, Josie Earnest, Karen Grygiel, Tara Kane, Michelle Peloquin and Kaitlin Reynolds. • The team tied for third at the NCAA Championships. • Josie Earnest won the “Play of the Year” for women’s sports at the Black and Gold Banquet. • Signee Brittni Hamilton is participating in bowling’s “Clash of Champions”, televised live on CBS May 10 (4-5 CT) and May 11 (3-4 CT). This event includes professionals and amateurs, men and women that have won major national titles.
• Senior Liebelei Lawrence led VU at the SEC Championships by tying for 23rd. The team tied for ninth at the tournament. Greg Allen • Sophomore Brooke Goodwin made a hole-in-one on the 176-yard sixth hole of the Karsten Golf Club on April 4 at the ASU/Ping Invitational. • Liebelei Lawrence was named to the SEC Women’s Golf Community Service Team.
Soccer • Vanderbilt was honored by
the National Soccer Coaches Association of America with the organization’s Team Academic Award. Ronnie • To be eligible, a team must Coveleskie have had a GPA of at least 3.0 for the 2006-07 academic year. Vanderbilt earned the award with a 3.20 GPA. • Individually, Sarah Dennis received honorable mention honors as part of the 2007 NSCAA/adidas College Woman Scholar All-South Region team.