Press Release

Oglethorpe Student-Athletes Rank in All-Conference Spring Selections
Baseball, Golf, Tennis and Track & Field Athletes at Oglethorpe Shine in Division III Athletics

ATLANTA – Over a dozen student-athletes from Oglethorpe were recently honored for their individual performances in baseball, golf, tennis, and track and field. Performances were evaluated over the past season and during the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Spring Sports Festival which was hosted by Oglethorpe University in April of this year.

Spring sports selections for the All-SCAC Teams are determined by the top coaches in each respective sport from member institutions. The SCAC consists of ten of the nation’s highly selective, small universities. It encompasses seven states and includes the following schools: Centre College, Danville, Ky.; DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind.; Hendrix College, Conway, Ark.; Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss.; Rhodes College, Memphis, Tenn.; Rose-Hulman Institute, Terre Haute, Ind.; Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas; Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas; Sewanee: The University of the South, Tenn.; and Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Ga.

The SCAC was formed to provide an association through which member institutions may encourage organized competition in intercollegiate sports among teams representative of their respective student bodies. Members of this conference share a commitment to pairing high academic standards with quality athletic experiences.

Baseball

• Tim Ernst ’06: All-SCAC First Team, outfielder; All-Tournament Team, outfielder
• Brad Sims ’05: All-SCAC, designated hitter
• J.T. Baker ’05: All-SCAC Honorable Mention, outfielder

• Trent Erb ’04: SCAC Player of the Year for the second consecutive year; All-SCAC First Team. Erb’s additional national awards include Division III Player of the Year and PING All-America First Team.
• Joe Green ’06: Honorable Mention and finished 15th overall; PING All-America Second Team.
• Heather March ’06: All-SCAC Second Team; finished 11th in SCAC

• Antoinette Niland ’07: All-SCAC Honorable Mention
• Celine Thimel ’04: All-SCAC
• Paul Woodham ’04: All-SCAC Honorable Mention

• LaToya McCants ’07: Placed third All-SCAC in the long jump
• Jill Sharitt ’05: Placed third All-SCAC in shot put; second All-SCAC in the discus
• Christine Smith ’08: Placed third All-SCAC in javelin
• Courtney Terrell ’05: Placed second All-SCAC in the 3000-meter steeplechase

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