BCSP Notes . . .

The luncheon will feature head football coaches, players, and athletic directors from all ten SIAC football playing institutions. The coaches will provide insight on the 2008 football season including expectations, key acquisitions, and returning impact players. Each team's coach and players will be available for one-on-one interviews following the luncheon.

In addition to the luncheon, the 2008 Preseason SIAC All Conference Football team and predicted order of finish will be announced. The SIAC television schedule will also be announced during the luncheon.

UMES racks up bowling all-America awards
An NCAA Championship is the pinnacle for any collegiate team in the NCAA, but for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Women's Bowling Team, the awards continue to roll in.

The Lady Hawks earned three All-American designations for the second straight year and with it move their total up to seven in the last three seasons. The National Tenpins Coaches Association (NTCA) selected Kristina Frahm (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East H.S.), Maria Rodriguez (Ibague Tolima, Colombia/La Presentacion) and NCAA Tournament Most Valuable Bowler Jessica Worsley (Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial H.S.) as the latest three Lady Hawks to earn All-American status.

"It is so exciting to receive this national attention and to have fellow coaches recognize your athletes," said Head Coach Sharon Brummell.

Frahm, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament Most Outstanding Performer, earned First-Team All-American status and with it was voted the Division I Rookie of the Year. The freshmen knocked down over 15,000 pins individually during the season and averaged an impressive 201.83 over the course of the year. Her high game, a 279, came back in November at a MEAC Northern Division match-up.

Rodriguez, a Second-Team All-American selection was equally impressive. Also a freshman, Rodriguez only bowled the second half of the season and still managed to take out over 8,000 pins and post an average of a 204.7, the highest on the Lady Hawks. Her high game came in March at the Holiday Bowl Classic when she posted a 259. Rodriguez earned All-Tournament Team honors at two of the biggest events of the year for UMES, the MEAC Championships and the NCAA Championships.

Frahm and Rodriguez's selections mark the first time UMES has had a bowling All- American above the third-team.

Worsley, one of just two seniors on the team was named a Third-Team All-American. The NCAA Tournament MVP, Worsley was as clutch as they come in big spots. She hit the big four", a 4-7, 6-10 split against Arkansas State to seal a win early in the NCAA Championship and then a critical 2-10 split against Vanderbilt when the Hawks were down three games to none. That split propelled UMES to four straight wins and a birth in the finals. For the season, Worsley knocked down over 14,000 pins and averaged a 181.23 with a high game of a 257. A former MEAC MVP, Worsley was also named the UMES Female Athlete of the Year the past two seasons.

SWAC picks Manns as SID of the Year
The Southwestern Athletic Conference Sports Information Directors Group recently named Kevin Manns of Southern the 2007-08 SWAC SID of the Year. The award is given annually to the sports information person during the Conference's Spring Meetings.

Manns is in his eighth season on "The Bluff" as sports information director. In that capacity, Manns's office is responsible for the dissemination of information concerning Southern athletics, which serves as the curator of the University's athletic records and as the liaison between the department, various media entities, professional athletic organizations, among other responsibilities.

Before arriving at Southern, Manns was instrumental in providing stability to the sports information office at Alabama State. He was also SID at Winston-Salem State University, where he worked alongside legendary basketball Coach, Clarence "Big House" Gaines.

Manns is a 1986 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, West Virginia, where he was a three-year letterman and two-year starter on the Eagle football team. He also was a two-time high school All-American in track. He continued his collegiate football play at Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C. In 1990, Manns earned his bachelor's degree in Accounting.

After graduation, he went on to do public relations work for Craig Hodges, who was a member of the Chicago Bulls.

© 2008 Azeez Communications, Inc.

Return to Front Page