2007 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic Team Announced
2007 CIAA COMMISSIONER'S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM ANNOUNCED
June 5, 2007
HAMPTON, VA - Twenty student-athletes from the Central
Intercollegiate Athletic Association have been named to the 10th
annual CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic Team.
"This is an extraordinary group of student-athletes that have
pushed their strengths and abilities to new limits," said CIAA
Commissioner Leon G. Kerry. "They represent the CIAA and all that
it stands for. This 10th All-Academic Team is dedicated to future
student-athletes who will follow in their footsteps to one day
become the leaders of tomorrow."
The 2007 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic Team recognizes 20
student-athletes, 10 on the First Team and 10 on the Second Team,
as voted on by the CIAA-Sports Information Directors' Association.
The average grade point average of the First Team is a 3.830, and
the average for the Second Team is a 3.739 GPA (on a 4.0 scale).
The 2007 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic First Team consists of Christina Hager of Elizabeth City State; Desirae Riddick of Johnson C. Smith; Chanel Raynor and Latoya Tate of North Carolina Central; Valicia Brown and Issreal Jaimes of Saint Augustine's; Monique Lawson and Daniel Sabogal of Shaw; Mercedes Bell of Virginia State; and Michaela Vanakova of Virginia Union (see list below).
The 2007 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic Second Team includes
Janine Canlas of Bowie State; Contessa Sanchez, Derek Scott and
Deana Wooten of Fayetteville State; Brittany Sumpter of Johnson C.
Smith; Shantrice Chapel of Livingstone; Rebecca Hubbard and
Lakischa Fontenot of Saint Augustine's; Marquita Pittman of Shaw;
and Jermaine LaFate of Virginia State.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have completed one full
academic year at a CIAA institution, earned a minimum 3.20 overall
grade point average, and played as a starter or important reserve
in a CIAA sanctioned sport.
2007 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic Team
FIRST TEAM
|
Name |
Sport |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Mercedes Bell | Tennis | VSU | Junior | Hanover, VA | 3.841 | Biology |
| Valicia Brown $& | Basketball | SAC | Senior | Riverdale, MD | 3.833 | Communications |
| Christina Hager | Volleyball/Basketball | ECSU | Junior | Angier, NC | 3.859 | Accounting |
| Issreal Jaimes @ | Cross Country,Track | SAC | Senior | Wilson, NC | 3.875 | Accounting |
| Monique Lawson $% | Tennis | SU | Senior | Montego Bay, Jam. | 3.95 | Sociology |
| Chanel Raynor | Track and Field | NCCU | Soph. | Newport, NC | 3.93 | Psychology |
| Desirae Riddick | Volleyball | JCSU | Senior | Misawa, Japan | 3.77 | Business Administration |
| Daniel Sabogal $# | Tennis | SU | Junior | Cali, Columbia | 3.89 | Business Administration |
| Latoya Tate | Volleyball | NCCU | Senior | Toronto, Canada | 3.72 | Exercise and Sports Science |
| Michaela Vanakova | Volleyball/Tennis | VUU | Senior | Olomouc, Czech Rep. | 3.63 | Marketing |
SECOND TEAM
| Janine Canlas | Bowling | BSU | Senior | Bowie, MD | 3.61 | Biology |
| Shantrice Chapel | Tennis | LC | Senior | Parkton, NC | 3.7 | Chemistry |
| Lakischa Fontenot | Track and Field | SAC | Senior | Sacramento, CA | 3.7 | Sociology |
| Rebecca Hubbard $ | Basketball | SAC | Junior | Berlin, Germany | 4.00 | Psychology |
| Jermaine LaFate @& | Football | VSU | Senior | Wilmington, DE | 3.875 | Mass Communication |
| Marquita Pittman @ | Softball | SU | Junior | Ford Heights, IL | 3.89 | Political Science |
| Contessa Sanchez | Tennis | FSU | Soph. | Fayetteville, NC | 3.76 | Banking and Finance |
| Derek Scott | Golf | FSU | Soph. | Hope Mills, NC | 3.60 | Undeclared |
| Brittany Sumpter @ | Basketball | JCSU | Senior | Orangeburg, SC | 3.52 | Communication Arts |
| Deana Wooten | Basketball | FSU | Junior | Fayetteville, NC | 3.73 | Mathematics |
HONORABLE MENTION
Hazeal Andrew, FSU; Jennifer Lee, JCSU; Charles
Monroe, VSU.
$ = 2006 First Team
@ = 2006 Second Team
# = 2005 First Team
% = 2005 Second Team
& = 2005 Honorable Mention
CIAA School Reference:
BSU = Bowie State University
ECSU = Elizabeth City State University
FSU = Fayetteville State University
JCSU = Johnson C. Smith University
LC = Livingstone College
NCCU = North Carolina Central University
SAC = Saint Augustine's College
SPC = Saint Paul's College
SU = Shaw University
VSU = Virginia State University
VUU = Virginia Union University
