| Weisbrod
tabbed NCAA Woman of the Year for South Carolina |
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Brooke
Weisbrod
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Former
Coastal women’s basketball player Brooke
Weisbrod has been selected as the 2001 NCAA Woman
of the Year for South Carolina.
The
NCAA Woman of the Year honor is awarded annually
to out- standing female student-athletes who have
excelled in academics, athletics and community
leadership. This year, 350 student-athletes were
nominated, with 51 being chosen representing each
state and the District of Columbia.
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A
native of Cincinnati, Weisbrod completed the best
overall career of any women’s basketball
player in Coastal history. During the 2000-2001
season, Weisbrod led the conference with 19.7
points per game and earned the Big South Player
of the Year honor. She is just the second player
in school history to tally more than 1,000 points,
300 rebounds and 200 assists.
She
earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing with
a 3.7 GPA and was a member of the prestigious
Wall Fellows program, which is designed to prepare
top business students for high-level careers in
major U.S. and international corporations and
organizations.
Weisbrod
is playing professionally with the Marburg Marlins
in Marburg, Germany.
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Women’s
Cross Country and Tennis teams earn Academic Honors
Coastal’s women’s
cross country team has been named an Academic All-American
Team with Distinction for the fifth consecutive year.
The honor, given by the Women’s Cross Country Coaches
Association of America, honors teams that earn a 3.0
or greater combined grade point average. To earn the
“with Distinction” honor, members of the team
must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25.
The
2000-2001 Chanticleers earned a 3.5 GPA, which ranked
14th best nationally. There were 99 schools nationally
to earn the Academic All-American Team honor.
Coastal’s
women’s tennis team has been honored as an Intercollegiate
Tennis Association All-Academic Team.
The
ITA honors all collegiate teams with this honor that
post a cumulative 3.25 grade point average or higher.
While the ITA does not rank the programs receiving this
honor, Coastal’s 3.7 team GPA for the 2000-2001
academic year is sure to be among the nation’s
best.
This
honor comes on the heels of the most successful season
on the court ever enjoyed by a Chanticleers women’s
tennis team. Coastal won the 2001 Big South Conference
Championship and advanced to the program’s first-ever
NCAA Tournament. The Chanticleers posted an overall
record of 20-2 and an unblemished 6-0 mark in conference
play.
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| Campbell
Named Big South Conference’s Top Female Athlete |
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Amber
Campbell, a standout on Coastal’s women’s
track and field team, has been named the Big South
Conference’s 2000-2001 Female Athlete of
the Year, the highest athletic honor the league
can bestow upon a student-athlete.
Campbell,
a junior psychology major, posted one of the most
incredible athletic years ever by a Coastal student-athlete.
During the 2000-2001 academic year, Campbell earned
All-American honors in both Indoor and Outdoor
Track and Field with high finishes in the NCAA
Championships. She was also tabbed the Big South’s
Field Athlete of the Year in both indoor and outdoor
track and was voted unanimously as the Big South
Athlete of the Year in track and field. An NCAA
All-American in the indoor weight throw and the
outdoor hammer, she set Big South outdoor records
this year in the hammer, discus and shot, and
indoor records in the shot and weight throw.
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Campbell, a native of Indianapolis, placed 10th
in the hammer at the United States Track and Field
Championships in Eugene, Ore., in June.
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Three
former baseball players are living their dreams
Three
former Coastal baseball players are living their dreams
of playing professional baseball.
Luis
Lopez, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., spent the 2001 season
playing with the Toronto Blue Jays and with the Class
AAA Syracuse SkyChiefs. A starting third baseman with
the Blue Jays, Lopez reached the major leagues after
playing six seasons in the minor leagues. He earned
his first call-up to the Blue Jays in late April and
again in July. Lopez was a member of the Chanticleers
from 1991 to 1994, posting a career .335 batting average
with 27 homeruns and 167 RBI.
Rett
Johnson was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2000
after three outstanding seasons as a Chanticleer. A
native of Aynor, Johnson is a member of the high Class
A San Bernardino Stampede.
Scott
Sturkie, a native of West Columbia, completed a record-setting
four-year career at Coastal in 2001. The Big South Conference’s
all-time leader in victories and strikeouts, Sturkie
was drafted in the 12th round by the Cleveland Indians
on June 6. He has opened his professional career as
a member of the Class A Mahoning Valley Scrappers in
Ohio.
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| Rutter
and Kulesza participate in World University Games |
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Thomas
Rutter
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Coastal’s
Thomas Rutter and Jarek Kulesza represented their
respective countries at the 2001 World University
Games in Beijing, China, in August.
Rutter,
a native of Stroud, England, was a midfielder
on the Great Britain University National Team
which competed. A junior on Coastal’s men’s
soccer team, Rutter earned Big South All-Conference
honors in 2000 as the Chanticleers’ team
captain. He placed second on the team with six
assists and scored a pair of goals as a midfielder.
Rutter earned Big South Rookie of the Year honors
and Second Team All-Conference in 1999 when he
scored eight goals and added six assists as a
freshman.
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Kulesza represented Canada as a member of the
4 x 400-meter relay team. He is a junior on Coastal’s
men’s outdoor track and field team.
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| Allden
leads men’s Cross Country and Track and Field
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Andrew
Allden is the new head coach of the Chanticleers’
men’s cross country and outdoor track and
field programs.
Allden
comes to Coastal after spending the last five
years as an assistant coach at the University
of South Carolina. His background also includes
serving as an assistant coach at the University
of Georgia, the University of North Carolina and
Tulane University.
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“Andrew
brings a great wealth of experience in national
and international competition and has collegiate
experience with some very impressive track programs,”
said Warren “Moose” Koegel, director
of athletics at Coastal. “He has also been
involved in the operation of the Olympic Games
in Atlanta and coached two runners at the 2000
Olympic Games in Sydney.”
Allden
earned a bachelor’s degree in English and
history from Emory University in 1986 and a master’s
degree in sport administration from the University
of Georgia in 1989.
Allden
is serving the 2001 year as president of the Women’s
Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association
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| Lockett
selected to Australian National Team |
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Sarah
Lockett
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Former
Coastal softball standout Sarah Lockett was selected
to the 2001 AIS/Australian Women’s Softball
Squad.
Lockett,
a native of Perth, Australia, plays third base
and completed her college career at Coastal in
2001, where she set a single-season record with
15 home runs. She was tabbed as the Big South
Conference Player of the Year, the Big South Softball
Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Big South Tournament
MVP, NCAA All-Region and Verizon Academic All-America
First Team.
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For her career, Lockett ranks first in homeruns
(37), third in doubles (44), fifth in batting
average (.374), sixth in RBI (124), seventh in
hits (190) and eighth in runs (108).
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