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Awards breakfast honors scholar-athletes
From ECU Media Relations
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Courtney Foster |
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Sam Narron |
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GREENVILLE — Many East Carolina athletes
excel in the classroom and on the field. A number of them were honored
Saturday morning for their well-rounded achievements.
ECU baseball standout Sam Narron
and swimmer Courtney Foster received ECU's Outstanding Male and Female
Scholar-Athlete Awards at the 2002 Breakfast of Champions.
Narron, a junior from Goldsboro, has maintained a 3.75 grade point
average as a biology major. On the baseball diamond, he has a career record
of 25-7 and was a first-team ABCA All-East and All-Colonial Athletic
Association selection last season. He was named to preseason All-America and
All-Conference USA teams prior to the 2002 season. He has contributed
community service work to the children's hospital and with ALS fundraisers.
"Sam is an outstanding leader on and off the field," assistant baseball
coach Tommy Eason said. "What makes Sam different than most athletes is his
positive attitude and an unbelievable work ethic that will undoubtedly make
him successful no matter what avenue he pursues."
Foster is a senior with a 3.69 GPA in elementary education. The
Lawrenceville, GA, native is the fastest sprint freestyle swimmer in ECU
history — she holds three of the school's varsity records and two Minges
pool records. She earned All-C-USA designation in seven events this past
season. Foster has also contributed hundreds of hours to community service,
including volunteer work with the Humane Society and Special Olympics.
"I have never coached anyone with more determination and focus than
Courtney," ECU head swimming and diving coach Rick Kobe said. "When you look
at how an individual's experience in athletics can make a positive
contribution, Courtney Foster should be everyone's role model."
The honor, sponsored by PCS Phosphate and the ECU Department of
Athletics, is the most prestigious award presented annually to a male and
female student-athlete.
Also recognized at the Breakfast of Champions was ECU's 2002 PCS
Phosphate All-Academic Team:
- Jennifer Aull of women`s track
- DéVon Carter of men`s track
- Addie Chlebnikow of softball
- Brian Deutsch of men`s soccer
- Lisa Donovan of volleyball
- Courtney Foster of women`s swimming
- Abrial Hayes of women`s cross country
- Jonathan Hill of men`s golf
- Richard Hourigan of football
- Kristin Hoyle of women`s soccer
- Gabriel Mikulas of men`s basketball
- Margaret Mitchell of women`s golf
- Sam Narron of baseball
- Jamal Nisbett of men`s track
- Stephen Parsons of men`s swimming
- Angela Sye of women`s basketball
- Kate Veazey of women`s tennis
In addition, three scholarship awards were presented Saturday.
Baseball`s Jason Mandryk (Langton, Ontario, Canada) received the Pat
Draughon Postgraduate Scholarship Award, annually awarded to a senior
competing on the football, men`s basketball, or baseball team.
Swimmer Lara Fuller (Bahama) won the Kristi Overton Female
Scholar-Athlete Award, which is presented annually to an outstanding female
athlete from the state of North Carolina who has excelled during her
freshman year at ECU.
Football's Chris Nelson (Hickory) was awarded the Walter and Marie
Williams "Spirit of the East" Post-eligibility Scholarship, which is awarded
annually to a student-athlete who has completed NCAA athletic eligibility
and who demonstrates outstanding commitment to the spirit of East Carolina
University, displaying outstanding character, dedication, loyalty,
persistence, and spirit of competition on and off the field.
Visit ECUPirates.com. Bonesville.net contributed to
this report.
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