Carroll Named Academic All-American

Nov. 22, 2005

ABILENE, Texas - For the second straight season, Hardin-Simmons' senior soccer player Chris Carroll has been named to the ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-American Team.

Carroll, a native of Singapore, was named to the third-team this season after being named to the second team last year. He made the team as a defender last season and this year he was named as a forward.

The versatile Carroll played all over the field in his career, but finished the season as a forward. He had six goals and an assist this season.He maintains a 3.85 GPA in Communications.

The Academic All-America® Teams program honors 816 male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, the College Sports Information Directors of America; a 2,000-member organization consisted of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports.

ESPN The Magazine - winner of the 2003 National Magazine Award for General Excellence - is a provocative and innovative sports publication. Full of insight, analysis, impact and wit, the oversized bi-weekly with a circulation of 1.85 million looks ahead to give fans a unique perspective on the world of sports.

For more information about the Academic All-America Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.