SIAC Honors Fall Sports Participants

Albany, GA - The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) took a break from competition at the Annual Fall Sports Championships to honor its' athletes with a Fall Sports Honors Banquet in the Albany State University Dining Hall. Student athletes from the member institutions volleyball and cross country teams were on hand for the activity.

Members of the leagues' volleyball team were presented with All-Conference honors as well as several special awards categories. Cross country All-Conference awards will be presented tomorrow after the completion of the SIAC Cross Country Championship.

The top three vote-getters for volleyball All-SIAC honors went to Shemekia Williams of Fort Valley State University, Christian Blackman of Albany State University and Germalette Dyson of Paine College. The other seven athletes picked to the ten-member team include: Taisha Bomar -Tuskegee; Sharlene Fuller -Fort Valley; Paula Guyton -LeMoyne Owen; Sheri Chambers - Paine; Lelecia Ishman -Miles; Erica Howell -Kentucky State and Sherita Terrell - Miles.

Fort Valley's Shemekia Williams was the top choice for SIAC Player of the Year while teammate Sharlene Fuller got the nod as the league's Defensive Player of the Year. Setter of the Year honors went to Sheri Chambers of Paine College. Coach Nedra Brown of LeMoyne Owen was the favorite for SIAC Coach of the Year honors.

ROUND 1 - SIAC ROUND ROBIN VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

Paine College d. LeMoyne Owen 16-14, 15-8, 15-5

Fort Valley State d. Tuskegee 15-2, 15-4, 15-3

Clark Atlanta d. Kentucky State 15-11, 15-12, 14-16, 15-1

Albany State d. Miles College 13-15, 15-2, 15-7, 15-4

Albany State d. Paine College 15-6, 16-14, 12-15, 15-7

Fort Valley State d. 16-14, 15-4, 15-8

LeMoyne Owen d. Miles College 15-12, 12-15, 15-12, 14-16, 15-9

Kentucky State d. Tuskegee 15-5, 10-15, 15-5, 8-15, 15-8

In cross country, awards were presented to men and women in the following categoies:

Award:	Male	Female
Top Newcomer	Gary Alman-Morehouse	Yvonne Mullen-Fort Valley State
Freshman of the Year	Sylas Tamno-Morehouse	Margo Mincey-Fort Valley State
Outstanding Senior	Christophe Irumva-Morehouse	Jameelah Green-Fort Valley Clenita Wiggins-Albany State
Most Improved	Marcus Powell-Albany State Horace Steele-Morehouse	Latosha Rogers-Fort Valley State Karen Lumpkin-Albany State
Most Improved Coach	Ondray Wagner-Tuskegee Willie Laster-Albany State	Darlene Moore-Fort Valley State
Most Improved Team	Tuskegee Albany State	Fort Valley State
Best SIAC Record	Morehouse	Fort Valley
Top performer	Christophe Arumva-Morehouse	Margo Mincey-Fort Valley

Women's cross country competition will commence at 10:00 Thursday. The men's competition will start at 10:45.

2000 SIAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Women

Name	School	Sport	GPA	Major	Hometown
Erica Howell	Kentucky St.	Volleyball	3.32	Business	Detroit, MI
TanJanika Daniel	Miles	Volleyball	3.79	Biology	Birmingham, AL
Tiffany Isaac	Paine	Volleyball	3.6	Biology	N. Augusta, SC
Genique Flournoy	Tuskegee	Volleyball	3.68	Political Sci.	Newark, NJ
L. Yvette Foster	Paine	Cross Country	3.8	Business	Sandersville, GA

Men

Alex Gibson	Paine	Cross Country	3.59	Mathematics	Hephzibah, GA
Joseph Wilson	Paine	Cross Country	3.41	Business	Milwaukee, WI
Marcus Powell	Albany State	Cross Country	3.35	HPER	Manchester, GA

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