Kendra Schaaf Named district Athlete of the Year


NEW ORLEANS, La. - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announce Wednesday that Carolina senior Kendra Schaaf is the 2011 Southeast county Female Athlete of the Year. The honors were nominated on by Division I cross country coaches.

Schaaf won both the ACC Championships and NCAA Southeast Regional Championships entity titles. Schaaf, who won the ACC get together by 25 seconds two weeks ago, conquered the NCAA Regional field as well as she won by more than 14 seconds and led the women's team to a third-place come to an end.

Schaaf, next to with sophomore Jake Hurysz, will vie at the NCAA Championships Monday, Nov. 21, in Terre Haute, Ind.

The men's race will begin at about 12:08 p.m. ET; follow by the women's race at around 12:58 p.m. A live webcast of the championships will be show from noon to 1:30 p.m. ET on NCAA.com. Highlights from the championships will be integrated as part of the CBS NCAA Fall Seasonal Show planned to air on Saturday, December 18, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET on CBS HD.

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Calhoun and Tabor collect FCA Honors

FORT WORTH, Texas – TCU’s Jordan Calhoun and Cameron Tabor garnered Bob Lilly - Athlete of the Year honors by the better Fort Worth Chapter of the partnership of Christian Athletes.

Calhoun and Tabor were accessible their award at the FCA “Share the Victory” feast at the Fort Worth Hilton on Nov. 11. J.C. Watts, a former US Congressman and starting quarterback at the University of Oklahoma, was the major speaker at the banquet.

Calhoun, a Norman, Okla. native, netted a team-high seven goals, while dishing out a pair of assist in 2011. She is the program’s all-time most important in career goals (36) and points (85). The senior onward tallied three game-winning scores this season, putting away Toledo, Hofstra and Northwestern State. Calhoun received all-conference acceptance for the third time in four years, claim first-team recognition in 2008 and 2010.

Tabor enjoys a winning sophomore campaign in 2011, breaking the TCU benchmarks in the weight throw and hammer throw. The Norman, Okla., native twisted in a personal-best discus mark of 175-4 feet to maintain the event at the Bobby Lane Invitational. Tabor also claimed the shot put title at the Texas A&M Reveille and the hammer throw top at the Horned Frog Invitational. He entered to the NCAA West preliminary in the shot put.


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