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Alan Franco '80 Honored at Alumni Luncheon as Distinguished Alumnus of the Year
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4/11/2013
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 Mr. Alan I. Franco ’80 was honored at the annual Alumni Luncheon as the St. Paul’s Episcopal School Distinguished Alumnus on April 10, 2013. The Culinary Club under the direction of Elizabeth Galanos Gregory ’99 catered the event where Alan’s former classmates and teachers, the St. Paul’s Alumni Council, Board of Trustees and friends celebrated Alan’s achievements.
Alan continues to support St. Paul’s with special interest in the Community Service Program where he was instrumental in creating the Rutledge Fellows of Philanthropy, a unique and special group of students who serve as the ambassadors for community service and philanthropic endeavors school-wide. The group was named in recognition of former headmaster Bob Rutledge who spear headed the creation of the Community Service program.
Alan addressed the group with a heartfelt speech alluding to his years at St. Paul’s, Bob and Martha Rutledge, Patricia Marsh and Roger Miller. He thanked his mother Reita, wife Diane, Martha Rutledge, Leslie Lerner, the faculty and staff at St. Paul’s, and his friends from the Class of 1980. “I never dreamed the Rutledge Fellows would become such an integral part of the life of St. Paul’s. But then again, I am not surprised that it has. For this School, in talking about educating the complete person, realizes that it isn’t just about what takes place in the classroom, it is the total experience that makes the young men and women who walk through these doors.”
Mr. Tom Davis, former president and CEO of the Community Foundation of South Alabama and husband to St. Paul’s Lower School Director Anne Davis, was the guest speaker at the luncheon and expressed how honored he was to be a part of the Foundation to award a grant to St. Paul’s to start the Community Service program 12 years ago. He is proud of how St. Paul’s students and teachers change the lives of others.
The luncheon was hosted by the Alumni Council, the Rutledge Fellows of Philanthropy and the Culinary Club.
About Alan I. Franco
Alan is co-Chairman of Goldring Family Interests in New Orleans, which oversees interests in Real Estate, Beer Distribution, Distilled Spirits manufacturing, and other investments. Born in Atlanta in 1962, Alan spent his formative years in Jacksonville Florida, San Juan Puerto Rico and Mobile Alabama. He is a
graduate of St. Paul’s Episcopal School where he attended from 1974 – 1980, and is a graduate of the University of Alabama.
Moving to New Orleans in 1997, Alan has been active in numerous community and civic activities. He currently serves as President of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans. Alan has served on numerous community boards, including AIPAC, The Jewish Community Center of New Orleans and the National World War II museum. Alan also co-chaired Jewish Leadership Forum, a series of programs that dealt with next generation philanthropy in 2005-2006 and 2010.
Alan is married to Diane, and is the proud father of Eli, age 4.
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Dr. Adrian DiVittorio '91 Discusses the Respiratory System with St. Paul's Human Anatomy and Physiology Classes
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3/25/2013
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 Dr. Adrian DiVittorio '91, a pulmonologist with Diagnostic and Medical Clinic in Mobile, visited Mrs. Greene’s Human Anatomy and Physiology Classes in February. Dr. DiVittorio discussed his daily routine of fitness, family and treating patients with pulmonary diseases and disorders. The Senior Students listened, answered and asked questions regarding lung morphology, capacity and the most common lung diseases affecting people today. Dr. DiVittorio’s very informative, interesting and relaxed presentation was very beneficial to their current studies of the pulmonary and cardiovascular systems.
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AP Government Class Skypes with Alex Pappas ’05 About Media in Government
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3/14/2013
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 Alex Pappas ’05 works as a political reporter for an online publication, the Daily Caller, in Washington, DC. On March 6, he Skyped with Victor Helmsing’s AP government class, who were studying the role of media in government. Alex re-read the chapter on the media (the same chapter he had read in his own AP Government class, albeit a different edition). He started the Skype session by commenting on the accuracy of the chapter text based on his real life experience as a reporter. A Q & A session followed his comments, where students were able to ask questions about Alex’s remarks, experiences, and relate material from the text. Consequently, the students had a lively exchange with an expert in the field. Mr. Helmsing commented that this type of opportunity adds much more credibility to the material, in addition to hearing it taught in the classroom or reading it from a text. Mr. Helmsing takes every opportunity to encourage alumni with political or economic expertise to participate in his class and share their experiences with his students. With Skype, he is now able to involve alumni throughout the country, not just the Mobile area.
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Elizabeth Rouse '02 Featured in Memphis Magazine for "Women to Watch"
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2/25/2013
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Visit The Commercial Appeal Memphis, Tennessee for the full story about Elizabeth Rouse '02.
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Colby B. Jubenville, Ph.D. ’90 Releases his First Business and Management Book, Zebras and Cheetahs: Look Different and Stay Agile to Survive the Business Jungle
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2/8/2013
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I n the book, Zebras and Cheetahs: Look Different and Stay Agile to Survive the Business Jungle, Colby Jubenville discusses what he calls the Zebra and Cheetah philosophy, leadership style and model for growth. The book includes many of his own experiences as an entrepreneur both in and outside of higher education including some of his experiences with teachers and coaches while attending St. Paul’s Episcopal School. "The work that he (Mr. Lou Courie, Senior English Instructor) put us through reading Chaucer is a skill set that I used at Millsaps College, in my doctoral program and today when I consult with organizations.” Jubenville holds an academic appointment at Middle Tennessee State University and serves as a consultant for mid and large size organizations throughout the United States. He helps organizations find their voice and frame their unique perspective and value so they can tell their story in a way that attracts the right employees and customers. He says, “ helping an organization tell their story is much like deciphering Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. It’s important to understand their unique perspective and strong point of view in the marketplace. When I speak, I often reference the strong point of view defined by the core values that drive St. Paul’s and the great work that is being done in the past and today. It’s those core values that answer why an organization exists." His Agency can be found here - www.redherringinc.com
His book here - Zebras and Cheetahs: Look Different and Stay Agile to Survive the Business Jungle
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Max Angerholzer III '96 Appointed President and CEO of the Center for Study of the Presidency & Congress
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2/8/2013
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Find the full article here in the National Journal January 26, 2013.
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Port City Pacers Award Margaret Harkness '11 with Charlie Spencer Memorial Scholarship
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2/4/2013
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Margaret Harkness is currently in her sophomore year running track and field for Ole Miss. She was awarded the Charlie Spencer Memorial Scholarship by the Port City Pacers. Margaret won six individual state championships while at St. Paul's, was selected as the All-County recipient for six years and was named the Optimist Club Runner of the Week ten times and Runner of the Year three times. We wish Margaret all the best in her career at Ole Miss.
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Alumni Mardi Gras Party: Bigger and Better in Year Two!
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1/29/2013
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In 2012 the St. Paul’s Alumni Council started a new tradition by bringing the St. Paul's family together in Washington Square to ring in the Mardi Gras season. On Friday, the tradition grew as scores of Saints filled the square, buoyed by the sounds of SPS student and alumni band Blow House. The band
features current and former students and entertained the crowd with their lively tunes. By the time of the parade, the crowd grew to 200, half of which were children of all ages. Thus, six generations of Saints (past, present, and future) gathered to share in the good times. The children had fun climbing in trees and running around the square, while adults enjoyed the delicious food, plentiful drink, and Mardi Gras music. A good time was had by all. The event concluded with alums, led by Blow House, strolling through the streets of Oakleigh in style to catch the first throws of the season. Many thanks to our presenting sponsor CTS, Inc., Budweiser-Busch Distributing Co. Inc. and Toomey’s Mardi Gras for making the event a huge success.
Click Here for the Slideshow
Click Here for the Second Line Video
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Captain Mitchell Foy '00 Heads Up "Biggest Operation Christmas Drop" in 61 Years
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1/3/2013
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Captain Mitchell Foy served as the president of Operation Christmas Drop for the United States Air Force. Under Captain Foy’s leadership, the project was the biggest in its 61-year history. Operation Christmas Drop started in 1952 and has become the longest running U.S. Department of Defense mission in full operation, and the longest running humanitarian airlift in the world. Supported by the local communities of Guam, it is primarily conducted from Andersen Air Force Base and Yokota Air Base. For the full article, click the link below.
http://mvguam.com/local/news/27252-us-air-forces-annual-christmas-drop-pushes-off.html
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AJ McCarron '09 Voted 2012 Coastal Alabama Sportsman of the Year - SAINTS Finalists include Senior Robby Shelton and Jake Peavy '99
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12/30/2012
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Click the link below for the full article on al.com.
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/12/fans_agree_aj_mccarron_is_2012.html#incart_river
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Lauren Stabler Boehm '00 Featured in Press-Register for Children's Clothing Line
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11/8/2012
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 Within the past year, Lauren Stabler Boehm '00 and Jennifer Frazer (wife of Tucker Frazer '97 and St. Paul's PreK Teacher) started a custom clothing line for children named after their first borns, Henry & Lainey. They were featured in the Press-Register on October 31, 2012. Read the full article below.
http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2012/10/two_mobile_friends_launch_henr.html
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QB for The Crimson Tide AJ McCarron '09 Throws for a Winning Touchdown Against LSU
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11/6/2012
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Former Cy Young Award Winner Jake Peavy '99 Hosts Charity Golf Tournament
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11/6/2012
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Click here for the full article.
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John Brigham '04 Wins Senior Bowl Charity Run 10K for Third Time
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11/6/2012
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Check out the story on al.com
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Class of 2006 Valedictorian Joey Steadman Sworn into the State Bar
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10/25/2012
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 Joey Steadman, 2006 A.S. Mitchell Valedictory Award Winner, was sworn in as a member of the Alabama State Bar on October 25, 2012. He is pictured to the left receiving his oath from Judge Charlie Graddick. Joey received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Alabama's School of Law in May 2012. Congratulations to Joey from the St. Paul's Family.
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Kelli Ogden Hillier '86 Celebrates 500th Win as Lady Saints Volleyball Coach
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10/5/2012
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 Lady Saints Volleyball Coach Kelli Ogden Hillier celebrated her 500th Win as the Varsity Volleyball Coach against Davidson High School on September 27, 2012. The Lady Saints have won five of the last six 5A State Championships. Kelli graduated in the Class of 1986 from St. Paul’s Episcopal School and was an All-SEC Volleyball Player for the Georgia Bulldogs in 1990 and 1991. Kelli was inducted into the St. Paul’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996 and one of the two players in the School’s history to have their jersey retired. Congratulations Coach Hillier! Pictured with the Lady Saints back row: Morgan Eiland, Mackensie Williams, Shelley Spires, Head Coach Coach Kelli Hillier, Ali Sutherland, Kaylee Wilks, Kourtney Wadkins, Bradley Carrington, Assistant Coach Sharon Mosley. Front row: Olivia Scarcliff, Mackensie Mosley, Kittie Harless, Lindsey Kendall.
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Gaines Gibson '07, Marcus Gibson '11 and Ginny Miller '11 Selected as Capstone Men and Women
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10/3/2012
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 Capstone Men and Women function as the official ambassadors for The University of Alabama. In that capacity, they give campus tours to prospective students and assist the University president, administration, and trustees with numerous events throughout the year. The members of the group are some of the most outstanding students on campus. Out of this elite group of 25 for the 2012 - 2013 school year, three are St. Paul's Alumni. Pictured are Marcus Gibson 2011, Ginny Miller 2011 and Gaines Gibson 2007.
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Lee Yankie '98 Releases the Album, “The Leavin’ Sound”
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10/2/2012
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Click Here for the September 27th cover story of Mobile Bay Weekend http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/09/with_the_leavin_sound_coastal.html
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Alex Pappas '05 Featured on CNBC's Kudlow Report on Sept. 19, 2012
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9/21/2012
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Former St. Paul's Pitcher, Kyle McPherson '04, Gets the Big Call to the Big Leagues
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9/19/2012
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Mobile's Kyle McPherson making first MLB start tonight By Tommy Hicks, Press-Register Former University of Mobile and St. Paul's Episcopal standout Kyle McPhersonis making his first Major League Baseball start tonight in the Pittsburgh Pirates-Milwaukee Brewers game. McPherson made his big league debut Aug. 20 with two innings of one-hit, shutout relief against the San Diego Padres, and has gone on to post a 1.54 ERA in 11.2 innings of relief this season for the Pirates. He has struck out 11 and walked only two while limiting opponents to nine hits and posting a .94 WHIP. The Mobile native was drafted by the Pirates in the 14th round of the 2007 MLB Amateur Draft and was named the organization's Minor League Pitcher of the Year last season when he went 12-6 with a 2.96 ERA in Class A Advanced and Class AA play. In 2007 at the University of Mobile, McPherson split time between the mound and the field, seeing action at third base. On the mound, he went 1-7 with a 6.07 ERA in 14 appearances, including nine starts. He struck out 26 in 46 innings of work. At the plate, McPherson posted a .302 batting average. His best day at the plate came Feb. 24 against William Carey when he went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and two runs batted in. His best outing as a pitcher came with four innings of relief April 13 against Belhaven, when he fanned six and allowed no runs on three hits.
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A.J. McCarron '09 Graces Cover of Sports Illustrated
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8/30/2012
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 Updated: Wednesday, 15 Aug 2012, 10:29 PM CDT Published : Wednesday, 15 Aug 2012, 4:54 PM CDT
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Junior Alabama Quarterback and Mobile native AJ McCarron has made one of the five regional Sports Illustrated covers. The magazine’s annual college football preview will drop in stores Thursday and features McCarron with the words: “How They Roll.” “It's great,” said one Alabama Fan. “I mean, it brings recognition to Alabama, to A.J., to the area that we live in.” Sports Illustrated has also ranked Alabama as preseason No. 1 and predicts that the Crimson Tide will defeat the USC Trojans in the national Championship game on January 7. McCarron’s mother DeeDee said she broke the big news to her son. “I sent him a text. He's in class,” said DeeDee Bonner. “I was like ‘People are going to get sick of seeing your face.’ And he was like, ‘What?’ she recalled. “I said, ‘You’re on the cover of Sports Illustrated.” The team preview also includes a breakdown of the team’s top players. McCarron’s mother said this truly is an honor for the Mobile native who recently led the Crimson Tide to victory at the BCS National Championship. “It's just an honor. I mean, I'm so proud for him and for the whole team. And for him to represent Alabama is just kind of surreal,” said Bonner. The Auburn Tigers have made the rankings as well at No.24. Sports Illustrated names Avery Young as their key recruit and Philip Lutzenkirchen as their breakout player for the 2012 season.
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Class of 2012 Salutatorian Funso Fagbongbe Featured on the Welcome to Rice University Video
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8/20/2012
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Former Track Star Lee Gilmer '08 Awarded Post-Graduate Scholarship
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8/15/2012
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Click below to read the full story. http://furmanpaladins.com/sports/c-track/2012-13/releases/201207205mrv52
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Lacey Dent '12 Named Gatorade Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year for the 3rd Year in a Row
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6/22/2012
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 For the third consecutive year, Lacey Dent '12 has been selected as the Gatorade Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year for the state of Alabama.
"This is the most prestigious statewide selection for any high school sport that is awarded, and for her to have been chosen each of the past three years is significant indeed," said Track Coach Jim Tate. Lacey will enroll at the University of Alabama after next week where she has received a full scholarship in Track & Field. "Our congratulations to her on yet another outstanding recognition following an incredible high school career here at St. Paul’s which includes 13 separate state 5A event championships and three (all-classifications) state heptathlon championships along with five current state event records."
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Lee Gilmer '08 Selected to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-American Team
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6/22/2012
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Click below to read the full story of Lee Gilmer's accomplishments. http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/c-track/2011-12/releases/20120621gvvbyq
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John Brigham '04 Featured in the Press-Register for finishing 71st overall in the Boston Marathon
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6/21/2012
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http://blog.al.com/pr-community-news/2012/06/local_runners_beat_heat_at_bos.html
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Thomas Praytor '08 Competes in the ARCA Racing Series at Talladega Superspeedway
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5/3/2012
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http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/05/arca_racer_thomas_praytor_know.html
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Zoe Fishman Shacham '94 Publishes Second Novel
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3/30/2012
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Zoe Fishman Shacham ’94 recently published her second book, Saving Ruth to be in bookstores May 1. Her first book, Balancing Acts was released March 2010. The Shachams live in Atlanta. For more information about Zoe, visit her blog at www.zoefishman.net.
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Alumni 'Comics Come Home'
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12/28/2011
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Mary Patterson Broome '01, Hunter Cain '00, and Peyton Clarkson '99 were featured in a December edition of Bay Weekend. Read the article online.
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Tori Ball '09 on Auburn's Women’s Soccer SEC Championship Team
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11/17/2011
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Tori Ball '09 helped Auburn University win their first-ever Women’s Soccer SEC Championship on Sunday November 6.
Auburn scored three upset victories and won the SEC soccer tournament championship Sunday with a 3-2 victory over Florida in Orange Beach. Auburn, the No. 7 seed, is the lowest seeded team to win the tournament and the first SEC West to win it.
"It's amazing and I couldn't be any more happy for the girls," coach Karen Hoppa said in an Auburn press release. "The effort they showed all week was just phenomenal. What an awesome feeling; I'm really proud to bring this trophy home to Auburn."
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John Gilmer '08 SCAC Men's Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week
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10/11/2011
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For complete details: http://www.scacsports.com/sports/mxc/potw/2011-12/week6
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