2003 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic Team Announced

HAMPTON, VA -- Twenty student-athletes from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association have been named to the sixth annual CIAA Commissioner’s All-Academic Team.

“CIAA student-athletes possess a strong commitment to athletics and strive for higher achievements in academics,” said CIAA Commissioner Leon G. Kerry. “These students represent the strength of the CIAA and its dedication to creating ambassadors for the future.”
The 2003 CIAA Commissioner’s All-Academic Team recognizes 20 student-athletes, 10 on the First Team and 10 on the Second Team, as voted on by the CIAA-Sports Information Directors’ Association. The average grade point average of the First Team is a 3.834, and the average for the Second Team is a 3.648 GPA (on a 4.0 scale).

The 2003 CIAA Commissioner’s All-Academic First Team consists of Sharon Gorgani of Elizabeth City State; Andregus Holmes of Fayetteville State; Pheshetta Johnson and Rhonda Lee of North Carolina Central; Katrina Johnson and Santisha Martin of Saint Augustine’s; LaToya Martin of Shaw; Luqman Jaaber and Katherine Wade of Virginia Union; and Aaron Federspiel of Winston-Salem State (see attachment).

The 2003 CIAA Commissioner’s All-Academic Second Team includes Felicia Smith and Courtney Walls of Bowie State; Kim Bond of Elizabeth City State; Bryan Chapman and Roshawnnah Clark of Fayetteville State; Bryan James and Ebony Sumerlin of Johnson C. Smith; Kareem Nembhard of Livingstone; and Shennel Beckles and Sophia Minott-Lindsay of Saint Augustine’s.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must have completed one full academic year at a CIAA institution, earned a minimum 3.20 overall grade point average, and played as a starter or important reserve in a CIAA sanctioned sport.

2003 CIAA Commissioner’s All-Academic Team

FIRST TEAM

Name	Sport	School	Year	Hometown	GPA	Major
Aaron Federspiel #@	Football	WSSU	Senior	Winston-Salem, NC	3.88	Sports Management
Sharon Gorgani %@	Volleyball/Softball	ECSU	Senior	New Bern, NC	3.763	Business Administration
Andregus Holmes %	Football	FSU	Senior	Dunn, NC	3.596	Political Science
Luqman Jaaber	Basketball	VUU	Soph.	Richmond, VA	4.000	Computer Science
Katrina Johnson %	Volleyball	SAC	Junior	Nassau, Bahamas	3.8	Accounting
Pheshetta Johnson	Bowling	NCCU	Senior	Huntersville, NC	3.794	Biology
Rhonda Lee #	Bowling	NCCU	Junior	Knightdale, NC	4.000	Law Enforcement
LaToya Martin	Softball	SU	Senior	Nassau, Bahamas	3.909	Business Administration
Santisha Martin	Cross Country/Track & Field	SAC	Soph.	Nassau, Bahamas	3.8	Accounting
Katherine Wade %	Track & Field	VUU	Senior	Phoenix, AZ	3.8	Marketing

SECOND TEAM

Shennel Beckles	Volleyball	SAC	Senior	Nassau, Bahamas	3.4	English
Kim Bond	Tennis	ECSU	Senior	Ahoskie, NC	3.77	Computer Science
Bryan Chapman	Basketball	FSU	Senior	Colonia, NJ	3.234	Business Management
Roshawnnah Clark %&	Tennis	FSU	Graduate	Fayetteville, NC	3.434	Political Science
Bryan James	Football	JCSU	Junior	Conover, NC	3.653	Computer Engineering
Sophia Minott-Lindsay	Volleyball	SAC	Senior	Nassau, Bahamas	3.6	Computer Info. Systems
Kareem Nembhard	Track & Field/Cross Country	LC	Soph.	Kingston, Jamaica	3.75	Accounting
Felicia Smith %	Softball	BSU	Junior	Glen Burnie, MD	3.805	Psychology
Ebony Sumerlin	Basketball	JCSU	Soph.	Virginia Beach, VA	3.9	Computer Engineering
Courtney Walls	Volleyball/Softball	BSU	Soph.	Laurel, MD	3.935	Biology

# = 2002 First Team
% = 2002 Second Team
@ = 2001 Second Team
& = 2000 Second Team

HONORABLE MENTION
Fabian Clarke (LC), Lawrence Fuller (NCCU), Latashia Ham (FSU), Kimberly Holston (SU), Jermaine Rogers (SU), Eureka Thompson (SU).