FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 11, 2008

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Cuba, Brown Named Association of Division III Independents

Student-Athlete of the Month Award Winners for November

 

KANSAS CITY, MO.--- Angela Cuba, a cross country runner from the University of Dallas, and Stuart Brown, a midfielder for the University of Dallas soccer team, were named today as the recipients of the Association of Division III Independents Student-Athlete of the Month awards for November. 

Cuba, a junior history major from Holliday, TX, led the team in the 5k race at the North Eastern Athletic Conference on November 1.  Cuba set a school record 5k of 18:40 and was named first team all NEAC after her second place finish in the race.  Cuba also ran a season best 6k of 24:19 in the NCAA South/Southeast regional and finished in 33rd place to be named All-Region.

Brown, a senior business major from Boerne, TX, registered 6 points on 2 goals and 2 assists in four starts.  Brown was named the North Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament MVP and team MVP at the conclusion of the season.  Brown played a pivotal role with helping his team win the NEAC Tournament and qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.

The Association of Division III Independents consists of 17 Division III independent institutions that have joined together to recognize student-athletes at independent institutions, and to provide exempted postseason championship competition in nine sports in 2008-09.  The Association recognizes outstanding athletic achievements of its student-athletes on a weekly, monthly and annual basis.  The Association provides statistical services for its members in seven sports.  In addition, it also will announce All-Independent teams at the conclusion of nine sports this year.

All competing student-athletes from the Association’s 17 members were eligible for the award.  Each school was allowed to nominate its top performing male and female student-athletes from November.  The award recipients were selected after a vote of the Association’s Student-Athlete Recognition Committee.