FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 12, 2006

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Young, Myrick Receive December Honors
From the Association of Division III Independents

KANSAS CITY, MO.--- Iman Young, a guard from California State University, East Bay, and Kyle Myrick, a guard from Lincoln University (Pennsylvania), were named today as the recipients of the Association of Division III Independents Student-Athlete of the Month awards for December.

Young, a senior from Hayward, CA, averaged 21.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 4.6 steals and 3.6 assists per game in seven games during the month of December. Young tallied a season-high 35 points (two points shy of a school record) against Whitman College and scored 30 points against William Jessup University. Young also had four or more steals in six of seven contests. For the season, Young is the fourth highest scorer in the NAIA with a 23.8 average and she leads the nation in steals (4.9 per game). Cal State East Bay posted a 5-3 record in December and is 8-3 for the season.

With Myrick leading the way, the Lincoln University men's basketball team, which is ranked 21st in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25, finished December with a 6-2 record for an 11-3 mark overall. Myrick, a senior from Philadelphia, averaged 31 points per game, 6.3 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game for the Lions during a December in which Lincoln did not play a single home game. Myrick made 46.7 percent of his shots (93-for-199) during the month and scored 40 or more points in three games. He scored 30 or more points in six of Lincoln's eight games and collected his first double-double of the season in a 114-112 overtime win against Christopher Newport (33 points and a career- best 11 assists).

The Association of Division III Independents consists of 19 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 2005-06. The Association recognizes outstanding athletic achievements of its student-athletes on a weekly, monthly and annual basis. For the second year, 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 student-athletes from the Association’s 19 members were eligible for the award. Each school was allowed to nominate its top performing male and female student-athletes from December. The award recipients were selected after a vote of the Association’s Student-Athlete Recognition Committee.

More information about the Association of Division III Independents is available at http://www.d3independents.org.

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