FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 7, 2006

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Laws, Khuen Named Association of Division III Independents

Student-Athlete of the Month Award Winners for October

 

KANSAS CITY, MO.--- Taraja Laws, a middle blocker from Newbury College, and Dave Khuen, a goalkeeper for the Colorado College soccer team, were named today as the recipients of the Association of Division III Independents Student-Athlete of the Month awards for October. 

Laws, a pre-law major from Easton, PA, recorded 166 kills, 33 service aces and 122 blocks in leading her team to a 12-2 record in October.  Laws recorded four double-doubles (blocks and kills) in victories over Mount Ida, Regis, Emerson and Salve Regina.  Laws currently is ranked first in Division III with 2.19 blocks per game.  For the season, she has compiled 435 kills, 63 service aces and 255 blocks.

Khuen, a junior history major from Boston, posted a 6-0-1 record in goal during his seven starts as Colorado College improved to 13-4-2 overall during the month of October. For the month, he had a .296 goals-against average and an .875 saves percentage. Khuen had five saves during a 0-0 tie with Aurora University, which is ranked seventh in the Central Region, and four saves in a 1-0 victory at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges, which was ranked in the West Region before CC’s victory.

The Association of Division III Independents consists of 25 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 2006-07.  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 25 members were eligible for the award.  Each school was allowed to nominate its top performing male and female student-athletes from October.  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.