FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 8, 2007

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Jeffreys, Harrington Named Association of Division III Independents

Student-Athlete of the Month Award Winners for January

 

KANSAS CITY, MO.--- Basketball student-athletes Alva Jeffreys of Mitchell College and Nick Harrington of Southern Vermont College were named today as the recipients of the Association of Division III Independents Student-Athlete of the Month awards for January. 

 

Jeffreys, a senior business administration major from Bridgeport, CT, averaged 24.8 points for the Pequots during the month.  She scored a season-high 33 points against Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) January 28 and connected on five three pointers in a come-from-behind victory over Daniel Webster College January 25.  Jeffreys also made 44 steals in eight January contests, including a season-high 10 thefts January 16 against Coast Guard.

 

Harrington, a junior business administration major from Brooklyn, NY, averaged 23.5 points and 15 rebounds during seven January contests, five of which were on the road.  He hit 62 percent of his shots from the field (60-of-97) and 72 percent of his foul shots (42-of-58).  He played an average of 36 minutes a game, and averaged two assists, two steals and one block per game. Harrington also won the AD3I Player of the Week Honor twice during the month.

 

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 January.  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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