FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 8, 2009

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Hemsley, Carrington Named Association of Division III Independents

Student-Athlete of the Month Award Winners for September

 

KANSAS CITY, MO.--- Kiauna Hemsley, a sophomore forward for Trinity Washington College women’s soccer team, and Matt Carrington, a junior center back for the University of Maine, Presque Isle men’s soccer team, were named today as the recipients of the Association of Division III Independents Student-Athlete of the Month award for September 2009. 

Hemsley led the Tigers with eight goals and one assist in 10 games.  With strong foot skills and field awareness, she has scored four game-winning goals, all of which were 1-0 wins against Patrick Henry College, Washington Adventist and Lincoln University.

 

Carrington had five assists from his center back position and led the Owls to four shutouts in their first seven games.  His leadership on and off the field has been a major reason for Presque Isle’s early season success.

 

The Association of Division III Independents consists of 14 Division III independent institutions that have joined together to recognize student-athletes at independent institutions, and to provide exempted postseason championship competition.  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 14 members were eligible for the award.  Each school was allowed to nominate its top performing male and female student-athletes from September.  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.