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Four track athletes named to prestigious All-Academic team
Clockwise from top left, Angel Marquez, David Wellman, Ryan Bertucci, and Tim Cannon.
7/9/2009 1:28:58 PM
NEW ORLEANS – Something that is impressive on it’s own can become spectacular with a single addition. Take mashed potatoes and gravy for example, peanut butter and jelly, or even the seventies R&B duo Peaches & Herb. Chico State track and field athletes Ryan Bertucci, Tim Cannon, Angel Marquez and David Wellman have the Peaches and the Herb. All four not only met the NCAA Division II automatic or provisional qualifying standard in their respective event, but they also compiled a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25. By achieving both of those honors, they each earned a spot on the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Track and Field team.
Bertucci finished fourth in the nation in the high jump at May’s National Championships. Cannon and Marquez represented Chico State at the NCAA Championships in the 5,000-meters, and Wellman missed out on a spot in the 800-meter National Championships by one-tenth of a second. Wellman was also named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team last month.
A total of 136 student-athletes representing 56 Division II colleges and universities made up the 2009 All-Academic team.
For the second straight year Grand Valley State led the way with the most student-athletes on the list with seven, followed by Adams State and The University of Findlay with six apiece. With its four student-athletes, Chico State tied for fourth on the list.
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Wildcats of the Week
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Men's Basketball
Amir Carraway capped a strong weekend with team highs of 16 points and seven rebounds in the Wildcats’ huge win against Humboldt State Saturday night to earn Wildcat of the Week honors for the second time this season.
The sophomore from Vallejo made two game-sealing free throws with 21 seconds left to finish the night 6-of-7 from the free throw line and pulled down key rebounds on two of the Lumberjacks’ last three possessions. He also set the screen on Jay Flores’ dagger 3-pointer with 40 seconds left.
Carraway finished with 10 points and four rebounds despite playing just 18 minutes due to foul trouble during the Wildcats’ loss to Sonoma State the night before.
The 6-foot-5 forward leads the team in rebounding at 5.5 per game and ranks second in scoring at 10.6 points per game a season after averaging just 1.4 points and one rebound in only 5.4 minutes a night. He’s now led the team in scoring five times and rebounding six this season.
Carraway and the Wildcats, among four teams tied for second in the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings, trail conference co-leaders Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State Dominguez Hills by just one game. They’ll welcome Cal Poly Pomona to town Friday night and San Francisco State Saturday.
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Women's Basketball
For much of the season, redshirt freshman Caressa Williams has been sitting at the end of the Chico State women’s basketball team bench, seeing very little on-court action. But the former Paradise High School star continued to work hard on her game, and the extra effort has paid off in recent weeks with significantly more playing time. After a string of short but impressive relief roles, Williams delivered a breakout performance Saturday against Humboldt State, posting career highs in scoring and rebounding in the Wildcats’ 90-67 thumping of Humboldt State. Her strongest effort to date makes Williams the latest Wildcat of the Week.
Williams shot over 58 percent (7-of-12), averaging just under 10 points and five rebounds in Chico State’s two weekend contests. She began the weekend with a solid outing Friday against Sonoma State, contributing five points, two rebounds, one assist and two steals in 16 minutes of action. Saturday, though, she was a major part of the Wildcat reserves combining to score 51 in the team’s convincing 23-point win over Humboldt. Williams played 24 minutes, scoring 14 points and hauling in seven rebounds – both career highs – connecting on five of her seven field goal attempts. She also chipped in with an assist and a steal in addition to shining on the defensive end.
Williams’ productive weekend saw her season scoring average more than double, rising from 1.6 to 3.6 points per game. Overall, she is shooting 50 percent from the field and is averaging two rebounds a contest.
Chico State is back in action this weekend, hosting Cal Poly Pomona Friday and San Francisco State Saturday at Acker Gym. Both games are scheduled to tipoff at 5:30 p.m.
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