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Local athletes earn honors for winter college sports

by Warren Kozireski

•Hilton native Becky Hebert was named Second Team All-SUNYAC basketball for Fredonia. The sophomore led the team in scoring with 472 points averaging 20.5 points per game, led in free throw percentage and was second on the team in three-pointers.

•Sara Adenhofer of Hilton was named the Region III Female Bowler of the Year after her freshman season with Herkimer CC. She won the singles title at the championships competed at Mohawk CC with an 864.

•Churchville-Chili’s Ashley Ryan was named to the ECAC West hockey All-Rookie team with Elmira. She finished third on the team with 23 points scoring ten goals. She had 15 points in conference games, which was tied for 7th among first year players.

•Spencerport grad Paul Glover earned a trip to the NCAA Division III wrestling championships after taking second place at the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference (ECWC) championships and was selected as one of the wildcards.

•Spencerport grad Brittany Kinmond announced she is transferring from Syracuse to Roberts Wesleyan for the fall 2012 women’s soccer season.

•Roberts Wesleyan junior guard Marissa Bunce was named to the 2011-2012 American Mideast Conference Basketball First Team with seniors Bianca Jones and Sarah Child earning Honorable Mentions.

The Raiders also placed Brockport HS graduate Marissa Sell and Sydni Lester on the All-Freshman Team.

Bunce surpassed the 1,000 career points mark this season after leading the Raiders in scoring with 12.1 points per game. The junior shot 35.2% from the field and 32.3% from long range. She scored in double-figures 17 times and led the team with 96 assists and 67 steals this season.

Sell had consecutive double-doubles and was named the AMC Player of the Week for the week of January 23-29. The forward scored a career-high 18 points on February 10 against Carlow University.

•Roberts senior forward Alif Bland was named to the 2011-2012 All-American Mideast Conference Basketball First Team for the second consecutive season and freshman Mike Stone was named AMC Freshman of the Year along with Honorable Mention honors.

•The College at Brockport junior Nicole Jones was named the SUNYAC Outstanding Female Athlete. She won an individual title and hit two ECAC qualifying marks to earn Outstanding Female Field Athlete of the Meet honors. Jones won the shot put for the second straight year with a school record throw of 12.69 meters, clearing 12 meters with five of her six throws on the day. Her distance of 15.44 meters in the weight throw was a personal best and earned her second place.

•Golden Eagle senior Chris Austin was named Second Team All-SUNYAC for Men’s Swimming.

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