Oneonta athlete earns academic honors

The Academic All-District I teams for men's and women's soccer include three Onenota State athletes. A Seniors Jack Potter (Liverpool, England/Liverpool Blue Coat) and Kelly Stevens (Rochester, NY/Churchville-Chili) along with junior Luke Kitchen (Stroud, England/Marling School) all were honored for their outstanding accomplishments off the playing field. Stevens and Kitchen were both First Team selections while Potter was a second team selection.

This is the second straight year that Stevens has earned District I honors.

Last year she was a Third Team selection. Stevens is co-captain of the women's soccer team for a second year and has helped lead the Red Dragons to its fifth straight SUNYAC title and berth in NCAA Div. III tournament. She has started 83 of 86 career games to date and has registered 14 goals and 12 assists as a midfielder.

Stevens was the Oneonta State Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2002-03 to highlight her academic accolades she has accumulated during her four years. She is a Presidential Scholar, was inducted into Chi Alpa Sigma as a junior and has been on the SUNYAC All-Academic Team