4-on-4 Flag Football League seeking members
The Carbondale 4-on-4 Flag Football League is looking for teams for its summer season beginning June 19 and running through July 20. Games will be played every Wednesday and Saturday at Attucks Park.
The teams will be divided into three divisions: an 18 and older, a 15 to 17 group and a 12 to 14 group. Sign-up costs are $185 for a team and $25 for single registration. The deadline to register is June 17.
To register, call Charlie DeTorres at (618) 203-8899 between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m., or go online at www.ForRealEvents.com
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Saluki swimmer wins postgraduate award
SIU senior swimmer Chrysanthos Papachrysanthou was awarded the 2002 Missouri Valley Conference Male Postgraduate Scholarship Award, the highest academic honor given by the MVC.
The three-time All-MVC Scholar-Athlete will receive $5,000 for graduate work at the institution of his choice to use over the next 18 months.
Papachrysanthou, the MVC champion in the 50-yard freestyle all four of his years, holds the SIU and MVC Championship meet record in the event. A Cyprus native, he represented his country at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
He is the second straight Saluki swimmer to earn the award following David Parkins, who won it last year.
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Guenther honored by MVC
Jen Guenther, a senior from the SIU softball team, was one of 40 MVC student-athletes awarded the Presidents Council Excellence Award by MVC commissioner Doug Elgin.
Guenther was one of just six to post a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA in gaining the distinction.
The award recognizes the academic achievements to graduating seniors and is presented to those with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.8.
Published on 11/17/05; 12:24:44 PM
