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Thursday, February 7, 2002

Lititz Native Nicole Hundley Earns First National Verizon Academic All-America Recognition in History of Elizabethtown College Women's Soccer Program

STAMFORD, Conn. --- Elizabethtown College senior and Lititz, PA native Nicole Hundley has been named to the national College Division Third Team of the 2001-02 Verizon Academic All-America® Women's Soccer Teams, announced today after voting by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). She is the first national-level Academic All-American in the history of the Elizabethtown women's soccer program.

Hundley started all 20 games for the Blue Jays in the 2001 season. She scored five goals and had eight assists for 18 points.

Through four years, the career totals for the senior forward include 25 goals and 30 assists for 80 career points. She ranks sixth all-time at Etown in career goals, fifth in career points, and fifth in career assists. She was named to the Middle Atlantic Conferences' Academic Honor Roll in 1999, 2000, and 2001, and also was a first team all-conference selection in 2001.

Hundley is majoring in math education at Elizabethtown College. She is a 1998 graduate of Manheim Township High School.

Elizabethtown concluded its 2001 season with a 15-5 overall record in a 3-1 loss to Muhlenberg in the NCAA Division III tournament Mid-Atlantic Regional. With a 15-5 finish, the Blue Jays concluded the season with a .750 winning percentage, their best since 1997. The
team’s complete roster, results and season statistics can be found at http://www.etown.edu/sports/wsoccer.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Verizon Academic All-America program, which was founded by CoSIDA in 1952 to recognize collegiate student-athletes for their outstanding achievements in the classroom and on the playing field. Over the past 50 years, the Verizon Academic All-America program has grown into one of the most recognized and prestigious collegiate scholar-athlete awards nationwide, honoring student-athletes from all NCAA championship sports.

The Verizon Academic All-America Teams are selected by a vote of the 1,800-member CoSIDA. To be eligible, an athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.20 on a scale of 4.00. Sports information directors nominate eligible athletes from their schools who are named to district teams prior to being voted upon the national level.

Under an agreement with CoSIDA, Verizon has been the exclusive sponsor of the Academic All-America program since 1985. Verizon, as America's Literacy Champion, strongly believes that literacy is a key ingredient to success and outstanding achievements in life. The Academic All-America program is an integral part of Verizon Reads, the "umbrella name" for a national campaign of corporate philanthropy, partner collaboration, community outreach, and customer and employee participation.