Twenty-One Named to MASCAC Spring Academic Honor RollMonday, June 8, 2009  ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation spring Academic Honor Roll, which notes academic excellence by student-athletes, contains 442 honorees as announced by Executive Director Ken Andrews.
The Honor Roll comprises those student-athletes of sophomore class standing or higher who participated in a varsity-level sport and registered a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 (4.00 scale) or higher and completed the playing season in good standing.
Messiah led in selections with 70 student-athletes, followed by Elizabethtown with 49. Misericordia and King’s tied for third with 39 student-athletes. Lebanon Valley was fifth with 38, while Manhattanville, Widener and Eastern tied for sixth with 32 student-athletes on the list. Lycoming was ninth with 29 student-athletes. Arcadia and FDU-Florham tied for tenth with 25. DeSales and Wilkes each had 24, followed by Albright (21), Delaware Valley (20) and Alvernia (13).
Featured on the spring honor roll are several standouts including First Team All-Conference selections Jason Dunkelberger (Baseball), and Lisa Archibald (Women’s Tennis). Also featured on this year’s list was Second Team All-Conference selection Marissa Cooperman (Women’s Tennis).
Student-athletes are selected from baseball, softball, men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, men’s track and field, women’s track and field, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and golf.
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Coach Mike Hoyt Selected to NCAA Champions Forum INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana - On Thursday, the NCAA announced the selection of Assistant Football Coach Mike Hoyt as one of 10 individuals to be apart of the NCAA’s Champion Forum.
 Coach Hoyt, who is now in his sixth season with the Lions, will take part in this three day event, which is scheduled begin on June 18th and end on the 21st. This special forum will run in conjunction with the National Association of Collegiate Directors Athletics Convention in Orlando, Florida.
At Left: Coach Mike Hoyt The individuals that were selected for this forum were chosen by a distinguished group of retired head coaches and current head coaches, and were regarded as the most highly qualified individuals to be a head coach at the present time. Each coach will be paired with an esteemed Athletic Director from around the country. During the forum the Athletic Director will have an opportunity to develop a relationship by getting to know the coach in a one-on-one environment. In turn, the coach will gain an understanding for the mindset of the Athletic Director and the intricacies of hiring the ideal head coach for their program. The ultimate goal of this forum is for the Athletic Directors to become a champion for the coaches by assisting these exclusive few with their future career growth. The NCAA believes that this will not only help the coaches with their development, but will also broaden the horizon for the Athletic Directors on potential head coaching prospects.
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Hoop Group Elite moves its July headquarters to Albright CollegeWednesday, May 20, 2009 READING, Pa. - Hoop Group Elite, the nation’s #1 exposure camp for amateur basketball players, is proud to announce the moving of its summer camps to Albright College. The camp (formerly known as Eastern Invitational) has spent the last 28 years at The College of New Jersey, but was unable to turn down the outstanding facilities that Albright offers.
“We are excited about the move,” remarked Hoop Group President Rob Kennedy. “Between having more indoor courts, new outdoor basketball courts, air conditioned dorms and better food, the whole experience will be vastly improved for our campers.” Hoop Group Elite offers the best instruction, competition and exposure of any camp in the country. 502 Hoop Group Elite campers received scholarships in 2008 and over 80% of campers go on to play college basketball. It is the place to be seen as over 950 college coaches and recruiting services attended in the summer of 2008. Hoop Group Alumni include Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Chris Bosh, Amar’e Stoudemire, Vince Carter and over 100 other NBA players. Hoop Group Elite has something for every type of player. Each Elite session is for rising 9th-12th graders who are looking to improve their skills, play against high level competition and be seen by hundreds of college coaches. Academic Elite is the best camp in the country for players that are strong academically to showcase their skills in front of coaches from the country’s top academic institutions. Junior Elite focuses on rising 6th-9th graders and gives the up and coming player an opportunity to make a name for himself. Specialized Position Camp is an intense session of instruction in Backcourt Camp, Shooting Camp or Big Man Camp. Finally, Elite Team Camp will offer the opportunity for 64 highly competitive high school programs to battle it out on the court while being evaluated by college coaches. “We are excited to have The Hoop Group at Albright College,” remarked Albright Director of Athletics and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Rick Ferry. “This is a very good fit as our facilities match up will with their needs. They run a first class operation and will be a real asset to our college and athletic community.” 2009 Hoop Group Elite Summer Schedule
Elite Session #1: July 5-8, 2009
Elite Team Camp: July 9-10, 2009
Elite Session #2: July 11-14, 2009
Specialized Position Camp: July 15-17, 2009
Academic Elite: July 24-27, 2009
Elite Session #3: July 28-31, 2009
Junior Elite: August 2-5, 2009
For more information or to register for Hoop Group Elite, please visit http://www.hoopgroup.com/ or call 732-502-2255. About The Hoop Group The Hoop Group is a comprehensive basketball company dedicated to fulfilling dreams by providing student athletes, parents and coaches the best instruction, competition and exposure. It is one of the largest basketball instruction organizations in the world with fifteen separate entities that encompass over 28,000 student-athletes and 3,000 high school, collegiate, AAU and youth league coaches. The Hoop Group is committed to help make each individual player realize their full potential and develop a lifelong love of the game. The Hoop Group’s alumni list reads as a “Who’s Who” of the basketball world, including Larry Bird, Julius “Doctor J” Erving, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Bob Knight, Chuck Daly, Billy Donovan and many more. As a family owned and operated business for over four decades, The Hoop Group staff works tirelessly to insure that each event participant, coach and sponsor receives the personal attention they desire.
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