Childress Earns Conference Honor

Childress Earns Conference Honor

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State's Tarah Childress has been named to the 2010 Peach Belt Conference Volleyball All-Academic team, according to a recent release from the PBC office.

As a senior, Childress played in all 33 matches and made 123 overall appearances for the Jaguars with 82 career starts. In 2010, she ranked second on the team in hitting percentage (.186) and in blocks (79) and finished her career with 501 kills, including 168 this season.

A nursing major from Loveland, Ohio, Childress owns a 3.41 cumulative GPA.
br>To be eligible for the All-Academic team, a PBC student-athlete must have 1) participated in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution. The PBC Sports Information Directors oversee and select the teams.

2010 Peach Belt Conference Volleyball All-Academic Team

Player School Year Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Torrie Bevolo Armstrong Atlantic Jr. St. Louis, Mo. 3.84 Spanish
Tarah Childress Augusta State Sr. Loveland, Ohio 3.41 Nursing
Gwendolyn Clarke Armstrong Atlantic Sr. Superior, Colo. 3.57 Health Science
Virginia Clay Montevallo Soph. Fort Collins, Colo. 4.00 Art
Casey Howett Armstrong Atlantic Jr. Brooks, Ga. 3.74 Sonography
Ashley Farwell USC Aiken Soph. Wake Forest, N.C. 3.808 Business Management
Anna Garrison Montevallo Jr. LaVergne, Tenn. 4.00 Communication Studies
Chelsey Kight USC Aiken Jr. Charleston, S.C. 3.77 Nursing
Candace LaRocca Lander Sr. St. Louis, Mo. 3.52 Business Administration
Hallie Legg Francis Marion Jr. Uniontown, Ohio 3.434 Visual Arts (Business)
Samantha Lukralle USC Aiken Soph. Lindenhurst, N.Y. 3.90 Nursing
Amanda Mitchell Francis Marion Jr. Farragut, Tenn. 3.703 Biology
Olivia Snipes Flagler Jr. Easley, S.C. 3.70 Elementary Education
Rachell Young UNC Pembroke Sr. Leesburg, Va. 3.951 Public Relations (English, Writing)



Honorable Mention: Manyi Ati, Montevallo; Shannon Byers, USC Aiken; Liz Drewry, Francis Marion; Lindsey Everhart, Lander; Magi Nottingham, Lander