Wake's Curry named to Lott Trophy Watch List
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Wake Forest senior line
backer Aaron Curry is among
42 of the nation's top collegiate
defensive players who have
been named to the 2008 Lott
Trophy Watch List.
Curry is a 6-3, 240-pound
senior from Fayette ville. He
was second on the club with 99
tackles last year and was the
team leader in tackles for loss
es with 13.5. Curry had four
interceptions and returned them
fom a school-record 226 yards,
inauding three touchdowns.
Curry was a second team All
ACC selection in 2007 and his
three touchdown returns
matched the NCXA record for
interception returns by a line
backer.
There are seven repeat
nominees for the award, includ
ing James Laurinaitis of Ohio
State, a finalist last year. The
other players nominated for a
second straight year are
Jonathan Casillas of Wisconsin,
File photo
Here , Wake's Aaron Curry rushes a UNC quarterback during a game last season.
Maurice Crum, Jr. of Notre
Dame, Brian Cushing of USC,
Zack Follett of Cal, Nic Hams
of Oklahoma and Darryl
Richard of Georgia Tech.
Thirty-five different
schools are represented on the
Watch List.
Named after Hall of Famer
Ronnie Lott, The Lott Trophy
is awarded to college football's
Defensive IMPACT Player of
the Year. Now in its fourth
year. The Lott Trophy is the
first college football award to
equally recognize athletic per
formance and the personal
character attributes of the play
er.
Sponsored by The Pacific
Club IMPACT Foundation, the
award is given to a player who
exhibits the same characteris
tics Lott embodied during his
distinguished career: Integrity,
Maturity, Performance,
Academics, Community and
Tenacity.
David Pollack of Georgia
won the initial Lott Trophy in
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2004. DeMeco Ryans of
Alabama won the award in
2005 Daymeion Hughes of Cal
was the recipient in 2006 and
Glenn Dorsey of LSU in 2007.
Georgia, Alabama. Cal and
LSU each received $25,000 for
their general scholarship
funds. In four years, the
Pacific Club ' IMPACT
Foundation has donated more
than $450,000 to various chari
ties, including the four univer
sities.
Voters for the award include
selected members of the
national media, previous final
ists, the Board of Directors of
the Pacific Club IMPACT
Foundation, The IMPACT
Foundation Board of Advisers
comprised of many retired NFL
players and Master Coaches, a
distinguished group of former
head college coaches.
The winner will be
announced at a gala black-tie
banquet at The Pacific Club in
Newport Beach, Ca. on Dec.
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Lady Stars Contine to Shine
t CD to host weekend track meet
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Forsyth Country Day
School (FCDS) is hosting a
trdtck meet on Saturday,
called the "Fury Relays." The
meet, which will become an
annual event, is sponsored by
Bradford Mortgage
Company.
"The meet will have the
unique format of nearly every
event being a relay," said
FCDS track coach Noel
Ruebel. "This is going to be a
lot of fun."
The standard 4x100,
4x400, and 4x800 relays will
be run along with some differ
ent configurations such as the
4x1600, the sprint medley
(200-200-400-800), the dis
tance medley (1200-400-800
1600), and the co-ed shuttle
hurdle relay. In the field
events, three people will be
allowed to enter for each
school, with the performance
of their best two making up
their "relay" score.
FCDS is hosting 1 1 teams
on campus Saturday. They
include Providence Day,
Covenant Day, O'Neal
School, Cary Academy,
Charlotte Latin, Wesleyan
Christian, Southwest
Guilford, Bishop McGuiness,
Victory Christian, Charlotte
Country Day and Trinity
Episcopal. Most of the
schools are in communities
where Bradford Mortgage has
offices.
"This is a Fury Club signa
ture event of Forsyth Country
Day School's Track and Field
program," Ruebel said. "It
will be an event that teams,
from around the state will
look forward to attending for
years to come."
Brad Church, President
and Co-CEO of Bradford
Mortgage, said, "This will be
a great event with a large
number of good teams partici
pating. It demonstrates the
kind of innovation that has
helped define Forsyth Country
Day as one of the region's best
schools. Bradford Mortgage
is pleased to be the signature
sponsor and we encourage
track and field fans to come
out and watch."
Also, Olympian and FCD
graduate Blake Russell is
expected to be at the weekend
track. Blake was named 2006
Cross Country Athlete of The
Year and received the Doris
Heritage Award from the
USATF Cross Country
Running Council. Track and
Field News ranked Blake first
in the US for the 3000m.
fourth in the 5000m, and sev
enth in the 1500m for 2006.
The track meet will begin
at 10, and the final event
(4x400 relay) is scheduled to
start at 3 p.m.
Photo by Tim Wilson
The High Point Lady Stars 9U won the YBOA East Regional title on April 13 in Elkin.
Some of the local standout of the young AAV squad are Tierra Wilson, Sylena
Johnson, Makayla Wolfe, Briana Carter and Kristen Saunders.
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