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Campus Review
May 29, 2012
Campus Review
May 29, 2012
Editor:
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Ciji Fox
Lauren Graves
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Marie Cercelletti Selected for Tennis
Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team
Clayton State Places 10 on
USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Southeast Region Team
By Lee Wright, Sports Information
Marie Cercelletti has been selected for the
Peach Belt Conference All-Academic
Team in women’s tennis
Cercelletti was one of 12 players selected
to the team. In addi-
tion, Laker team-
mates
Charlotte
Fabricius
and
Martina Dedaj were
both selected honor-
able mention All-
Academic for the
PBC.
To be eligible for
the All-Academic
team, a student-ath-
lete must 1) participate 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 Peach Belt
Conference Sports Information Directors
oversee and select the teams.
Cercelletti, a senior from Domvallier,
France, was a second team All-Peach Belt
Conference selection in singles, marking
the first time she has earned an All-
Conference honor for her Laker career.
She was the bright spot in a tough season
for Clayton State. Cercelletti finished 13-
6 overall in singles, playing mostly in the
No. 1 and No. 2 positions after the Lakers
suffered season-ending injuries to junior
Ivana Krommelova and freshman Hannah
Keeling. In Peach Belt Conference play,
Cercelletti finished 9-3 in singles.
For her career, Cercelletti is 62-19 overall
in singles with a current winning percent-
age of .765, placing her sixth all-time at
Clayton State in terms of singles winning
percentage.
In the classroom, Cercelletti finished with
a cumulative 3.41 grade-point average in
marketing. She has been a three-time
Peach Belt Conference Presidential
Scholar recipient, and been selected to the
Dean’s List at Clayton State. Cercelletti
recently graduated with her bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration.
Marie Cercelletti
The USTFCCCA (United States Track
and Field and Cross Country Coaches’
Association) 2012 Outdoor All-Region
teams include 10 Clayton State Lakers on
the All-Southeast Region team.
Selected from the Clayton State men’s
team were Russell Lawless, Ayrton
Azcue, Ricky Fort, Shelby Russell, Edlin
Veras and Devon Lawlson. Azcue, Fort,
Russell and Veras were each selected All-
Region for a second straight season, while
this is the first All-Region honor for both
Lawless and Lawson.
For the women, Shannon Smith, Kayla
“KMob” Mobley, Maia Kuhnen and
Jessica Covington were selected. This
marks the first All-Region selection for
Smith, Kuhnen and Covington, while
Mobley is a repeat All-Region selection.
In addition, Kuhnen was also an Indoor
All-Region selection in both the 800-
meter run and the distance medley relay.
Lawless, a sophomore from Richmond
Hills, Ga., became the first Laker athlete
to earn All-Region honors in three events.
He was selected in the 3,000-meter stee-
plechase, the 1,500-meter run and the
800-meter run. It was the steeplechase
where Lawless truly excelled, setting the
school record with a time 9:41.94 at the
Division II Southeast Regional.
Azcue, a junior from Zizur Mayor, Spain,
was also a multiple All-Region selection
in both the 800-meter run and the 4x400-
meter relay. He set the Clayton State team
record in the 800-meter run with a time of
1:52.89 at the Bob Polluck Invitational at
Clemson. He won the event at the Coach
“O” Invitational at Troy, and finished sec-
ond in the Gem of Hills Invitational at
Jacksonville State. Azcue is joined by Fort,
Russell and Veras on the 4x400-meter team
that earned All-Region honors.
Lawson, a freshman from Columbus, Ga.,
gives the Lakers a bright future in the 400-
meter hurdles as an All-Region selection.
Smith, a junior from Cocoa, Fla., was
selected for the high jump, as was
Covington, a freshman from Tifton, Ga.
The duo, which also plays for the nation-
ally-ranked Clayton State women’s bas-
ketball team, joined the Laker track and
field program just over a month ago.
Smith was a provisional NCAA Division
II qualifier with a season-best jump of 5-
Sports
Track, cont’d., p. 10