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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Villanova’s Ryan Arcidiacono (Neshaminy) was named a finalist for the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s U19 squad. The announcement was made following four training sessions in Colorado Springs involving 26 of America’s top 19-and-under players. The roster will be pared down to 12 before the squad departs on June 19 for three days of training at the Washington Wizards practice facility in Washington, DC. The 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship will be held June 24 to July 6 in Prague, Czech Republic. The finalists, who must be 19-years-old or younger and a U.S. citizen to be eligible for this team, were selected by the USA Basketball Men’s Developmental National Team Committee. “We had 26 really, really good players and all of the guys made the selection very, very difficult,” said USA U19 and University of Florida head coach Billy Donovan in a news release. “I think the things that stand out about this team (are) just the athleticism, the speed and quickness; the ability to defend and put pressure on people and offensive rebound.”
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Addie Micir (Council Rock North) was named an assistant women’s basketball coach at Dartmouth College. Micir begins her first collegiate coaching stint after spending the previous two seasons playing overseas in Europe. Her most recent team was ChallengeSportsBinnenland.Rotterdam in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, where she was a starter on the top team in the league. Micir also was an all-star with Residence Walferdange in Luxembourg, where she led the team in scoring, rebounding and assists. During her stint with both clubs, Micir also ran clinics and practices for the youth programs. She is no stranger to the Ivy League, completing a four-year career at Princeton in 2011. The 2011 Ivy League Player of the Year, Micir was a three-time All-Ivy League selection, earning first team honors in 2011 and second team accolades in 2009 and 2010. A senior captain, Micir led her team to back-to-back Ivy League titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2009-10 and 2010-11. Micir’s responsibilities include recruiting, scouting and post player development.
SOFTBALL
Gwynedd-Mercy’s Stephanie Farrar (North Penn) was named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Women’s Softball Academic All-Area Team. The team is voted upon by the region’s sports information directors of the 28 institutions in the Philadelphia region. To be eligible for Academic All-Area honors, the athlete must be in at least his or her second year at the institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better. Farrar, an Elementary Education major, was a first team selection in the Colonial States Athletic Conference this past season, earning her third all-league honor. This season she appeared in all 36 games, batting .398 (43-for-108) with a team-high 43 runs scored. Farrar added seven doubles, five homers, three triples, while driving in 25 RBIs. Her seven stolen bases were also tops on the team.
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD
Sam Keliojor (Norristown) was part of Gwynedd-Mercy’s 4x100 relay team that claimed fourth in the finals of the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a school record 41 second finish, just 0.12 seconds behind the winner. For their performance the relay team earned All-American status.
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD
Gwynedd-Mercy’s AnaLee Rodriguez (Pennsbury) was named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Women’s Track and Field Academic All-Area Team. The squad is comprised of student-athletes from the Divisions I, II and III institutions of the Philadelphia metro region. The team is voted upon by the region’s sports information directors. To be eligible for Academic All-Area honors, the athlete must be in at least his or her second year at the institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better. This was a breakout season for Rodriguez, a Communications major, who became the first ever thrower in GMC history to earn all-conference honors in three events (javelin, shot, discus) at the 2013 Outdoor Mason-Dixon Championships. She placed second in the javelin and shot, plus had a sixth-place showing in the discus to help lead the team to a third place finish. A member of the 2013 Gwynedd-Mercy College Dean’s List, she also was second in the shot and third in the discus at the Gwynedd-Mercy Twilight Invitational in April. Rodriguez also was third in the shot at the 2013 Indoor Mason-Dixon Championships to help the Griffins to a second place team finish.
Gwynedd-Mercy freshman Zakiyyah Richardson (Pennsbury) earned All-American status at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships after finishing seventh in the women’s 100-meter dash in a time of 12.38. She is the first female All-American in program history.
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