FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TWELVE NAMED TO WINTER 2000 ACADEMIC ALL-NESCAC TEAM

LEWISTON, Maine -- Twelve Bates College student-athletes have been named to the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) All-Academic team for the Winter 1999-2000 season. Criteria for the All-Academic team are: a student must be at least a sophomore in academic standing; must be a significant contributor to his/her team and appeared in 50 percent of the team's contests; and must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 or higher. The 12 Bates recipients of this honor are:

 
Sean Doherty, Jr., Squash, Mexico City, Mexico, English and philosophy 
Billy Hart, So., Basketball, G, Haverhill, Mass., political science 
Mary Ellen Hennessey, Sr., Squash, Manchester, N.H., biology
Nick Holquist, So., Swimming and Diving, Hamden, Conn., undeclared 
Mike Kitces, Sr., Squash, Great Falls, Va., psychology
Gudrun Mirick, Jr., Swimming and Diving, Chaska, Minn., biochemistry and French
Matt Moulis, So., Basketball, G, Concord, N.H., undeclared 
Megan Simmons, So., Swimming and Diving, Buffalo, N.Y., undeclared 
Emilie Soisson, Sr., Squash, Needham, Mass., physics 
Jolene Thurston, Sr., Basketball, G, Post Mills, Vt., chemistry 
Paul Urbanczyk, Sr., Swimming and Diving, Washington D.C., undeclared
Sarah Williamson, So., Basketball, G, Plainfield, N.J., undeclared