Greensboro College - Hall and Platt Named Student-Athletes of the Month

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Theriault the Runner

In his first year of intercollegiate cross country, Francois Theriault finished second at the 2006 USA South Cross Country championships, the highest placing in the history of the program. He later earned all-region honors, a first for a GC harrier.

National Title Games

Greensboro College men's soccer reached the NCAA Division III championship game in both 1989 and 1998.

2010 Softball

The 2010 Greensboro College Pride softball team posted 28 wins, had a 17-game winning streak, won the USA South tournament and qualified for the program's first NCAA tournament.

Women's Hoops Set Record

The 2008-09 Pride women's basketball team had the best statistical mark of any GC hoops team. GC finished 27-3 and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Eccles Set USAS Record

Dione Eccles scored a USA South record (both for men and women) 54 points in Greensboro College women's basketball 's conference tournament semifinal win. The Pride defeated the Panthers, 117-113 in double overtime, on Feb., 29, 2008.

Student-Athlete Academic Success

From 2003 to 2007, Greensboro College athletes led the USA South Conference with the most student-athletes achieving academic team honors.

GC Golf

The Pride men's golf team qualified for its 32nd NCAA Division III championship in 2010.

Cooke Made NCAAs

Alex Cooke is the only Pride swimmer to reach the NCAA championships. She did not disappoint as she earned All America Honors in the 100 backstroke at the 2009 championships in Minneapolis, Minn.

Pride Women Excelled

In the first year of presenting separate All-Sports trophies, the Greensboro College women won the 2004-05 USA South President’s Cup.

2010 Women's Lacrosse

The 2010 Greensboro College women’s lacrosse team won 14 games, the most in program history.

Pride Sweeps Scalf

GC is the only USA South institution to sweep the prestigious Don Scalf award. GC's Carrie Pacifico (women's tennis) and Daniel Poindexter (baseball) earned the conference's highest honor in 2007-08. Two years later, Andrew Clark (men's soccer) and Michelle Lemmons (women's tennis) did it again for The Pride.

Sutton Successful

Greensboro College's David Sutton posted a program-best 12-0 record at #1 tennis singles in 2007. The next year, he became GC's first ever alternate to the NCAA tournament.

Nelsen Led Kiwis

Former Pride men's soccer student-athlete Ryan Nelsen served as captain for his native New Zealand in the 2010 World Cup. He and the "All Whites" went undefeated with a 0-0-3 record.

Pacifico was a Smash

Carrie Pacifico was named the USA South women's tennis player of the year in 2006, '07 and '08. She did not lose a conference match during those three years.

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Hall and Platt Named Student-Athletes of the Month

Tessa Hall

Pride Sports Info.

11/17/2009 8:44:16 AM

Tessa Hall and Andreas Platt have been named Greensboro College's student athletes of the month. The duo are both seniors and graduates of Ragsdale High School in Jamestown.

Hall concluded her illustrious career with the Greensboro College women's soccer team this Fall. She led The Pride with seven assists and tied for the team lead in points with 17. GC finished the year 10-7-1. The Pride was third in the USA South regular season and reached the conference semifinals.

For her career she is the program's all-time assists leader with 30 helpers. In her sophomore season, she set a single season record with 19 assists. That team set a program record for wins with 14.

Platt has excelled on the football field and in the classroom for The Pride the past two years. He has a 3.29 grade point average and majors in sociology. The defensive back intercepted a pass and returned it 40 yards to set up GC's game-winning field goal against Shenandoah on Nov. 14. That victory gave The Pride its first ever winning season.

Platt, who had three picks this year, set a GC record with six interceptions in 2008. He was a D3football.com all region pick as a junior.

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