Greensboro College - Sutton Named to CoSIDA District Team

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Sutton Named to CoSIDA District Team

Pride Sports Info.

5/21/2009 10:49:42 AM

Greensboro College graduate student David Sutton (Greensboro, NC /Western Guilford) was picked to the at large academic district first team teams by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). This is Sutton's third straight selection to the district first team.

Sutton posted 11-3 record at #1 singles and was a USA South first team pick this season. Last year,Sutton was picked as an alternate to the NCAA Division III Individual Championships. He compiled a 17-4 record for The Pride this year.

A native of Greensboro, N.C., Sutton carries a 4.0 grad point average before graduating with a major in exercise sports science. Sutton previously earned the Fred Joseph Award, the highest athletic honor at Greensboro College, last year and is the career leader in singles for single season (1.000 in '07) and career winning percentage (40-7, .851) and conference winning percentage (14-4, .777).

As first team regional winner, Sutton advances to the national ballot for consideration. He was a national first team pick in each of the last three years.

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