MAY 6, 2007
SABO NAMED TO ESPN THE MAGAZINE DISTRICT II
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
WILKES-BARRE
-- King's College athletic standout Lindsay
Sabo (Milford/Delaware Valley) has been named to the 2007
ESPN The Magazine District II All-Academic College Division Team as
voted upon by the College Sports Information Directors of American
(CoSIDA).
To be nominated for selection, student-athletes must maintain a minimum
3.20 overall grade-point average and be at least a sophomore in class
standing. Sabo was one of 10 student-athletes selected from the District
2 College Division, which includes Division II and Division III colleges
from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, and
Washington D.C.
Sabo, who has been named to the all-district team for three straight
years, will now be placed on the national ballot for the ESPN The
Magazine Academic All-American Team. A year ago, Sabo was a third-team
academic all-American choice.
Sabo recently concluded a brilliant academic and
athletic career at King's as a two-sport star in field hockey and
lacrosse. As a field hockey player, she was a three-time All-Freedom
Conference selection and was named the conference "Player of the Year"
in both 2005 and 2006, while twice earning National Field Hockey Coaches
Association Regional All-American Honors. This season, she led the
Monarchs to the 2006 Freedom Conference championship and the program's
first-ever berth in the NCAA Division III National Tournament. She
finished the year by scoring 59 points, the second highest single-season
total in program history. She posted a school-record 25 goals with a
team-high 11 assists. In field hockey, she totaled 157 career points on
61 goals and 35 assists, all school-records.
In lacrosse, Sabo was a two-time first-team All-Middle Atlantic
Conference selection. She concluded her lacrosse career as the program's
all-time leading scorer with 305 points on 197 goals and 108 assists
with 286 ground balls, all school-records. She established King's
single-season marks of 64 goals in 2007, 54 assists in 2005, and 99
total points, also in 2005. Combining
her career totals for lacrosse and field hockey Sabo has registered 462
points on 258 goals and 169 assists. She was honored for her success by
being named King's Female Senior "Athlete of the Year".
Sabo also enjoyed a distinguished academic tenure
at King's. As a student, she compiled a 3.988 overall grade-point
average as an elementary education major and has been named to King's
Dean's List every semesters.
During her time at King's Sabo earned a number of
athletic-related academic honors. She was named the 2006 Middle Atlantic
Conferences Field Hockey Scholar-Athlete of the Year and is a six-time
MAC All-Academic selection in both field hockey and lacrosse, as well as
a three-time National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-Academic
selection. She received an Eastern College Athletic Conference Merit
Award and was honored as King's Female Senior "Scholar-Athlete of the
Year".
Sabo also received numerous academic awards,
having been named to the Kappa Delta Pi National Education Honor
Society, the Delta Epsilon Sigma National Honors Society, the Phi Sigma
Tau National Philosophy Honor Society, and the King's College Aquinas
Honor Society. She is also a Certified CRLA Level III Peer Tutor .
She was also involved in a number of
extra-curricular and community service activities. Sabo was King's Class
of 2007 Student Government Secretary and the King's Education Club Vice
President.
Sabo also found the time to participate in a
variety of community service activities at King's. She served as a
volunteer with Lil' Leo's Volunteer with Big Brothers & Big Sisters;
King's Relay for Life; Hunger for Justice Week at King's, and King's
"Campuses That Care" Week. She volunteered tutoring low-income children
at the McGlynn Center; helped raise money for Angelman's Syndrome; and
served as a Community Economical Outreach volunteer.
"Lindsay has enjoyed an amazing career at King's as both an athlete and
a student," said King's sports information director Bob Ziadie, who
nominated Sabo for the award. "She has been the prototype of what a
student-athlete should be and we are extremely proud of what Lindsay has
accomplished and how she has represented King's College. Lindsay has
achieved a high level of success in virtually everything she has done
and is a classic example of what can be accomplished both on and off the
field with dedication and commitment."
