JUNE 25, 2007
SABO NAMED TO ESPN THE MAGAZINE FIRST-TEAM
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
WILKES-BARRE
-- King's College athletic standout
Lindsay Sabo (Milford/Delaware Valley)
has been named to the 2007 ESPN The Magazine National
Academic All-American Team as a first-team College Division selection 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. She was one of just 46 student-athletes from all NCAA Division
II and III colleges to be named to the first, second, and third teams.
Sabo, who was a third-team selection a year ago, was joined by 14 other
student-athletes on the first-team.
On June 6, Sabo was one of 10 student-athletes named to the ESPN The
Magazine All-District 2 team, earning a spot on the national ballot.
Sabo recently concluded an outstanding academic and athletic career at
King's as a two-sport star in field hockey and lacrosse. In field
hockey, 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 Lady Monarchs to the 2006
Freedom Conference championship and the program's first-ever berth in
the NCAA Division III National Tournament. Sabo led the way by scoring
59 points, the second highest single-season total in program history.
She also netted a school-record 25 goals with a team-high 11 assists.
She wrapped up her field hockey career with school records of 157
points, 61 goals and 35 assists.
In lacrosse, Sabo was a two-time first-team All-Middle Atlantic
Conference selection. As a senior, she led the team with 80 points on 64
goals and 16 assists while scooping up 53 ground balls. She concluded
her lacrosse career 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
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 magnificent academic tenure at
King's. As a student, she compiled a 3.988 overall grade-point average
as an elementary education major and was named to King's Dean's List all
eight semesters, including six straight semesters with a perfect 4.0
GPA..
While at King's, Sabo earned a number of
athletic-related academic awards and honors. She was named the 2006
Middle Atlantic Conferences Field Hockey "Scholar-Athlete of the Year"
and was 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 will go down as one of the finest all-around student-athletes
in King's history and being named a first-team Academic All-American
provides a fitting end to her legacy," said King's sports information
director Bob Ziadie, who nominated Sabo for the award. "You have to go a
long way to find a better student, athlete, and person than Lindsay Sabo
and we at King's are extremely proud of her and all she has achieved. To
accomplish all she has with the type of schedule she has kept for the
past four years says so much about her work ethic and desire to succeed.
Lindsay is a true role model in every sense of the word and she will be
greatly missed at King's."
