I am so proud of sophomore-Cea Knox (Myrtle Beach, SC) for being named to the second team (Pitcher) to ESPN the Magazine softball all-district All-American as presented by COSIDA. If you want to learn more about COSIDA, please look at the post below.
I think this says a lot about USC Salkehatchie and the education it provides it students. I will tell you that Cea was an exceptional student at USC Salkehatchie but the school is full of exceptional students. I say this because even though they didn't have the grades Cea had, it doesn't mean they aren't worthy of praise. We had many athletes with a 3.0 GPA and above, Cea was much higher and met all the qualifications for the award.
I want to thank all of the professors at USC Salkehatchie, it is you the professor that makes USC Salkehatchie what it has become today, one of the best places of higher learning in the state of South Carolina.
I understand that many of you work extra hard with our kids both athletes and non-athletes and it shows when they move on to their next destination and many become doctors, lawyers and successful members of society.
We should also take a moment and thank Dr. Ann Carmichael our dean at USC Salkehatchie. Dr. Carmichael has set a standard for education at USC Salkehatchie that I would put up next to any in the state.
Our athletic director Mrs. Jane Brewer has been instrumental in getting the student-athletes up to par through her work with professors and staying on top of our athletes and their grades.
I must also tip my hat to our coaches, they preach academics everyday, yes they want to win on the field but they understand that without the grades, their players will never be able to achieve their ultimate goal and that is graduation from USC Salkehatchie.
I know for a fact that USC Salkehatchie softball head coach Mitch Smith made his Lady Indians have a mandatory study hall each morning. He could have easily not cared if his players passed or not but he wants his girls to get their degrees and that says a lot about Coach Smith and all our coaches at USC Salkehatchie.
So, while Cea has been awarded this award and it is great for USC Salkehatchie and for Cea, we have many other athletes that have done great this year.
Once the final grades are in, I will post how many players of each team had at least a 3.0 and above.
Congrats Cea again and the best of luck at Francis Marion!
Also congratulations to our hard working professors, this award belongs to you too!!
The slogan holds so true, "Start Here. Go Anywhere"
