COLUMBUS, GA—The Columbus State University Department of Athletics will mark a decade of its female student-athletes’ success during its 10th-anniversary Girls In The Game Luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 25.
The annual program, which begins at 11:30 a.m. in the university’s Frank G. Lumpkin Jr. Center, recognizes a female student-athlete from each of Columbus State’s eight NCAA Division II women’s sports teams. All honorees receive a one-year academic scholarship and a specially designed Girls In The Game medallion.
This year’s class includes:
- TENNIS: Annie Adams, a graduate student from Columbus, Ga., pursuing a master’s degree in business
- BASKETBALL: Haelim Adle, a senior guard from Gainesville, Ga., majoring in biology
- GOLF: Samantha Dewendt Morales, a sophomore from Dawsonville, Ga., majoring in business
- TRACK & FIELD: Deandra Downer, a senior runner and jumper from Loganville, Ga., majoring in health science
- SOCCER: Anna LaBarbera, a senior from Demorest, Ga., majoring in history
- CROSS COUNTRY: Anna Petallar, a sophomore from Columbus, Ga., majoring in biology
- SOFTBALL: Mary-Catherine “MC” Sorrell, a senior midfielder from Loganville, Ga., majoring in health science
- CHEER: Camdyn White, a sophomore from Columbus, Ga., majoring in nursing
“Girls In the Game is just one way we honor our Columbus State University student-athletes for their dedication to their sport and for being scholars in the classroom,” said Athletics Director Justin Hay. “This year’s class of well-deserving female student-athletes continues a legacy of being champions in athletics, academics and life.”…