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October 17, 2005
Release: #0516
News Release
For Immediate Release
COA Announces
U.S. Bank Student Athletes of the Month
SACRAMENTO, CA .
. . The California Community Colleges
Commission on Athletics (COA), in partnership with the California Community
College Sports Information Association (CCCSIA) today named Jessica Scott (College
of San Mateo, water polo) and Marcel Marquez (College of the Canyons, football)
the COA/U.S. Bank Student Athletes of the Month for September.
 Jessica
Scott, a team captain for San Mateo, ranked as the second leading
scorer in the state in September with 50 goals for the Bulldogs. The sophomore
from Aragon High School has scored at least twice in each game this season and
tallied a season-high eight goals twice in a loss to Cabrillo and win over American
River. She finished 10th in the state last season on the way to 1st-team all-Coast
Conference and 2nd-team all-Northern California honors. Most impressive is that
Scott says could barely swim when she took up the sport five years ago. She
is hoping to transfer to Sonoma State and become a sports therapist or a teacher.
 Marcel
Marquez led the College of the Canyons Cougars to a perfect 5-0 start
in September, including a 3-0 mark in Western State Conference play. The sophomore
quarterback from Notre Dame High School completed 79-of-133 (.594) for 1,022
yards and nine touchdowns while also rushing for a team-leading 262 yards and
five more scores in the first month of the season. In week five against Bakersfield,
he orchestrated a game-winning drive with less than five minutes remaining and
connected on a four-yard pass with Billy Omahen with one minute left for a 24-23
win. The Cougars are currently ranked #1 in the southern-region of the COA/CCCFCA
football poll.
 U.S.
Bank is the "Official Banking Services Provider" of the COA and California
community college athletics. U.S. Bank is also the official presenting sponsor
of all California community college championship events, including the 2005-06
COA Championship Festival in Fresno, CA.
U.S. Bancorp is the parent
company of U.S. Bank. U.S. Bancorp is the 6th largest financial services holding
company in the United States. The company operates 2,377 banking offices and
4,654 ATMs providing a full line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment,
mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions.
To view the latest news,
information and updates of all 23 COA-sanctioned sports, visit www.coasports.org.
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