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March 15, 2006
Release: #0607
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 Tracy Ryan (Sacramento City College, softball) and Pearson Smith
(Long Beach City College, basketball) the COA/U.S. Bank Student Athletes of
the Month for February.
 Tracy
Ryan, a sophomore pitcher for Sacramento City College, was a perfect 7-0,
with 1 save, through the month of February. She helped the Panthers to a 15-1
start and a 2-0 mark in the Big 7 Conference. Ryan has pitched 41.2 innings
and recorded 61 strikeouts and issued only 7 walks. She has thrown four complete
games and notched two shutouts this season. Ryan has surrendered 24 hits, allowed
9 earned runs to cross the plate and has an ERA of 1.51. When she isn't pitching,
she can be found in the outfield and leads the team at the plate with a batting
average of .571. Ryan, a Business Economics major, is an honor roll student
who volunteers at a local convalescent home in her free time. Sacramento City
is currently enjoying a 19-game winning streak and the latest poll has the Panthers
ranked 2nd in Northern California and 3rd in the state.
 Pearson
Smith, a sophomore guard for Long Beach City College, was named the South
Coast Conference South Division Player of the Year after leading LBCC to its
second straight conference championship. Smith returned to LBCC this season
after serving three years in the U.S. Army, including time in Iraq. He was a
freshman on LBCC's 2000-01 squad. Smith led the SCC South Division by averaging
21.1 points per game. He was also sixth in the division with 7.3 rebounds per
game and averaged 2.5 assists. His leadership on and off the court has been
invaluable to LBCC this season and helped the Vikings reach the quarterfinal
round of the California Community Colleges Commission on Athletics Basketball
Championships presented by U.S. Bank, where he led the team with 17 points in
an 84-79 loss to state runner-up West Valley College.
 U.S.
Bank is the "Official Financial 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 (NYSE: USB),
with assets of $209 billion, is the 6th largest financial holding company in
the United States. The company operates 2,419 banking offices and 5,003 ATMs,
and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment,
mortgage, trust, and payment services products to consumers, businesses, and
institutions. U.S. Bancorp is the parent company of U.S. Bank. Visit U.S. Bancorp
on the web at www.usbank.com.
To view the latest news,
information, and updates of all 23 COA-sanctioned sports, visit www.coasports.org.
Student athlete biographies
provided by the CCCSIA.
COA
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