Briefs: CB France signs with CFL
Former CMU football standout Tedaro France signed a contract to play in the Canadian Football League next season.
The cornerback signed a free agent contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. France completed his career in 2001. His 11 career interceptions rank him No.7 on CMU’s all-time list. France also was named to the All-MAC squad in both 1998 and 2001 and had 140 tackles in his career.
Saskatchewan opens its season June 19 against the Toronto Argonauts.
82 Chippewas honored for academic excellence
The CMU athletics department honored its outstanding student-athletes at the annual Academic Excellence Banquet on Monday at the University Center.
A total of 82 student-athletes with a grade-point average of 3.5 or better were honored.
Central has won the MAC Academic Achievement Award for the highest cumulative grade-point average by a MAC school five of the past six years.
Those honored were: Baseball: Jason Frank, Mike Gates, Dan Griesbaum, J.T. Jones, Ryan Krueger, Jeff LaFavors, David Latour, Keith Sampsell, Derek Schaller, Brandon Schuck; Field Hockey: Stasia Burroughs, Kim Ferris, Michelle Fogle, Alisa Folk, Laura Glaza, Kerri Krasnow, Erica Takach; Softball: Ari Ault, Ali Hansen, Karen Hohs, Erika Morris, Jenni Rasmussen; Volleyball: Jennifer Brink, Liz Passen, Jaimeson Whitman; Women’s Basketball: Emily Gross, Erin Kuhl, Casey Manning; Football: Caleb Anthony, Jesse Blair, Brian Brandt, Kyle Croskey, Scott Gibson, Dave Kurzen, Derek McLaughlin; Brandon Pitzer, Darren Tooley, Rob Turner, Matt Wohlegemuth; Women’s Track/Cross Country: Jessica Barhorst, Brook Creed, Kathryn Davis, Jamie Foote, Jennifer Garavaglia, Kelli Kirchofer, Holly Klamer, Amanda Lyon, Connie Mallinson, Christine Metry, Cami Moll, Kristen Podein, Danielle Quisenberry, Ashley Swainston, Rachel Tarvuud; Gymnastics: Sarah Dame, Shanna Duggan, Tiffany Dykstra, Laura McLaren, Kara Reighard; Wrestling: Brad Anderson, Jason Borrelli, Mark DiSalvo, Brett Faustman, Josh Phillips; Men’s Track/Cross Country: Ron Miller, Chris Schiemann, Mike Sidlauskas, Frank Therrian; Men’s Basketball: Kevin Nelson, Brandon Voorhees; Women’s Soccer: Jill Adams, Kari Alexander, Sabrina Borgquist, Ashleigh Burke, Katie Conway, Stacy Downing, Jacqui Lorenzo, Michelle Noble, Cari VanDyck, Olina Vidarsdottir, Becky Wesmer, Jennifer Williamson
