Rhodes junior forward Sharwil Bell was named to the Captial One Academic All-American Team yesterday. Bell, a biology major from Memphis, TN, carries a 3.97 gpa and leads the SCAC in scoring at 19.4 points a contest. Bell was named a third team selection, and is the only player in the SCAC to earn Academic All-American status this season.

COLLEGE DIVISION

FIRST TEAM

Name                                   School                             Dist.   Yr.       Hometown                        GPA    Major

Whitney Ballinger              Campbellsville                 IV      Sr.       Carrollton, Ky..                  3.87              Mathematics

Tori Hansen                       West Liberty                       II       Sr.       McKean, Pa.                     4.00              Mathematics Education

Lindsey Kentner                Charleston                         II       Sr.       Wapakoneta, Ohio          4.00              Pre-Med (Biology)

Samantha Murphy             Grand Canyon                 VIII     Sr.       Phoenix, Ariz.                    3.96              Pre-Physical Therapy

Kathryn Stockbower (3)    Swarthmore                       II       Sr.       Fort Washington, Pa.      3.86              Biology, German Studies

SECOND TEAM

Name                                   School                             Dist.   Yr.       Hometown                        GPA    Major

Carol Cayo                          Milwaukee Engineering  V       Jr.        Lake Mills, Wis.                3.97    Industrial Engineering

Jessilyn Conicelli              Biola                                  VIII     Sr.       Redlands, Cal.                 3.93    Business

Erin Hollinger (2)               Case Western Reserve  IV      Jr.        Chardon, Ohio                 3.96    Macromolecular Science & Eng.

Kristen Kush                      Hobart                                 I       Jr.        Fulton, N.Y.                       4.03    Chemistry

Melissa McQuade             Kutztown                             II       Sr.       Pittsburgh, Pa.                 3.94    Elementary Education

THIRD TEAM

Name                                   School                             Dist.   Yr.       Hometown                        GPA    Major

Sharwil Bell                        Rhodes                              IV      Jr.        Memphis, Tenn.               3.97    Biology

Reyana Colson                  Cal Poly Pomona            VIII     Sr.       Compton, Cal.                  3.68    Accounting

Becca Hurley                      Northwestern (Iowa)       VII     Sr.       Pleasant Hill, Iowa          3.73    Christian Education

Erica Nord                           Concordia-Moorhead      V      Sr.       Wolverton, Minn.              3.99    Accounting, Business

Marissa Young                   Saint Xavier                        V      Sr.       Monroe, Wis.                    3.95    Biology (Pre-Med)

Capital One Academic All-America of the Year:     Tori Hansen, West Liberty

(2)   Capital One Academic All-America second team selection in 2009-10

(3)     Capital One Academic All-America third team selection in 2009-10