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UAB sports briefs for June 9, 2009

Posted on Jun 09, 2009 in Sports

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MISSISSIPPI PREP RECEIVER PATRICK HEARN SIGNS WITH UAB 

UAB Athletic Department
Patrick Hearn, a wide receiver from Quitman (Miss.) High School, has signed with UAB, Blazers head coach Neil Callaway has announced.

The 6-1, 180-pound Hearn caught 65 passes for 930 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior last fall at Quitman. In 2008, he helped lead his team to a 10-2 record and a second-round finish in the Mississippi 4A state playoffs.
Hearn had three games during the season with more than 100 receiving yards, his best being a 122-yard performance against Wayne County when he also caught a season-high nine passes with two going for touchdowns.
Chosen by the coaches as the Receiver MVP for Region 5-4A, Hearn also rushed five times for 53 yards with one touchdown (45-yarder vs. South Jones HS).

Hearn also saw action on defense in the secondary in 2008 and recorded four interceptions, one for a touchdown.
UAB opens its 2009 season on Sept. 5th when the Blazers play host to Conference USA foe Rice at Legion Field.

TWO BLAZERS LAND ON C-USA ALL ACADEMIC TEAM 

UAB Athletic Department
Nora Mehl and Stephanie Gammon have been named to the 2009 Conference USA Women’s Track and Field All-Academic Team, announced the league office on Tuesday. All-Academic Team selections must have achieved at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average and served as a key component to their program’s success.

“What a great way for these two young ladies to end the year,” said UAB head coach Ray Stanfield. “After a tremendous season as athletes, they have shown why they are really here at UAB. They are here to be great students and to continue the academic success we have had in the track and field program.”

Mehl is a two-time C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Academic Medal recipient with a 3.86 GPA in psychology. She was the league’s heptathlon champion at the 2009 C-USA Outdoor Championships and earned the bronze medal in the high jump. Most recently, Mehl placed seventh in the high jump at the NCAA Mideast Regional, earning a spot in the at-large selection pool for the NCAA Track and Field Championships.

Gammon is also a two-time C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Academic Medal recipient with a 3.89 GPA in exercise science. After placing eighth in the 5,000m run at the C-USA Indoor Championships, Gammon claimed in the 10,000m at the 2009 Outdoor Championship.
 
2009 Conference USA Women’s Track and Field All-Academic Team
Sivan Aballi, Memphis, Senior, 3.71, Communications
Katie Dollinger, Rice, Junior, 3.80, Mathematical Economic Analysis
Allison Pye, Rice, Sophomore, 3.91, Kinesiology/Pre-Med
Becky Wade, Rice, Sophomore, 3.94, History/Psychology
Lennie Waite, Rice, Graduate, Student, 3.96, Economics/Psychology/Managerial Studies
Silje Fjortoft, SMU, Sophomore, 3.88, German
Cheris Fletcher, Southern, Miss, Senior, 3.85, Architectural Engineering Technology
Caitlin Clancy, Tulsa, Junior, 4.00, Mechanical Engineering
April Montgomery, Tulsa, Senior, 3.96, Psychology
Dawn Nagazina, Tulsa, Senior, 3.87, Chemical Engineering
Stephanie Gammon, UAB, Sophomore, 3.89, Exercise Science
Nora Mehl, UAB, RS-Sophomore, 3.86, Psychology

F UTURE UAB MEN’S SOCCER PLAYER REED MATTE TABBED AHSAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR 

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Future UAB men’s soccer player Reed Matte has been tabbed by The Birmingham News as the Alabama Boys Soccer Player of the Year. Matte, who played under head coach David DiPiazza at John Carroll High School, helped lead the Cavaliers to the Alabama 5A state title this past May.

“I am very pleased to see that Reed has been honored as the Alabama Player of the Year,” Getman said. “He is a terrific soccer player who is going to have a big impact on our team.”  

Matte closed an outstanding high school career with 38 goals and 26 assists during his senior season. His team finished the year rated sixth in the country by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. During his four-year career, Matte tallied 109 goals, second on the school’s all-time scoring list, and 68 assists.

When Matte helped lead John Carroll to the 2009 state title, it marked the third time in his four years his team earned a state championship (2008 and 2006). He is also a two-time All-Metro and All-State performer by The Birmingham News.

In addition to Matte’s honor, another future Blazer men’s soccer player, Hudson Jetton of Spain Park High School, was also listed as an honorable mention all-state selection.