News and Notes from East Carolina, Conference USA and Beyond

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East Carolina sprinter Terri Davenport is among 12 recipients of postgraduate scholarship awards announced by Conference USA commissioner Britton Banowksy.

The conference annually presents the $4,000 Postgraduate Scholarship awards to graduates as selected by faculty athletics representatives.

Davenport has been successful academically and athletically and has taken an active role in the community. A four-year sprinter for the Pirates, she was named team captain and twice earned all-conference honors.

Davenport also served as vice president of the student-athlete advisory committee. The Dale City, VA, native earned a bachelor of science degree and was accepted to the ECU school of business. She is currently enrolled in the MBA program with a concentration in taxation.

Central Florida basketball head coach Kirk Speraw has announced on the university's athletic web site that center Will Bakanowsky has elected not to use his final year of eligibility in 2006-07. Bakanowsky redshirted during the 2005-06 campaign for precautionary reasons because of concussions he had suffered.

A two-time conference all-academic selection, Bakanowsky earned his degree from UCF in May.

"We are disappointed for Will that he will not be able compete and finish his career this season," said Speraw. "Will was a valuable member of our program and was a key contributor on our two NCAA Tournament teams. Off of the court, he was a great student and we wish him the very best."

A native of Gibbsboro, NJ, Bakanowsky made 26 starts at center as a junior during the 2004-05 season and averaged 6.4 points and 4.3 rebounds. In his final collegiate contest, he scored 15 points and added seven rebounds against Connecticut at the 2005 NCAA Tournament.

Christine Sinclair, a soccer student-athlete at Portland, won the Honda-Broderick Cup as college woman athlete of the year, according to an announcement at www.ncaa.org. Sinclair was a key player on the Pilots' 2005 national championship team.

Sinclair was the West Coast Conference player of the year for the third time after setting an NCAA record for goals in a season with 39. She won the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy two years in a row. Soccer Buzz, Soccer America and Soccer Times all honored her as national player of the year and she was named a College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-American of the Year.

Sinclair graduated with a degree in life science in December. A native of British Columbia, she is second on the NCAA career-goals list with 110. She scored 25 postseason goals in her career, including seven in 2005.

Other finalists for the award were Cat Osterman, softball student-athlete at Texas; Seimone Augustus, basketball student-athlete at LSU; Mary Descenza, swimming student-athlete at Georgia; and Ashley Miles, gymnastics student-athlete at Alabama.

The Honda Award annually honors the collegiate woman athlete of the year. The winner is chosen by a vote of all NCAA institutions. Athletics achievement, leadership ability and academic success all play a role in the selection process.

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