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RINKS SELECTED TO ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT FIRST TEAM
10-30-08
CALDWELL,
N.J. - Caldwell College senior midfielder Samantha Rinks
(Corinth, TX/Billy Ryan) was chosen to the ESPN the Magazine
Academic All-District 2 Women's Soccer first team by members of the
College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the
organization announced today. Rinks becomes the first Caldwell
College women's soccer player to receive the prestigious honor.
Student-athletes must have a cumulative grade-point average of at
least 3.30 and be a starter or significant reserve to be nominated.
Rinks and the other first team all-District honorees will be on the
ballot for the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American teams.
District 2 consists of NCAA Division II and III institutions located
in New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
the District of Columbia.
A psychology major at Caldwell, Rinks is a two-time member of the
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference All-Academic Team, which
requires a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. This
season, she has five goals and a team-high seven assists to rank
second on the team in points with 17. Rinks scored the game-winning
goal in double-overtime in a 2-1 victory over Dominican College on
Oct. 2. She also tallied the game's only goal in a 1-0 win at
Wilmington College on Oct. 11. The two victories helped the Cougars
finish fourth in the CACC with a record of 7-3-1.
Rinks has played in all 75 games in four years at Caldwell,
registering 72 starts. She has 17 goals and 11 assists for 45 points
in her career.
Rinks and the Cougars will host a first-round game in the CACC
Tournament on Monday, Nov. 3, beginning at 2:00 p.m. at Caldwell
Field. The Cougars will play either Felician College or Nyack
College.