News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 27, 2009

TWO COTTEY COMETS RECEIVE HONORS

Two Cottey College Comets were recently honored by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for their academic achievements.

Basketball player Brittany Smith was awarded the Distinguished Academic All-American Award by the NJCAA with a 3.9 overall GPA (four semesters). Smith will attend Missouri State University this fall majoring in speech pathology.

Volleyball player Lauren Jenkins was awarded Academic All-American honors with a 3.76 overall GPA (four semesters). Jenkins will attend the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Smith and Jenkins were both NJCAA Region XVI All-Region selections each of their two years at Cottey College and graduated with honors.

In addition, the 2008-09 Comets' basketball team placed fifth overall in NJCAA national honors of team GPA with a 3.42 average. This ranking included all NJCAA colleges who competed in basketball in Divisions I, II, and III in 2008-09.