GRIMM NAMED TO ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM

            Clarion University sophomore basketball player Ashley Grimm (Sugarloaf/Hazleton) has been named to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine/College Sports Information Directors of America (COSIDA) All-District 2 team.

            Grimm, the starting point guard for the Golden Eagles, has a perfect 4.0 GPA in Biology/Pre-Dentistry. She ranks fifth in the PSAC in assists per game (5.30) while averaging 8.4 ppg and 4.5 rpg. Her 122 assists this year are seventh most in a season in school history, and her 247 career assists are also the seventh most at Clarion.

            Grimm is a 2-time Clarion “Scholar Athlete” and was a PSAC Scholar Athlete last year (this year’s selections will be announced in June). 

            Ashley helped lead Clarion to its first NCAA Playoff berth since 1995 last year by averaging 5.7 ppg and 4.17 apg. Her 125 assists last season were the fifth most in school history and the most by a freshman.

            This year, Clarion is 12-11 overall and 3-5 PSAC-West and return to action tonight (Wednesday, Feb. 15) at 6 p.m. at Slippery Rock.