Last Friday, the Auburn Montgomery athletic department hosted an Honor Roll Breakfast to reward all student-athletes who received a 3.0 grade-point average or higher during the spring 2012 semester. Over half of the athletes at AUM qualified, including 51 who made the Provost’s Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.50 or higher.

Representatives from all 11 athletic programs were present at the event.

“This truly is one of the best parts of my job,” Athletic Director Steve Crotz said. “It helps us validate an important mission that we have as an institution, and certainly as an athletic department, in ensuring the academic success of our student-athletes. This is a great way for us to help communicate their academic achievements to the rest of the campus community.”

Fifty-one student-athletes earned a spot on the Provost’s Honor Roll for having a grade-point average between 3.50-4.0.

Huntingdon running back Trevor Manuel had high expectations for himself in Friday night’s D3 Senior Classic.

Sharing time in a backfield that included the leading scorer and the second leading scorer in Division III this season, Manuel quickly became the star of the game. Manuel rushed for twice as many yards as any other back in the game and scored three touchdowns, including the first two touchdowns for the South team, in a 37-21 win over the North.

Manuel was named MVP of the game for his performance.

“It’s a good feeling to be able to play like that against the top players in Division III,” Manuel said. “All of the backs in the game were good and had things they did well. I just tried to take advantage of my opportunity when it came along.”

Manuel rushed for a game-high 54 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries. He also had one reception for 24 yards.

The Huntingdon men’s basketball team stumbled in the opening minutes of the second half Saturday and Methodist University took advantage in a 74-55 win.

The Hawks (1-5) played from behind most of the first half, but only trailed 25-18 at halftime. Methodist (1-4) used a 12-2 run to take a 37-20 lead in the first four minutes of the second half and extended its lead to as much as 28 points in the final 10 minutes.

Byron Dudley scored eight points and Austin Hill had six rebounds to lead Huntingdon.

The Hawks returned to action at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Greensboro.

Source:  Huntingdon College Sports Information Director