Football: WVU's White Alabama Athlete of the Month
November 07, 2006 02:37 PM | General
November 7, 2006
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| Patrick White |
DAPHNE, Ala. -West Virginia University quarterback Patrick White, a redshirt sophomore from Daphne, was the overwhelming choice for the United States Sports Academy's October Alabama Athlete of the Month award.
"I'm thrilled to hear about this award," said White. "With all the great athletes who come from the state of Alabama, this is certainly a real honor. It's good to know that people still think about me back in my home state and follow the Mountaineers."
White set a Big East Conference record for most yards rushing in a game by a quarterback when he carried the ball 15 times for 247 yards in the Mountaineers' 41-17 victory over Syracuse. He also rushed for 102 yards on 15 carries and was 9-of-14 passing for 156 yards in WVU's 37-11 win over Connecticut.
University of Alabama women's volleyball player Crystal Hudson and Auburn University offensive tackle King Dunlap tied for second in the voting. Hudson, a junior from Hueytown, Ala., was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Player of the Week for her performance of 9-15 October, where she slammed 14 kills on 17 attempts with no attack errors in a victory over Kentucky and 22 kills in a win over No. 18 Tennessee. She has 348 kills, four per game, this season. Dunlap, a junior from Brentwood, Tenn., was named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week as the Tiger line enabled running backs to rush for 220 yards on 41 carries and two touchdowns in a 38-13 win over Tulane. Earning a 99 percent grade in his 52 plays, Dunlap accumulated four pancakes, four cockroach blocks and four rodeo blocks against the Green Wave.
The Academy's Alabama Athlete of the Month is selected by a voting committee comprised of former Alabama athletes, state-wide media, and Alabama sports organization representatives.
The United States Sports Academy is an independent, non-profit, accredited, special mission sports university created to serve the nation and the world with programs in instruction, research and service.
The role of the Academy is to prepare men and women for careers in the profession of sports.
