By Staff
Knox, Cahoon and Valenti also getting it done in classroom
By KEVIN TRAVIS
Sports Editor
Former area athletes continue to shine in the professional and collegiate ranks.
PRO BASEBALL
Ryan Zimmerman, a Washington native, is playing with the Washington Nationals. He hit .283 with 14 homers and 51 RBIs last season.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Meredith Knox, a former star at Washington High School, is playing at Anderson University. Knox is hitting .344 with four home runs and 14 RBIs. She has scored 21 runs and stolen three bases. Knox earned Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference status. Student-athletes must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher (4.0 scale).
Nicole Jordan, a former standout at Jamesville High School, is playing with the East Carolina Lady Pirates. She is 0 for 5 with an RBI on the season.
Kat Cahoon, a former standout at Columbia High School, is playing at Mount Olive College. The senior is hitting .354 with five RBIs. Cahoon has scored a team-high 17 runs and has a team-best seven stolen bases. Cahoon earned Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference status. Student-athletes must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher (4.0 scale).
Tiffany Frey, a former standout at Jamesville High School, is playing at Pitt Community College. The freshman broke an ankle during practice and is sidelined for now. Frey is hitting .182 (2 for 11) with two runs, two stolen bases and two RBIs on the year.
Lauren Rodriguez, a former standout at Northside High School, is playing at Campbell. The freshman suffered a broken leg in the preseason and is hoping to return to action at some point this season.
Dominique Mills, a former standout at Williamston High School, is playing at Fayetteville State. Mills is hitting .278 and has scored nine runs. She also has four stolen bases and three RBIs on the year.
Donecia Ebron, a former standout at Northside High School, is playing at Fayetteville State. Ebron has scored one run.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Trent Whitehead, a former star at Washington High School, is playing with the East Carolina Pirates. The sophomore is hitting .433 with 11 RBIs and 14 runs scored.
Britton Cole, a former standout at Pitt Community College who is from Chocowinity, is playing with the East Carolina Pirates. The senior has pitched one inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Josh Woolard, a former standout at Washington High School, is playing at Lenoir Community College. Woolard (0-0, 0.87 ERA) has appeared in four games and given up one run on five hits in 10 1/3 innings of work. He has two strikeouts and three walks.
Alan Swain, a former star at Washington High School, is playing at Lenoir Community College. Swain (0-0, 8.31 ERA) has appeared in three games and given up four runs on five hits in 4 1/3 innings. He has one strikeout and four walks.
Styron Barfield, a former standout at Williamston High School, is a pitcher at Elizabeth City. He is 2-3 with an 8.58 ERA on the year. Barfield has struck out 23 and walked 12 in 28 1/3 innings.
TENNIS
Lauren Allen, a former star at Washington High School, is playing at Peace College. Allen is 1-2 in singles play and 1-2 in doubles play.
TRACK
Jamont Jones, a former star at Washington High School, is competing at Lenoir-Rhyne. The Bears will compete in the Asics Winthrop Invitational on March 27.
Jessica Rogers, a former standout at Washington High School, is competing at North Carolina A&T. The outdoor track season starts March 20-21 with the Wake Forest Invitational.
Gina Valenti, a former star at Washington High School, is competing at Lees-McRae. The outdoor track season starts March 20-21 with the Wake Forest Invitational. Valenti earned Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference status. Student-athletes must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher (4.0 scale).
PRO BASKETBALL
Damien Wilkins is averaging 5.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.6 steals and per game for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Elton Coffield, a former star at Williamston High School, is averaging 20.4 points with the BSW Sixers (Germany).
Ralph Biggs, a Washington native, is playing with Ural Great Perm (Russia). He is averaging 10.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.8 steals per game.
Joe Barber, a former standout at Terra Ceia College, is averaging 10.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists with the Sendai 89ers (Japan).
Derek Joyner, a former standout at Terra Ceia, is competing at Pitt Community College.
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Know of any other area athletes competing in college? E-mail sports editor Kevin Travis at Kevin@wdnweb.com.