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47 °F Forecast | Road Cams Wednesday, March 23, 2005 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Health Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley SHOP OUR VALLEY AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Classified Place an ad TOP JOBS EXTRA Ashland News NIE Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Moving here? eSouthernOregon CUSTOMER SERVICE FAQ's Advertise with us Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend December 9, 2004 Ferris earns honors Southern Oregon University senior Kristin Ferris has received second-team NAIA volleyball All-American distinction after compiling one of the best all-around seasons in school history. The 5- foot, 7-inch outside hitter helped the Raiders repeat as Cascade Conference champion and notch a fourth straight regional title by becoming the first player ever to compile over 400 kills and 400 digs in a single season. The former North Medford High all-state product and two-year University of Oregon letterwinner was the only player in the 10-team league to finish among the circuit stat leaders in four major categories: kills (5th, 468), digs (8th, 480), attack percentage (11th, .240) and service aces (7th, 50). The business major posted double-digit kill and dig totals in 21 of the team’s 36 matches, including match-bests of 23 kills at Western Baptist and 28 digs in the thrilling regional tournament finale against Northwest. Ferris is only the second SOU volleyballer to receive conference and regional MVP status, and the Medford native is the school’s fourth different first-, second- or third-team NAIA All-American. Only a close pool play loss to eighth-ranked Concordia, Calif. — the eventual national runner-up — prevented Ferris and the Raiders from advancing to bracket play at last week’s NAIA Championships in San Diego. Southern Oregon, which ranked as high as No. 10 in the national polls, finished with a 28-8 overall record that included upsets of two different second-ranked teams as well as a four-game win over regional top seed and 13th-ranked Carroll, Mont. Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback Student Loan Consolidation Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers home equity loans helzberg Slippers Student Loans afsa teleconferencing Memory Foam Mattress w2 forms Tatoo Advertisement s