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AT EA ST CENTRAl EVERYBODY'SALL-AMERICAN EC's Kristen Chaney named All-American by N]CAA Special to tlte Record

The list of honors con– tinues to grow for East Central Community Col– lege standout student/athlete Kristin Chaney of Little Rock, but her most recent acco– lade tops them all. Chaney has been named to the 2005 NJCAA Division II Soft– ball All-American First Team, the only Mississip– pian to receive such an honor. She was earlier named to the All Region 23, All-State and All-Divi–

s i o n teams after lead– ing the Lady Dia– m o n d Warriors to a record 34 wins and five loss- es. The

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ECCC women won the MACJC Central Division and placed third in the MACJC/Region 23 Tour– nament hosted by ECCC on the Decatur campus. Chaney, a shortstop/ catcher, led the Lady Warriors with a .494 batting average. She had three triples, four dou– bles and 12 RBis. She also scored 28 runs. She received second team All-American hon– ors in 2004 after leading the 2004 Lady Diamond Warriors to the Central Division runner-up title and a berth in the region/state tournament See CHANEY, Page 28

, ROBBIE ROBERTSONfTHE NEWTON RECORD East Central Community College's Kristen Chaney follows through on a base hit earlier this season against Meridian Community College. After be1ng a second-team selection last season, Chaney was named a first-team All-American this l>Qason.