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Chaney's honors included second team All-American, All-Region 23, All-Region I 23 Tournament Team, first team All-State and All-Star. In addition, she was cho– sen the Lady Warriors' most valuable player and was selected team co-cap– tain. Chaney helped lead the 2004-05 fast-pitch softball team to the MACJC Cen– tral Division title and a third-place finish in the MACJC/Region 23 Tourna– ment en route to a record 34 wins and only five losses. She received All– Region 23 and first team All-State and All-Central Division honors following the record-setting cam– paign. In addition, she re– ceived the Lady Diamond Warriors' most valuable of– fensive and defensive player awards. She also had success leading the softball squad during her freshman sea– son in 2003-04. East Cen– tral finished 26-14 after claiming the MACJC Cen– tral Division title and ad– vancing to post-season play. She was one of only three freshmen and the only Mississippian selected second team AII-Amencan following the successful season. She also received All-Region 23, All-State and All-Central Division honors iA addition to her selection as the Lady War– riors' most valuable player. A graduate of Newton County High School, she is the daughter of Ricky and Brenda Chaney of Little Rock.

structor at Meridian High Lady Eagle basketball School from 2000-03. In team, receiving most valu- 2003, he was selected as a able player honors follow– Coca Cola National Educa- ing the 2005-06 and tor of Distinction. 2006-07 seasons. In addi– He began his coaching ca- tion , she received the Fe– reer in 1998 as an assis- male Student of .the Year tant football coach at Kate and Lady Eagle Award in Gnffin Junior High School, 2006-07. She was also a when he was also named member of the 2007-08 performing arts instructor Lady Eagle softball team. at MHS. Chaney is a 2005 honor A Meridian native, Pouncey graduate of ECCC and Hall is a 1993 graduate of West of Fame member. She is Lauderdale High School recognized as the Col– and received a bachelor's lege's only two-sport All– degree in psychology from American and was Mississippi College in selected a National Junior 1998. College Athletic Associa– His parents are Curt and tion Academic AII-Ameri– Cynthia Pouncey of Merid- can. She finished second ian. in the NJCAA Female Ath–

lete of the Year competi– tion. Chaney helped lead the 2003-04 Lady Warrior bas– ketball team to the Region 23, Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) State and South Division titles and a second-place finish in the Consolation Bracket of the NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship in Salina, Kansas. The Lady War– riors, led by former head coach Brad Hodge com– pleted season act1on w1th a 31-4 record and were ranked eighth in the fi nal NJCAA poll. Chaney was named to the All-Region 23 Tournament Team and received first-team All– State recognition. She also received ECCC's "New– comer of-the-Year" award. The 2004-05 squad claimed runner-up honors~ in the Region 23 Tourna– ment and finished 20-10 under Coach Hodge.

Chaney Selected ECCC Ath letic Advisor/Assis– tant Coach Kristin D. Chaney of Little Rock was recently selected as athletic advisor/assis– tant coach at East Central Community College in De– catur, announced Dr. Phil A Sutphin, College presi– dent. In the new position, Chaney serves as aca– demic advisor to student– athletes and w II be an assistant coach on the Lady Warrior basketball and fast-pitch softball teams led by Bill Smith and Scott Hill, respectively. Prior to joining the ECCC staff, Chaney attended the University of Southern Mis– sissippi, where she re– ceived master and bachelor's degrees in sports administration in 2008 and 2007, respec– tively. She was also a standout member of the