Men's Soccer Release (2004) - Ralls Academic All-District - Guilford College

• GUILFORD'S RALLS LANDS ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS

           

            Greensboro, NC (11/4/04) -- Guilford College senior Brett Ralls received Second Team Academic All-District III honors Thursday. Ralls received the same honor from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) in 2003.

The all-district squads are comprised of men's soccer players from Division II and III institutions in the five-state area from Virginia to Florida. Nominees were starters or important reserves of sophomore academic standing or above who maintained at least a 3.2 grade point average.

Ralls has captained Guilford to a spot in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) semifinals for the third straight season. The center midfielder has one goal and four assists for six points in 18 matches and earned a spot on the 2004 John Hopkins Alumni Invitational All-Tournament team. Guilford achieved a top-10 regional ranking and enjoyed a seven-match unbeaten streak, the team's longest since 1986. A four-year starter, he earned honorable mention All-ODAC laurels in 2002 and has 21 points (6g, 9a) in 79 career matches.

            An eight-time dean's list student, Ralls will graduate in December with a double major in business management and accounting. He has been on Guilford's Student-Athlete Honor Roll eight times and is a two-time Dana Scholarship recipient for scholarship, character and leadership. Ralls received the schools' Best Undergraduate Male Student-Athlete Award last year and the 2003 Courtney Award in business management. He is a four-time Academic All-ODAC honoree.

            Coach Liam Behrens' club is 9-6-4 and secured a berth in Saturday's (11/6) ODAC Tournament semifinals against Lynchburg. Guilford earned the tourney's third seed and upended sixth-seeded Washington and Lee last Saturday, 3-0, in the quarterfinal round. Top-seeded Roanoke College hosts the semifinals and finals.