2008 Woodie Awards
TERRAPIN NOTEBOOK
Vasquez undergoes ankle surgery
Issue date: 6/19/08 Section: Sports
n Vasquez under the knife
Terrapins guard Greivis Vasquez underwent left ankle surgery Tuesday to remove a bone spur and articular cartilage, according to a report from the Athletics Department.
The report says that the surgery was successful and Vasquez will be evaluated next Monday. He is expected to make a full recovery and be back to normal off-season training in two months.
n Berger falls short
The illustrious career of Terps track star Dominic Berger came to an end last week at the 2008 NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships.
Competing in the 100-meter hurdles, Berger placed fourth in his heat, with a time of 13.97 seconds. The top three finishers in each heat, plus the next four best times, advanced to the semifinals.
Berger was 0.18 seconds away from advancing. His time was 19th best out of the 26-athlete field.
South Carolina junior Jason Richardson won the title.
n Gymnast proves to be an all-around student-athlete
Gretchen Kittelberger, a graduate student on the Terps gymnastics team, was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America team last week.
Kittelberger accomplished a 4.0 GPA as an undergraduate studying kinesiology. She was one of 15 female athletes selected from around the country to be honored for their academic accomplishments.
Kittelberger was the valedictorian of her high school class at Webster Schroeder High School in New York.
n Incoming Terp to represent USA
Lynetta Kizer, who will be a freshman for the Terrapins women's basketball team next season, was selected to play for the U.S. Under-18 Women's Basketball National Team. After three days of trials in Colorado, the USA Basketball Women's Collegiate Committee selected the 12 best ballplayers under age 18.
Kizer was excited to be one of them.
"It's an honor. I can't stop smiling," Kizer said in a press release. "It's an honor to have the opportunity to go out there and to follow in the footsteps of all those [great] players that came before us and to represent the USA."
Kizer, a 6-foot-4 center from Potomac High School, is expected to fill a large void on the Terps' front line after the departures of Laura Harper, Crystal Langhorne and Jade Perry.
- Compiled from staff reports
Terrapins guard Greivis Vasquez underwent left ankle surgery Tuesday to remove a bone spur and articular cartilage, according to a report from the Athletics Department.
The report says that the surgery was successful and Vasquez will be evaluated next Monday. He is expected to make a full recovery and be back to normal off-season training in two months.
n Berger falls short
The illustrious career of Terps track star Dominic Berger came to an end last week at the 2008 NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships.
Competing in the 100-meter hurdles, Berger placed fourth in his heat, with a time of 13.97 seconds. The top three finishers in each heat, plus the next four best times, advanced to the semifinals.
Berger was 0.18 seconds away from advancing. His time was 19th best out of the 26-athlete field.
South Carolina junior Jason Richardson won the title.
n Gymnast proves to be an all-around student-athlete
Gretchen Kittelberger, a graduate student on the Terps gymnastics team, was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America team last week.
Kittelberger accomplished a 4.0 GPA as an undergraduate studying kinesiology. She was one of 15 female athletes selected from around the country to be honored for their academic accomplishments.
Kittelberger was the valedictorian of her high school class at Webster Schroeder High School in New York.
n Incoming Terp to represent USA
Lynetta Kizer, who will be a freshman for the Terrapins women's basketball team next season, was selected to play for the U.S. Under-18 Women's Basketball National Team. After three days of trials in Colorado, the USA Basketball Women's Collegiate Committee selected the 12 best ballplayers under age 18.
Kizer was excited to be one of them.
"It's an honor. I can't stop smiling," Kizer said in a press release. "It's an honor to have the opportunity to go out there and to follow in the footsteps of all those [great] players that came before us and to represent the USA."
Kizer, a 6-foot-4 center from Potomac High School, is expected to fill a large void on the Terps' front line after the departures of Laura Harper, Crystal Langhorne and Jade Perry.
- Compiled from staff reports
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