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The human service studies major from South Carolina excelled in the classroom and on the field this fall for the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Phoenix football team, earning him honors from the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association. 

A team visit to the Central American nation last spring inspired "Costa Rica Through the Lens: Reflections From ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Women’s Soccer" with contributions from players, coaches and staff.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's Coralea Geraniotis and Nick Ciolkowski were named the Colonial Athletic Association's top freshmen in cross country for 2015, with Ciolkowski also taking home Athlete of the Year honors after claiming the league's individual men's title.

By the end of the calendar year, Tom Parham's "The Little Green Book of Tennis" will have been provided to high school tennis players in 20 North Carolina counties.

The head coach of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's men's soccer team led the Phoenix to a 14-6-1 overall record this season and back to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in five years.

The university community shared memories Thursday afternoon of Demitri Allison, a wide receiver on the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Phoenix football team, and began the healing process that follows the sudden loss of a loved one.

Barton College will award Parham its 2015 Distinguished Alumnus Award during the school's homecoming festivities.

Juniors Emily Brooks and Sunna Vidisdottir and freshman Hilda Kristjansdottir are the latest Phoenix to be recognized by the Women's Golf Coaches Association.

Tom Parham, a distinguished former ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ coach and professor, authored “The Little Green Book of Tennis” to share winning techniques learned from mentors and observations from his own five decades helping others enjoy the sport.