BEREA, OHIO --  Golfer Brooke Hamilton (Cleveland/ St. Joseph Academy)has been named to the 2012 CAPITAL ONE Academic All-District VII team for their efforts in the classroom and on the field.  All four now qualify for the CAPITAL ONE Division III Academic All-America national ballot.

The program is sponsored in conjunction with CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) and CAPITAL ONE. Student-athletes are nominated and selected by the SIDs.  To qualify, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum 3.30 grade point average, be a starter or key reserve who has appeared in more than half of his/ her teams games/ events.  This is the second appearance on the CAPITAL ONE Academic All-District VII team for Hamilton.

Hamilton, carries a 3.95 grade average in English and philosophy, was an "Elite 89" nominee at the 2012 NCAA Division III National Golf Championships where she led the Yellow Jackets to a 16th-place finish. The 2-time All-OAC selection played in seven spring tournaments and averaged 85.71 strokes in 14 rounds of 18 holes, including tying her career-low of 79 twice at the Div. III National Tournament (third and fourth rounds). Hamilton, who is a member of four honor societies, is the receipient of three academic scholarships and serves as a team captain, helped B-W capture its second straight OAC title and make its fourth Div. III national tourney appearance since 2000. She also is a Jacket Scholar and a 2-time CAPITAL ONE Academic All-District choice.


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