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	July 18, 2002 LHU Student-Athletes Earn NCAA Degree Completion Awards

	(Lock Haven, Pa.) - Two Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania student-athletes, Tara Trabosh (Pottsville/Pottsville Area) and Val George (New Oxford/New Oxford), were chosen to receive NCAA Division II Degree Completion Awards. The NCAA Degree Completion Award assists student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility but have not yet graduated in finishing their academic requirements necessary for a baccalaureate degree. Requirements for the award include student-athletes who have received athletics-related financial aid, are within 30 semester hours of completing an undergraduate degree, and have a 2.00 cumulative grade point average.	Tara Trabosh (L); Val George (R)
	Lock Haven softball player Tara Trabosh, a Health and Physical Education major, wrapped up four seasons as the Lady Eagles’ starting first baseman. A four-year Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete, Trabosh closed out her softball career third in the conference all-time records in put-outs (1,177) and fourth with a .987 fielding percentage. She earned All-PSAC West First Team honors in her junior and senior seasons and was a member of the record-breaking 2002 Lady Eagle squad. Just this past season, LHU softball set eight single-season records including wins (37) and advanced to the PSAC tournament and the NCAA Division II Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship game. Val George, a field hockey and track and field student-athlete, is a Sociology major with a minor in Criminal Justice at Lock Haven University. George wrapped up a four-year stint on the Lady Eagle field hockey team as the eighth-leading scorer in LHU history with 37 goals. She was a member of the 2000 NCAA Division II Field Hockey National Championship team and also of three PSAC Championship teams. In 2001, George earned individual honors as an All-PSAC forward and was selected to play in the NFHCA North/South Senior All-Star game. As a member of the Lock Haven track and field team, George ran middle-distance events along with the 4x400 meter relay. She was a two-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete.
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