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Thursday, June 24. aoio | The Red a Black
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Allen ready to make a difference
By MITCH BLOMERT
The Red & Buck
Torri Allen hasn't played
a single game for the
Georgia women's soccer
team yet, but she has
already made a name for
herself in the soccer world.
Even as an incoming
freshman, Allen will bring
international experience
when she takes the field for
the Bulldogs' 2010 season
after spending the past
year as a defender for the
U.S. Under-18 Women's
National Team.
Allen traveled to Spain
with the national team in
March for the Ten Nations
Tournament, which pitted
the U.S. against national
teams from Norway,
Germany and Sweden.
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Following the tournament,
she was one of the 24 play
ers invited back to the
team’s camp in April at the
Home Depot Center in
Carson, Ca.
“It was one of the best
experiences I’ve ever had.”
Allen said. “You're playing
at one of the highest levels
of soccer, so you’re learning
so much. All the people
around you are at such a
high level that it pushes
you harder.”
Now back in the United
States, Allen hopes her
experiences in Europe will
help her adjust to the com
petition from older players
in the SEC that she will
face in her first year at
Georgia.
“I'm not that tall l’m
kind of short so I’m not
really bringing any height,”
the 5-foot-6 Allen said. “But
I hope to bring more
[strength] to the back line.
Anywhere they need me,
I'll be there.”
But the lack of matches
at the collegiate level
doesn't make her any less
of a force for the Bulldogs.
The Virginia native
comes to Georgia after
picking up three All-
American honors during
her high school career, the
most recent coming June
13 when she was named to
Parade Magazine’s All-
American High School
Girls Team.
In 2009, while playing for
Colonial Forge High School
in Stafford, Va., Allen
received All-American hon
ors from the National
SPORTS
Soccer Coaches Association
of America, as well as ESPN
RISE, a monthly high
school sports magazine
published by ESPN.
“I really want to do well
here at Georgia, so I try to
train a lot," Allen said. "To
be recognized for it feels
really good.”
After a well-decorated
career at Colonial Forge
and with her club team,
the McLean Dragons, Allen
chose Georgia over her sec
ond choice, Penn State,
because of the close prox
imity to relatives in
Atlanta.
Allen was also impressed
by the University’s veteri
nary school, which she
plans to attend after earn
ing her Bachelor of Science
in agriculture with a focus
in animal health.
Now that she is officially
a Bulldog, first-year head
coach Steve Holeman
expects Allen to make an
Parmer snags freshman award
By iamie McDonough
The Red & Black
Most college baseball players spend
their entire college careers trying to earn
recognition on the diamond. University
shortstop Kyle Farmer, however, did not
have to wait long to receive some major
recognition.
Farmer, a freshman, was named a 2010
Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American
by Collegiate Baseball newspaper.
“I was both excited and surprised I got
it because I sat out for 15 games,” Farmer
said. “It was a great honor to receive it.”
In 153 at-bats, Farmer managed 52
hits, 16 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs
and 25 RBIs, ending the season with an
impressive .340 batting average and .967
fielding percentage.
During the Bulldogs’ second game
against Siena, Farmer broke the hamate
bone in his left wrist, which caused him to
undergo surgery. Farmer had to sit out
for three weeks due to the injury, but he
returned determined to finish out the sea
son strong.
Fanner said both the University coach
es and his teammates helped contribute
to his success this year.
Tve had great support from all the
coaches. My teammates and roommates
have always been there for me through all
the ups and downs," Fanner said. “Georgia
baseball as a whole has been a great sup
port group.”
Farmer grew up in Atlanta, where he
attended Marist High School. He began
SPORTS NOTEBOOK
Bulldogs gain preseason
All-America honors
The preseason acco
lades continue to roll in
for the University’s foot
ball team.
This time, it was one of
the most storied sporting
magazines in the United
States honoring the
Bulldogs, as three players
were named to the
Sporting News’ preseason
All-Amercia teams.
Star flanker A. J. Green
and punting standout
Drew Butler were both
named to the publica
tion's First Team, while
senior offensive tackle
Clint Boling was named to
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▲ Incoming freshman Toni Allen played with
the U.S. Under-18 National Team in March.
immediate impact on the
team.
“We are thrilled to have
a player of Torri’s caliber
headed to Georgia this
fall,” Holeman said.
“Her experience as a
starter with the U-18
National team will certain
ly help in her transition to
the college game.”
Georgia, which finished
playing baseball more than 16 years ago.
“My dad became my coach when I was
only 3 years old,” Farmer said. “He used to
pitch for Ole Miss and has taught me
everything I know about baseball.”
Farmer said he plans to graduate from
the University with a degree in sports
management.
“I would love to go into coaching,”
Farmer said. “I have always loved working
with children.”
Farmer verbally signed with the
University in 2008, just months before he
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FARMER
morning. It was definitely a challenge to
find a good balance.”
Aside from taking classes at the
University, Farmer said he plans to spend
his time during the summer training for
next season.
“I have very high expectations for next
season,” he said. “Our pitching will be
very good, we have more team chemistry
than we've ever had, and our batting line
up is the same as the last year. We can
only get better.”
the Third Team.
Georgia is the only
team in the Southeastern
Conference with more
than one player selected
to the magazine's First
Team.
Reigning national
champion Alabama led
the way with six players
spread over the three All-
America teams, with
Georgia’s three selections
ranking second.
Green, a junior from
Summerville, S.C., native,
was a semifinalist for last
year’s BiletnikofT after
earning AU-SEC First
Team honors, despite
playing in just 10 games in
2009.
15-6-1 and made it to the
second round of the NCAA
Tournament in 2009, opens
the 2010 season with an
exhibition match against
Florida State on Aug. 13.
The Bulldogs will open
the season August 20 at
home against Duke before
hosting two games during
the Georgia Nike
Invitational Aug. 27-29.
entered his senior yew of
high school. When he
arrived in Athens, he said
he was faced with the diffi
cult task of balancing
school and the pressures of
playing an NCAA sport.
“It was very tough,”
Farmer said. "Sometimes
we would get back from an
away game at 2 a.m. and I
would have homework to
do and a test the next
Green led the Bulldogs
with a team-high 53 catch
es, totaling 808 yards and
six touchdowns.
He finished second in
the league in both recep
tions per game (5.3) and
receiving yards per game
(80.8), behind
Mississippi’s Shay Hodge,
who led the SEC in both
categories.
Butler, an Alpharetta
native, won the 2009 Ray
Guy Award, given every
year to the nation’s top
punter.
The consensus First
Team All-American led
the nation last season at
48.1 yards per punt, in the
process becoming only the
third Bulldog in school
history to lead the NCAA
in that category.
The other two Bulldogs
to lead the nation in punt
ing average were Zeke
Bratkowski in 1953 (42.6
yards per punt) and
Bobby Walden in 1958
(45.3 yards per punt).
The Sporting News’
selection marks the third
preseason All-American
honor for both Green and
Butler, who were named
to the All-America teams
for Playboy and Lindy’s
earlier this year.
Boling, who also hails
from Alpharetta, is a two
time All-SEC performer in
2008 and 2009 and started
all 13 games for the
Bulldogs last season.
Boling was a Jack-of-all
trades lineman last year,
starting the first six games
at right tackle, as well as
starting one game at right
guard before finishing the
last six games at the left
tackle position.
Boling was also select
ed to the Outland Trophy
Watch List by the Football
Writers Association of
America.
The Outland Trophy is
awarded to the player
deemed the most out
standing interior lineman
in the country.
Bill Stanflll (1968) is
the only Bulldog to ever
win the Outland Trophy.
Ryan Black and
Georgia Sportt
Information contributed
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