FOOTBALL
UIL all-time defensive team loaded with Aggies: A pair of Aggies -- Ray Childress, Dave Elmendorf -- were voted onto the University Interscholastic League's All-Century Defensive Football First Team.
Childress, who played at Richardson Pearce, was picked by the more than 17,000 fans as a defensive lineman and Elmendorf, who played at Houston Westbury, was picked as a defensive back.
Aggies on the second team are lineman Sam Adams (Cypress Creek), linebacker Jack Pardee (Christoval), defensive backs Kevin Smith (West Orange-Stark) and Pat Thomas (Plano) and punter Shane Lechler (East Bernard).
The third team Aggies include former linebacker Bill Hobbs (Amarillo) and punter Justin Brantley (Sealy).
UIL All-Century Defensive Football Team
First team
Linemen -- Ray Childress, Richardson Pearce; Joe Greene, Temple Dunbar; Bob Lilly, Throckmorton; Bubba Smith, Beaumont Pollard
Linebackers -- Jessie Armstead, Dallas Carter; Tommy Nobis, San Antonio Jefferson; Mike Singletary, Houston Worthing
Backs -- Dave Elmendorf, Houston Westbury; Jerry Gray, Lubbock Estacado; Darrell Green, Houston Jones; Bobby Taylor, Longview
Punter -- Sammy Baugh, Sweetwater
Second team
Linemen -- Sam Adams, Houston Cypress Creek; Tony Brackens, Fairfield; Michael Carter, Dallas Jefferson; Michael Strahan, Houston Westbury
Linebackers -- Brian Bosworth, Irving MacArthur; Derrick Johnson, Waco; Jack Pardee, Christoval
Backs -- Ken Houston, Lufkin Dunbar; James Lott, Refugio; Kevin Smith, West Orange-Stark; Pat Thomas, Plano
Punter -- Shane Lechler, East Bernard
Third team
Linemen -- Santana Dotson, Houston Yates; Doug English, Dallas Adams; Tommie Harris, Killeen Ellison; Billy Ray Smith, Plano
Linebackers -- Britt Hager, Odessa Permian; Bill Hobbs, Amarillo; Jim Yarbrough, Galveston Ball
Backs -- Joe Bob Bizzell, Odessa Permian; Willie Mack Garza, Refugio; Johnnie Johnson, La Grange; Kyle Rote Jr., Highland Park
Punter -- Justin Brantley, Sealy
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Hodges up for Rudy Award: Texas A&M linebacker Michael Hodges is among 49 nominated for the Third Annual Rudy Awards.
The award, named after former Notre Dame player Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, is for student-athletes who demonstrate exemplary character, courage, contribution and commitment.
Three Rudy Awards finalists will be chosen by the selection committee and fan voting.
The awards will be presented Jan. 11 in Orlando.
Fans can vote through Dec. 15 at www.CollegeRudyAwards/NomineeSearch.aspx.
Hodges walked on at A&M in January 2009 after transferring from Air Force. After the spring game, he was named a starter at linebacker and in the next to last practice of spring tore his ACL. Hodges has returned this fall to regain a starting position. Off the field, he contributes to Aggie Athletes Involved, a community service group of Aggie athletes who go out in the community and speak to schools.
Two of the selection committee members are former A&M head coach Dennis Franchione and Jackie Sherrill.
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A&M will report to Shreveport Dec. 23: The Texas A&M football team will report to Shreveport, La., on Dec. 23 for the Independence Bowl.
The Aggies will play Georgia at 4 p.m. Dec. 28.
A&M was scheduled to practice Wednesday and Thursday before breaking for finals. The team is tentatively scheduled to practice Dec. 16-19. All practices are closed to the public.
SOCCER
Three Aggies named NSCAA All-Region: Three Texas A&M soccer players were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Central Region teams.
Junior Rachel Shipley was selected to the All-Central Region first team, junior Whitney Hooper was chosen as a second-team member and senior Emily Peterson earned third-team honors.
Shipley and Hooper received the NSCAA honors for the first time, while Peterson earned her second all-region honor.
VOLLEYBALL
Banse named to Top Performer list: Texas A&M senior right side hitter Jennifer Banse has been named to CVU.com's Top Performer list, College Volleyball Update announced Tuesday.
Banse received the honor after leading the Aggies to NCAA first and second-round victories against No. 19 Arizona and No. 18 LSU last weekend in Baton Rouge, La. Banse, who last week was named to the All-Big 12 first team, averaged 4.78 kills per set while hitting .344 in the two NCAA matches. She also averaged 3.33 digs and 4.89 points per set to help direct the Aggies to their first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 2003.
A&M (20-10) will face national No. 2 seed Texas at 4:30 p.m. Friday in the semifinals of the Omaha Regional at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb.
-- Eagle staff reports
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