Notebook
UNC’s Kristen Brown named to Elite team
After a strong showing at the National Team Selection Camp, Tar Heel senior Kristen Brown was selected to the 2016 USA Softball Women’s Elite Team by the Women’s National Team Selection Committee. Brown is one of 18 athletes named to the Elite Team roster, in addition to the 18 that were chosen for the 2016 Women’s National Team, as announced by the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) and USA Softball on Friday. Brown was among 40 athletes that participated at the National Team Selection Camp earlier this week at Bill Barber Park in Irvine, California.
The second Tar Heel ever to be invited to try out for Team USA, Brown is the first to earn a spot on a roster. Two-time All-American Tiffany Tolleson ’03 attended the 2003 U.S. selection camp, while Natalie Anter ’02 was the first Tar Heel to represent her country at an Olympic Games, playing for the Italian National Team in Athens in 2004.
Football
Campbell: Head coach Mike Minter has announced promotions for four staff members. Defensive coordinator Craig Cox has been elevated to assistant head coach, while Bryan Butterworth has been named defensive pass game coordinator and Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay was tabbed defensive run game coordinator. Duncan McLaurin was also elevated to special teams coordinator.
Elon: Senior defensive back Miles Williams was selected as one of 52 winners of the 18th annual Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) Academic All-Star Team.
Williams is the first Elon player to earn this recognition since running back A.J. Harris collected the accolade for the third consecutive season in 2011.
Women’s Lacrosse
Duke: Current Blue Devil Maddie Crutchfield and 2011 graduate Sarah Bullard will join the United States women’s national team in kicking off the 2016 outdoor season this weekend in Bradenton, Fla.
Men’s Basketball
Elon: Head Coach Matt Matheny is teaming up with locally-owned Subway restaurants in the Piedmont Triad in launching a special Coaches vs. Cancer fundraising campaign.
From Jan. 11 through Feb., the public is invited to visit any Subway restaurant in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point and surrounding areas to make a donation of any amount at the checkout, with all funds going directly to Coaches vs. Cancer to fund American Cancer Society research, education and patient support programs.
Women’s Basketball
Elon: Former standout Ali Ford recently signed a contract to play professional basketball in Iceland. The Morganton, N.C., native will play in Hveragerdi, Iceland, for the Hamar women’s basketball team, which is a part of the Iceland-Dominos League.
From news releases
This story was originally published January 8, 2016 at 8:12 PM with the headline "Notebook."