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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Fresno State had 56 student-athletes named to the Fall 2018 Academic All-Mountain West Team, announced by the league on Wednesday. This marks the sixth consecutive year that Fresno State has had 50 or more student-athletes selected to the fall team. Fall sports include men's and women's cross country, football, women's soccer and women's volleyball.

The conference announced a record-breaking 702 student-athletes were named to the 2018 Academic All-MW team. The mark surpasses the previous conference record of 618 fall-semester honorees, set last fall.

FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State water polo team is preparing to compete in the Wolverine Invitational, hosted by Michigan March 2-3. Before the Bulldogs make the trip to Ann Arbor, GoBulldogs.com caught up with sophomore Callie Woodruff.

The Baytown, Texas native is tied for the second-most goals on the team netting 21, and recording four multi-goal games. Woodruff has also dished two assists and swiped three steals. She was named the GCC Player of the Week on Feb. 14 after she helped lead the Bulldogs to a 23-4 win over Fresno Pacific. Woodruff tied her career-high with five goals in the game, she also dished one assist and swiped one steal.

WASHINGTON -  A group of champion athletes and activists, led by the Women's Sports Foundation, arrive on Capitol Hill today to celebrate the 33rd annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), a national observance celebrating the extraordinary achievements of girls and women in sports. The 2019 NGWSD theme, Lead Her Forward, will honor the many ways that sports push girls and women to achieve excellence and realize their boundless potential.

"This year, we are celebrating all the ways girls and women everywhere are leading us forward and into a brighter future," shared Women's Sports Foundation CEO Deborah Antoine. "NGWSD is a great time to uplift these girls and women, along with the advocates using their platforms to inspire greatness in female athletes. We are also more committed than ever to protect Title IX, along with strong policies and safeguards for women in sports and all industries."

FRESNO -   To be held on Thursday, February 21, initial talent has been announced for the Fresno Grizzlies’ 58^th-Anniversary Hot Stove Event presented by Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino, and a change of venue to Warnors Theatre in Downtown Fresno.  Beloved former Oakland Athletics pitcher and three-time World Series champion Dave Stewart will deliver the keynote remarks and take questions from fans in a more intimate setting compared to past events.  Autographs are also encouraged following the program (for kids 12 and under first, before adults). 

Admission price has been reduced, for a more family-friendly affair.  Available at either FresnoGrizzlies.com or Warnors.org beginning the week of January 28, tickets are $30 for adults and just $10 for children 12 and under (RSVP online, check in at event).  For the price of $55 ($25 age 12 and under), patrons will be treated to a VIP meet and greet with Dave Stewart and the other featured guests (see below) at the event from 6 to 7 p.m., and VIP admission will include preferred seating in the theatre.  Doors will be at 6 p.m. for both the VIP reception and general public.  The program will run from approximately 7 to 8:45 p.m.  

PEBBLE BEACH - Youth on Course the non-profit organization providing young people with subsidized golf, college scholarships, paid internships and a caddie program – continues remarkable growth with significant increases to its junior golf program in 2018.
 
National membership grew by 55 percent and 374 new courses were added to the organization’s impressive roster totaling 992 courses across 26 states. Fueling the golf economy, nearly 150,000 rounds of golf were played for $5 or less and $985,000 were reimbursed back to golf courses. To date, 765,390 rounds have been subsidized and Youth on Course has reimbursed $5.2 million dollars back to partner courses.

HOUSTON -  Coach Dabo Swinney took home the title of the college football Coach of the Year at the American Heart Association's 33^rd annual Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards presented by Marathon Oil Corporation Wednesday. Swinney is the first coach in the Bryant Awards history to win the award three times.