William and Mary Alumni Magazine | Winter 2007/2008, Vol. 73, No. 2
Hill To Retire
After 30 seasons of leading William and Mary volleyball, head coach Debbie Hill announced her retirement at the end of the 2007 season. Hill is the all-time 23rd-ranked coach in volleyball, winning seven consecutive conference titles from 1985-91. Hill was named the Colonial Athletic Association's Coach of the Year five times on her way to more than 500 career victories.
Tribe Program Charts 96 Percent in NCAA's Graduation Success Rate
The College's student-athletes showed a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 96 percent among those who entered school on athletics scholarships in the 2000-01 athletics year, according to data recently released by the NCAA.
The national average among all Division I schools was 77 percent. William and Mary's average of 96 percent ranked seventh in the nation. The Tribe's average was the top in both the Colonial Athletic Association and among all Division I Virginia schools.
College Wins 8th Straight CAA Cross Country Title
The Tribe took home its eighth consecutive CAA cross country championship Oct. 26, earning a record-low total of 16 points, one point short of a perfect score.
Led by Christo Landry '08 (pictured), the men finished with five runners in the top six in their strong performance in Farmingdale, N.Y. The two-time All-American ran the 8K course in 23:58.9, averaging 4:50 per mile to finish a staggering 32 seconds ahead of the next runner. Ten College runners received All-CAA honors by placing in the top 12. Among the 10 were three freshmen and two sophomores, a testament to both the depth and youth of the College.
Payton to Play Professionally in Switzerland
Former William and Mary men's basketball standout Adam Payton '07 signed a professional contract with BC Boncourt in the Swiss LNA league. Payton is the sixth former W&M player currently competing in a professional league overseas.
In his season debut with BC Boncourt, Payton scored 14 points, pulled down nine rebounds, dished out five assists and recorded six steals in an 80-67 victory over the Lugano Tigers. Payton led the Tribe to one of its best seasons in recent history during the 2006-07 campaign, after transferring from Vanderbilt.
