Boyd’s King to continue career at collegiate level

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Tabitha King, a standout member of the Boyd Christian School girls basketball team for the past four years, will attend Southern Virginia University this fall as a member of the 2005 women’s basketball team. Tabitha, the daughter of Marcus and Tammy King, graduated from Boyd on May 17, 2005.

A 5-foot, 10-inch foward, King has received recognition for her athletic and academic accomplishments during her time at Boyd. With a 4.0 GPA, she was the valedictorian of her senior class, and has received team awards for rebounding for the 2003-04 season, as well as the Scoring and Overall Leadership awards for 04-05.

Also impressive to SVU coaches was the fact that King is active in her school, community and church. In fact, she recently earned a Young Womanhood Recognition Award from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

In making the announcement Mike Harmon, Head Women’s Basketball Coach, stated, “Tabitha is a solid student-athlete. She excels academically and will assist our team with interior defense and rebounding. She is coming off an injury, but seems to be progressing well. We look forward to her involvement in our program.”

The Lady Knights completed their 2004 season with a 11-19 record and will open their 2005 season on the road participating in the Bluefield College Tournament on November 11-12, 2005. Southern Virginia University is in the heart of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley and is located in Buena Vista, Virginia.

The University serves members of The Church of Jesus Christ off Latter-day Saints and others of similar beliefs and values. For more information about SVU, visit www.southernvirginia.edu.