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Fayetteville, N.C. -- The Greensboro College Football team placed ten student athletes on the All USA South team, announced the conference office today.

Leading the way for The Pride was John Sheridan (Colombus, IN/Colombus North). The senior led the USA South conference in punting (36.9 average) and was GC's lone first team pick. The senior also placed eight punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line.

Greensboro placed four student-athletes on the conference's second team: David Baity (Lexington, NC/Central Davidson), Charles Cobb (Freehold, NJ/Boro), Corey Eadie (St. Stephens, S.C./Timberland) and Justin Patterson (Gibsonville, NC/Eastern Guilford).

Defensive lineman Baity recorded 30 tackles and had a team-leading eight tackles for loss for The Pride. A senior, he also had 2.5 sacks and recovered one fumble.

Cobb, a defensive back, recorded 37 tackles for GC. Fellow senior Patterson had 27.5 tackles and five tackles for loss from his defensive end position.

Eadie, a freshman wide receiver, set a school record with 56 receptions. He had 533 receiving yards and three touchdowns for The Pride.

Selected to the USA Honorable Mention team were: senior offensive lineman Lee Meekins (Waves, NC/Wanchese Christian); Junior offensive lineman Stephen Herring (Greensboro, NC/Page); Senior defensive end Alan Revels (Durham, NC/Jordan); Senior linebacker Brad Curtis (Graham, NC/Graham) and senior defensive back Mantron Davis (Pinehurst, NC/Pinecrest).

The Pride closed the 2004 season with a 2-8 record. GC, however, earned its first ever win over a ranked opponent when they defeated #30 Shenandoah (24-19). GC also bested cross-town rival Guilford, 21-7.