A.V. STANDOUT CRENSHAW IS RULED INELIGIBLE 4-SPORT STAR WON STATE LONG JUMP TITLE.Byline: KEVIN CONNELLY Kevin Connelly was born in Middlesbrough, England. He is an impressionist comedian, and after dinner speaker and is probably most famous for his role on the popular BBC television programme 'Dead Ringers'. Special to the Daily News Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley High of Lancaster senior Andre Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] , a four-sport standout for the Antelopes and defending state champion in the long jump, will miss the remainder of the track and field season after he was declared academically ineligible this week, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. track coach Rob Hucke. Crenshaw, who has signed to play football at Oregon, was competing in track and baseball for Antelope Valley this spring before substandard substandard, adj below an acceptable level of performance. scores on a mid-quarter progress report drew the suspension. A favorite to repeat as long jump champion at the June 2-3 state meet, Crenshaw competed in four years of football and track, three years of basketball, and two years of baseball for the Antelopes. Hucke, who was outspoken in discouraging Crenshaw from playing baseball in spring, said the suspension should not impact his ties to Oregon because grades don't become finalized until June. Crenshaw was said to carry a 3.0 GPA GPA abbr. grade point average Noun 1. GPA - a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted before the incident. ``Improving the grades shouldn't be a problem for him,'' Hucke said. ``He's definitely going to graduate.'' Phone calls to Crenshaw's residence were not immediately returned. kevin.connelly(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Antelope Valley's Andre Crenshaw, who won the long jump title at last year's state track and field championships, has been declared academincally ineligible for the remainder of the season. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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