Sunday, March 6, 2011

Thursday, March 3, 2011

DJ Williams Preparing for Draft at D1 Little Rock

Division III All-American Preping for NFL at D1 Columbus


Eddie Vallery, a two time Division III All-American defensive end at Wittenberg University, is doing all he can to make his NFL dreams come true. He was recently asked to participate in Ohio State's pro day after his time training at D1 Columbus. He was originally slated to perform at Akron's pro day, but thanks to D1's Ohio State connections Vallery will work out for NFL scouts with Ohio State's potential draftees on March 11. To read more about Eddie and his route to the NFL CLICK HERE. Good luck Eddie!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

D1 Greenville Rookie Wins Pro Kart Race


John "JW" Warren, who trains as a Rookie at D1 Greenville, won two out of his three races this weekend on the Pro Kart Tour in Huntsville, AL. He won the Pro Race, where he raced against and beat 23 of the best drivers in the country in his age group. This is the biggest win of JW's young racing career and even in his big moment he thought of D1, "I would like to thank GOD, all the people at Southside Christian School who help me, High Tech Racing, Brett Miller, and the guys at D1 Sports in Greenville for making me stronger." Great wins JW! Keep up the hard work!

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

D1 Corporate Wellness Partner Begins Biggest Loser Competition


The Averitt D1 Corporate Wellness facility in Cookville, TN has teamed up with the Averitt Express on-site clinic, which is run by Marathon Health, for a 12 week Biggest Loser competition. To participate in this program, competitors had to meet a certain BMI (Body Mass Index) criteria. During the program the Averitt clinic takes care of all the nutrition and biometrics needs, while the wellness center takes care of the physical side of the game. The program just finished its fourth week, and the 38 competitors have lost a total of 263 lbs. Way to go group, keep it up!