Date: Fri 18-Dec-1998

Publication: Bee

Author: MICHEL

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Natalie-Gomes-Hood-College

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Gomes Interns For ESPN While At Hood

(with cut)

Whether interning with the ESPN SportsCentury project, maintaining a 3.25

grade point average in her major, or competing in field hockey, swimming or

lacrosse, one local athlete shows that dedication and hard work pay off.

Natalie Gomes of Newtown, daughter of Al and Kate Gomes and a senior at Hood

College in Frederick, Md., worked as an intern and freelance production

assistant with the ESPN SportsCentury project during her summer 1998 recess.

Her work with ESPN has extended into the fall with Natalie completing

correspondence work for the project while at Hood.

Natalie will continue her work on the project at the ESPN Westport office

during her winter 1999 recess from Hood. She majors in communication arts with

a concentration in broadcast journalism and she is the former editor of the

college's newspaper, Hood Today . After graduation she plans to pursue a

career in sports broadcasting.

Natalie has recently completed the fall 1998 field hockey season at Hood

College. She decided to join the team, having played goalie for a season while

at Kent School. She adjusted to playing a field position, and started as a

defensive player for the Hood Blazers. This season Natalie was twice named

"Athlete of the Week" by the coaching staff at Hood.

"Natalie's skills improved with each game we played," said team captain Kelli

Jessum. "She dedicated herself to the team and always pushed beyond the goals

she'd set for herself. She stepped up this season and consistently played her

hardest."

Currently Natalie is competing in her fourth swim season at Hood. She was

named a captain of the team for the third consecutive season since her

sophomore year.

She also maintains significant leadership roles on campus. Natalie is the

current president of the Intercollegiate Athletic Council and has received the

Delaplaine Arts Scholarship for the 1998-99 academic year for excelling in her

major.

She was named to the Hood College Dean's List for the spring 1998 semester and

participates in the Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship. During the 1996-1997

academic year, Natalie was the floor representative for the sports and

physical fitness floor on the Meyran Hall House Council.