BRETT CAMPFIELD
CONTRIBUTOR

The Cal State San Marcos Cougars women’s cross country team, winners of three consecutive NAIA National Titles, will join Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White and NFL Pro-Bowler Arian Foster, along with many other standouts from the professional and amateur ranks as part of the annual Salute to the Champions February 15, at the Town and Country Convention Center in San Diego.

Attending the banquet and receiving an award will be the seven CSUSM athletes who competed in this year national championships; Suzanne Cornwell, Kelly Thompson, Chelsea Cortez, Cady Villareal, Carol Schryver, Cassidy Reich, and Heidi Swanson. Cornwell will also be one of 16 individual athletes who will be honored as Stars of the Year, following her All- American seasons in both cross country and track and fi eld. Also receiving recognition for being named Stars of the Month in 2011 will be CSUSM softball’s Alex Miller, volleyball’s Nichole May, and men’s basketball player AJ Chamberlain.

Other notable athletes receiving an award will be San Diego Chargers Pro-Bowler Eric Weddle, MLB All-Star Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego Padres MVP Cameron Maybin, and San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard.

The San Diego Hall of Champions is an undisputed national leader in recognition of amateur, collegiate and professional sports excellence; youth sports-based education; and sports memorabilia exhibition. The Hall was launched by the Breitbard Athletic Foundation, which was founded in 1946 to recognize significant athletic achievement in San Diego, and the HOC museum is located in Balboa Park.