Rolle Wins Prestigious Award

Florida State freshman safety Myron Rolle was honored last weekend in Beverly Hills, California as he was named the winner of the 2006 Watkins Award. The Watkins Award is presented by the National Alliance of African American Athletes and is annually awarded to a high school student on the basis of academic achievement, athletics, and inolvement in the community. Rolle earned a 4.0 GPA at The Hun School (Princeton, NJ) and was listed at the No. 1 high school football player in the nation by ESPN. He enrolled at Florida State in January and plans to attend medical school.