| Sports - Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Nathan Ford named athlete of the year
Portola Valley resident Nathan Ford, a graduate of Palo Alto High School's class of 2005, was named athlete of the year by the Cornell Daily Sun, Cornell's newspaper.
Ford, a recent Cornell graduate, played football and baseball for Cornell throughout college. He was a three-year starting quarterback. Last year, he had 2,815 passing yards, the second highest mark at Cornell in a single season, according to the paper.
His accomplishments are not limited to football records. Ford entered the last week of the regular baseball season with a career .364 batting average, two points higher than the all-time school mark, the paper reported.
Managing two sports and academics was a challenge. "Time management was very tough," Ford said.
He decided to drop football and investigate opportunities in Major League Baseball. "My best shot is in baseball," Ford said. "I have a few tryouts lined up for MLB and I got an invitation to play in the Australian Baseball League."
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