May 27, 2008
TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State junior catcher Petey Paramore has been named Second Team ESPN The Magazine Academic America. Paramore was also named First Team Academic All-District VIII by ESPN The Magazine. He becomes the sixth Academic All-American at Arizona State since Pat Murphy was named head coach and the first since Casey Myers, who was named Academic All-American of the Year in 2000 and 2001.
Paramore (Allen, Texas) is the Sun Devils' team captain and carries a 3.65 GPA as a BIS major. Paramore was a First Team Academic All-Pac-10 selection a season ago.