Sims earns top NCAA honor   Sims Princeton , N.J. -- Former Princeton lacrosse player Josh Sims has been awarded the Top VIII Award, the NCAA's highest undergraduate honor. Sims, who graduated from Princeton last June, is the first Princetonian and fourth Ivy League athlete in history to be so honored. The Top VIII Award recognizes outstanding achievement in athletics, scholarship and community service and is given to at least one winner in Division I, Division II and Division III. "As a team, Princeton has been fortunate to win five NCAA men's lacrosse championships in the last decade," said Princeton lacrosse coach Bill Tierney. "To have an individual like Josh Sims represent us by winning the Top VIII Award puts an exclamation point on that achievement. Josh is a student-athlete in the truest sense of the word, and he had an outstanding career on every level." Sims led a predominantly freshman/sophomore Princeton team to the NCAA championship game as a senior and to NCAA championships as a freshman and sophomore. He was a three-time first-team All-America and the 1998 and 2000 national midfielder of the year. In addition, he was a three-time first-team All-Ivy League selection and the 2000 Ivy League Player of the Year. Princeton was 24-0 in the Ivy League in his four years. Sims started every game of his career. He graduated with a 3.54 grade-point average in economics. He was a first-team Academic All-America in 2000 and a second-team selection in 1999, and he was a three-time Academic All-Ivy League honoree. Sims also worked with Princeton's lacrosse team in its efforts to raise money for the Central Jersey Pediatric AIDS foundation and was a visitor to children in the hospital. He has worked at numerous youth lacrosse camps and clinics. He was selected as the 2000 College Lacrosse USA Sportsman of the Year. Sims currently plays lacrosse professionally in both the indoor and outdoor leagues. top		February 19, 2001 Vol. 90, No. 17 previous   archives   next Contents • Scientists use computer simulation to explain water's odd behaviors • Krugman demands better supply of knowledge Page 2 • Williams decides to retire • People / Spotlight/ Briefs • Faculty submit resignations • Obituary: Prellet fostered community Page 3 • Falk evaluates Mideast violence with U.N. team Page 4 • Calendar of events Page 6 • Sims earns top NCAA honor • Student wins Sachs award Page 7 • Princeton contingent comes to the rescue Page 8 • Nassau Notes The Bulletin is published weekly during the academic year, except during University breaks and exam weeks, by the Office of Communications, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. Permission is given to adapt, reprint or excerpt material from the Bulletin for use in other media. Deadline. In general, the copy deadline for each issue is the Friday 10 days in advance of the Monday cover date. The deadline for the Bulletin that covers March 5-11 is Friday, Feb. 23. A complete publication schedule is available at deadlines or by calling (609) 258-3601. Subscriptions. The Bulletin is distributed free to faculty, staff and students. Others may subscribe to the Bulletin for $24 for the academic year (half price for current Princeton parents and people over 65). Send a check to Office of Communications, Stanhope Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. Editor: Ruth Stevens Calendar editor: Carolyn Geller Contributing writers: Karin Dienst, Marilyn Marks, Caroline Moseley, Steven Schultz, Peter Spencer Photographer: Denise Applewhite Design: Mahlon Lovett, Laurel Masten Cantor Web edition: Mahlon Lovett