Browne Named Semifinalist for Socrates Award
12/11/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 11, 2002
TCU placekicker Nick Browne is one of eight semi-finalists for the fourth annual Sporting News Radio Socrates Award. The Award is presented annually to the college athlete who best exemplifies excellence in athletics and academics.
Browne is a first team Verizon Academic All-American on the football field. He led the nation with an average of 2.00 field goals made per game during the 2002 season while earning first team All-Conference USA accolades. He also is a member of the TCU men's soccer team and carries a 4.00 GPA in the classroom while majoring in finance-real estate. Browne was named TCU's Male Athlete of the Year following the 2001-02 school year.
Previous winners of the Socrates Award include Purdue's Drew Brees in 2000; Ben Hamilton of Minnesota in 2001 and Andre Davis of Virginia Tech in 2002. They each exemplified the criteria of the Socrates Creed, which the Award embodies:
"Strong Mind in a Strong Body"
* A student-athlete who has shown himself or herself to be a leader and quality contributor in their sport(s) * A student-athlete who h
as shown himself or herself to be an outstanding student academically
* A student-athlete who has shown himself or herself to be a quality citizen in their community
FANS CAN VOTE for this year's Socrates Award winner! Click on http://www.socratesaward.com. Take a moment or two to learn more about this year's group of student-athletes nominated by Sporting News Radio and college sports information directors around the country. Then decide which nominee you think best embodies the ideals of the Socrates Award listed above. The vote will help determine who the 2003 Socrates Award winner will be.
The 2003 Socrates Award Nominees
Name School Sport(s) GPA
Kerensa Barr Missouri Women's Basketball 3.79
Nick Browne TCU Soccer/Football 4.00
Perdita Felicien Illinois Women's Track & Field 3.32
Kliff Kingsbury Texas Tech Football 3.86
Craig Krenzel Ohio State Football 3.71
Vincent Ng Ohio State Men's Tennis 3.96
Jon Stinchcomb Georgia Football 3.75
Matt Walters Miami (Fla) Football 3.45
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