Conference USA Announces Scholar-Athlete Awards
June 4, 2004
Conference USA named the recipients of its 2003-04 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards on Friday. C-USA Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards are presented to the top student-athletes in each conference-sponsored sport. The award is based on academic achievement (GPA), athletic achievement and service.
DePaul, Southern Miss, TCU and Tulane each produced three scholar-athlete award winners, while USF had two. Nine of C-USA's 15 institutions produced at least one scholar-athlete winner.
2003-04 SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD WINNERS:
Baseball Joey Charron, Tulane
Men's Basketball Drake Diener, DePaul
Women's Basketball Lana Lewis, Southern Miss
Men's Cross Country Rick Britton, DePaul
Women's Cross Country Christa Benton, USF
Football Nick Browne, TCU
Men's Golf Chris Wheeler, Tulane
Women's Golf Jennifer Keefe, Southern Miss
Men's Soccer Anders Cedergren, Cincinnati
Women's Soccer Jamie Perry, Saint Louis
Softball Sarah Martz, DePaul
Women's Swimming Tiffany Sue Strawn, TCU
Men's Tennis Matt Mayer, Louisville
Women's Tennis Olivia Berry, Southern Miss
Men's Track and Field Gaute Myklebust, Memphis
Michael Frater, TCU
Women's Track and Field Kristina West, USF
Volleyball Karlyn Daly, Tulane