Fourteen from Indoor Track & Field Honored at Salute to Scholar-Athletes
May 31, 2012 | Women's Indoor Track
IRVINE, Calif. --- Fourteen members of the women's indoor track and field team were among the honorees at UC Irvine's annual Salute to Scholar-Athletes banquet Wednesday night at the Bren Events Center.
Marie Brashears, Itos Aikhionbare, Janessa Brown, Kelly Collins, Jamie Crow, Lauren Freschauf, Kira Helmer, Christa Kondru, Martina Mickos, Amber Middleton, Kelsi Sando, Jennica Smith, Alex Webb and KayC Wharton were among UCI's 113 Scholar-Athletes for 2011-12. This year's list brings UCI's total to 3,616 since 1983.
Requirements for this award include maintaining a 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) over the previous three quarters or a 3.2 GPA over two quarters for freshmen and transfers. Student-athletes must also earn letters in their sports.
The Scholar-Athlete award was implemented by the Big West Conference to honor those student-athletes that have maintained a high level of scholastic excellence while participating in intercollegiate athletics. UCI expanded the award to include teams that do not participate in Big West-sponsored sports.
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