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49 e rs n o te b o o k Alex Calott, a Conferense USA Scholar Athlete of the Year, was tapped as Atlantic 10 athlete of the year in 2013.
Academic Accolade Five 49ers named C-USA Scholar Athletes of the Year
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n keeping with tradition, the first year back in Conference USA, the Charlotte 49ers athletics department paced the league with five Scholar Athletes of the Year for 2013-14. The annual awards are voted upon by the faculty athletics representative at each of the member institutions and are presented to the top studentathletes in 18 conference-sponsored sports, based on academics (3.0 or better GPA), athletic achievement and service. North Texas was second to the 49ers with three recipients, while the University of Texas at El Paso and East Carolina each received two awards. The 49ers’ Scholar Athletes of the Year are Alex Calott (men’s tennis), Ben Cherry (men’s basketball), Tyler Gibson (men’s soccer), Zach Greth (men’s cross country) and Amanda Videmsek (volleyball). The 49ers dominated similar honors as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference from 2006 to 2013. Charlotte won at least four Student-Athlete of the Year awards in each of the six years that the A-10 offered the award. (The A-10 discontinued it in 2011-12). This is the fifth time that the 49ers have
had at least five recipients in the seven crown, netting the game-winning years that the awards were available penalty kick over Tulsa to receive allsince 2005-06. Charlotte earned a high tournament recognition. He was also of six awards in 2008-09. a third team Capital One Academic Calott becomes the third 49ers All-America, an All-Conference men’s tennis player to earn Athlete USA Academic Team selection of the Year accolades. Zvi Lantsberg and a Scholar All-South Second and Dorian Host were tabbed as Team choice by the National Soccer Atlantic 10 selections in 2006 and Coaches Association of America. 2007, respectively. Calott also won the Greth was the top runner for the Atlantic 10 honor in 2013. 49ers in the fall, ending the season Cherry completed one basketball with a team-high five top finishes. He Amanda Videmsek season with the 49ers after transferring represents the volleyball also made the All-Conference USA team among 49ers into the program from Tulane. He Academic Team. Conference USA Scholar ranked among the Conference USA Videmsek capped her career with Athletes of the Year. She leaders in three-point field goal capped her career with an an All-Conference USA Second Team All-Conference USA Second honor after becoming the 18th player percentage and finished with five double-figure scoring games, including Team honor. in program history to reach 1,000 a career-high 20 points against USC Upstate. career kills, eventually ending her career with 1,025 Gibson, a 2013 Hermann Award Watch List to place 17th in the record books. She had five member, was a key factor in leading Charlotte to matches of 20 or more kills, including a career-best the Conference USA men’s soccer tournament 26 at East Carolina.
CLASSROOM HONORS ABOUND In addition to the five Scholar Athletes of the Year in Conference USA (see main story), University athletes rolled up a host of other academic accomplishments during the 2013-14 school year. Here is the rundown. Academic All-America, All-District
[Capital One/College Sports Information Directors of America] Tyler Gibson, Men’s Soccer (third team AllAmerica, first team All-District)
Scholar All-America
[National Soccer Coaches Association of America] Aidan Kirkbride, Men’s Soccer [Conference USA] Coye Still, Men’s Track and Field
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Academic All-Conference
Women’s Tennis
Corbin Shive, Baseball Ben Cherry, Men’s Basketball Zach Greth, Men’s Cross Country Nic ole Morgan, Women’s Cross Country Aid an Kirkbride, Tyler Gibson, Men’s Soccer Ale x Kubrick, Tori Fubara, Women’s Soccer Lexi Betancourt, Softball Ale x Calott, Jordi Massalle Ferrer, Men’s Tennis Lisa Grosselius, Women’s Tennis Kev in Calhoun, Zach Greth, Coye Still - Men’s Track and Field Kim Spano, Women’s Track and Field Amanda Videmsek, Michelle Hovey, Volleyball
[Intercollegiate Tennis Association]
Briana Bodner Lisa Grosselius Dominica Nemec Natsuko Takayanagi Macy Vonderschmidt
Men’s Tennis
Post-Graduate Scholarship
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Alex Calott Jordi Massalle Ferrer Nate Shanok Alex Weber
[Conference USA]
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