"The BIG EAST Conference has announced the 24 winners of the 2009-10 BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Awards, which recognize academic and athletic achievement as well as community service.
The Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Awards are given to one student-athlete in each BIG EAST sport based on academic credentials, athletic accolades or performances and volunteer service to the community. Student-athletes who attained junior academic standing and a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 are eligible. The winners are chosen by the BIG EAST Faculty Athletics Representative Council.
The winners include five student-athletes who were chosen to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America teams in the 2009-10 season. Connecticut’s Maya Moore was the Academic All-America of the Year in women’s basketball, while Notre Dame’s Tim Abromaitis was an Academic All-America First Team choice in men’s basketball. Syracuse women’s lacrosse standout Christina Dove joined BIG EAST Volleyball Player of the Year Meagan Dooley of Pittsburgh as Academic All-America First Team picks as well. Louisville field hockey player Heather Bustanoby, the 2009 BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year, was an Academic All-America Second Team selection.
This year’s winners also include Cincinnati’s Josh Schneider, who was the national 50-yard freestyle champion at this year’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships, and West Virginia’s Marie-Louise Asselin, who was the runner-up in the 5,000-meter run at both the NCAA indoor and outdoor track & field championships and is a seven-time all-America finisher.
The list also includes three 2009-10 NCAA Postgraduate Scholars in Dooley, Bustanoby and Connecticut track & field standout Phylicia George.
2009-10 BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award Winners
Sport Player School
Baseball Matt Singer Seton Hall
Men's Basketball
Tim Abromaitis
Notre Dame
Women's Basketball
Maya Moore
Connecticut
Men's Cross Country
Brice Cleland
Marquette
Women's Cross Country
Sara Leslie
Connecticut
Field Hockey
Heather Bustanoby
Louisville
Football
Reed Williams
West Virginia
Men's Golf
Ryan Castanet
Seton Hall
Women's Golf
Sara-Maude Juneau
Louisville
Men's Lacrosse
Brian Karalunas
Villanova
Women's Lacrosse
Christina Dove
Syracuse
Women's Rowing
Sarah Keithley
Notre Dame
Men's Soccer
Joel Gustafsson
St. John's
Women's Soccer
Amanda Pasciolla
St. John's
Softball
Becca Heteniak
DePaul
Men's Swimming & Diving
Josh Schneider
Cincinnati
Women's Swimming & Diving
Elinore de Jong
Cincinnati
Men's Tennis
Tyler Davis
Notre Dame
Women's Tennis
Amy Zhang
Rutgers
Men's Indoor Track & Field
Steven Hnat
Louisville
Women's Indoor Track & Field
Phylicia George
Connecticut
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Brad Millar
DePaul
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Marie-Louise Asselin
West Virginia
Women's Volleyball
Meagan Dooley
Pittsburgh
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