IRVING, Texas – Conference USA Faculty Athletics Representatives announced their selections of the 2017-18 Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards today. The C-USA Scholar Athlete of the Year awards are presented to the top student-athletes in each conference-sponsored sport, determined by a votes of the league’s 14 FARs. The award is based on academic achievement (GPA), athletic achievement and service.

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Scholar-athletes were selected from C-USA’s full-time and affiliate institutions in 19 sports (combining indoor and outdoor track & field). Rice led the way with eight student-athletes receiving the Scholar Athlete Award, which ties the previous C-USA record set by the Owls in 2010-11. Charlotte’s Haley Pace, Middle Tennessee’s Brent Stockstill and Rice’s Elsa Racasan were repeat honorees after earning the award in 2016-17. Please see below for the complete list of this year’s honorees:
 
2017-18 SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD WINNERS:

Baseball	Nick Sandlin, Southern Miss
Men’s Basketball	Ed Simpson, Middle Tennessee
Women’s Basketball	Erica Ogwumike, Rice
Men’s Cross Country	Adolfo Carvalho, Rice
Women’s Cross Country	*Elsa Racasan, Rice
Football	*Brent Stockstill, Middle Tennessee
Men’s Golf	Mitchell Meissner, Rice
Women’s Golf	Maggie Simmermacher, Old Dominion
Men’s Soccer	Jason Beaulieu, New Mexico #
Women’s Soccer	Martha Thomas, Charlotte
Softball	*Haley Pace, Charlotte
Women’s Swimming & Diving	Anna Lynch, Marshall & Marie Claire Schillinger, Rice
Men’s Tennis	Eric Rutledge, Rice
Women’s Tennis	Lindsey Hodge, Rice
Men’s Track & Field	Scott Filip, Rice
Women's Track & Field	Morgan McIntyre, WKU
Volleyball	Jessica Lucas, WKU

* Repeat winner
# Affiliate member