Hyde Named Scholar-Athlete of the Year

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CLEVELAND – The 11th Annual Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Teams were announced today by the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) and IPFW's Amanda Hyde was recognized as the women's scholar-athlete of the year.

“Our Association congratulates this year's scholar-athlete award winners,” stated Tim Hall, chair of the Division I-AAA ADA Scholar-Athlete Team Selection Committee and athletics director at the University of Missouri Kansas City. “We pride ourselves in honoring deserving student-athletes for both their academic and athletics achievements each year and are excited to have an additional platform on which to recognize these outstanding accomplishments.”

Basketball players from all Division I-AAA ADA member institutions are eligible for these prestigious awards. Each of the nominees was required to have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) in undergraduate study and have been a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletics credentials. Nominated student-athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games listed on the nomination form.

To be eligible for nomination to the Scholar-Athlete Team, he/she must have reached JUNIOR academic standing at their institution (ineligible athletics transfers are not eligible). To be eligible for the Postgraduate Scholarship, he/she must have completed eight semesters or the equivalent number of quarters at their institution. Preference was given to those on track to graduate in spring/summer 2013.

Additionally, from the Scholar-Athlete teams, one male and female student-athlete was selected as the Division I-AAA ADA Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Receiving the women's honor was Amanda Hyde, a mathematics teaching major from the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, with a 4.00 GPA; while the men's award went to Kelly Olynyk, a business administration major from Gonzaga University, with a 3.53 GPA.

2013 Division I-AAA Scholar-Athlete Teams

Women's Scholar-Athlete Team
Maggie Blair, Manhattan (3.94) Finance Management
Haley D'Angelo, Iona (3.89) Business Administration
Lily Grenci, Siena (3.86) Sociology
Sarah Hansen, Florida Gulf Coast (3.94) Chemistry
Raven Harris, UMBC (4.00) Teaching
Amanda Hyde, IPFW (4.00) Mathematics and Teaching
Sarah Nelson, Creighton (3.70) Pre-Health Science and Finance
Eilise O'Conner, UMKC (3.99) Health Sciences
Erin Shields, Saint Joseph's (3.86) Accounting and Finance
Kacie Sowell, Seattle (3.47) Sports and Exercise Science

Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Amanda Hyde, IPFW
Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient: Alexandra Hall, Hartford

Men's Scholar-Athlete Team
Luke Apfeld, Vermont (3.80) English and Sociology
Ben AverKamp, Loyola Chicago (3.80) Biology
Travis Bader, Oakland (3.45) Communications
Kyle Boswell, UC Santa Barbara (3.78) Mechanical Engineering
Chase Hallam, Denver (3.91) Accounting
Holton Hunsaker, Utah Valley (3.90) Accounting
John Stuart Mann, Belmont (3.58) Economics
Ray McCallum, Detroit Mercy (3.48) Communications
Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga (3.53) Business Administration
Isaac Sosa, Canisius (3.48) Finance

Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga
Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient: Chase Hallam, Denver

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Purdue University Fort Wayne Athletics

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