Landry and Rapp win NCAS Academic Momentum Award
October 10, 2008 | Women's Rowing
The Scholar-Baller' Program, in conjunction with the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) announced that men's basketball player athid=5549&deptid=116"> --> Marcus Landry and women 's crew standout athid=5618&deptid=137"> --> Brittany Rapp were among the winners of the Academic Momentum Award. Sixty three nominations were received from 39 different colleges and universities across the country. A male and female winner were chosen from nine of the NCAS' 10 regions.
Landry and Rapp, both seniors, were honored with Academic Momentum Award for their abilities to succeed in both academics and athletics. Landry has appeared in 88 games (42 starts) and earned 2008 Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Players honors a year ago. Rapp has rowed for three years and competed in swimming for three seasons as well.
The NCAS is an ever-growing organization of colleges and universities that provides opportunities for current and former student-athletes to continue their pursuit of higher education, while working in the community with children to address social issues. Established in 1985, the overall mission of the NCAS is 'to create a better society by focusing on educational attainment and using the power appeal of sport to positively affect social change.'
Established in 1995, the Scholar-Baller' movement evolved in response to concerns that the student-athlete's athletic role increasingly superseded the student role. In order to address this issue, the founding members of Scholar-Baller ' developed a groundbreaking program to bridge the gap between education and sport utilizing student-athletes' passion for entertainment and athletics. As a result, the Scholar-Baller' program has produced unprecedented outcomes in student retention and academic achievement.
Each honoree will receive a recognition certificate and authentic Scholar-Baller ' patch. In addition, the winners of each region will receive a Thinkman' and Thinkwoman' Trophy for their academic performances.
All nominees are individually and collectively a testament to the 'student ' in the 'student-athlete.' Their commitment to academics and athletics is truly an inspiration.
