University of Central Oklahoma Athletics

Student-Athletes Honored At Academic Banquet

4/25/2013 1:27:00 PM

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One hundred twenty-three Central Oklahoma students-athletes with a 3.0 grade point average or higher were recognized at the Academic Awards Banquet held by the UCO Athletic Department Wednesday night at Hamilton Field House.

Besides academic achievement awards, 59 UCO seniors were recognized and several special awards were given to students-athletes. Highlighting the evening was the selection of Kacie Edwards (softball) and Sam Moses (football) as Female and Male Student-Athletes of the Year.

Football players Jas'sen Stoner and Connor Pulley were recipients of the Donald & Shigeko Burget Scholarship Award, with each selected for their academic achievements and exceptional leadership potential.

That award is named for Donald Burget – a member of the UCO Athletic Hall of Fame -- and his wife, Shigeko, who donated $1.5 million to UCO athletics in 2011 to establish new scholarship opportunities.

Michaela Stam of the rowing team received the Presidential Award, while Juliette Smith (volleyball) took the Tinker Federal Credit Union Award and Katie Kerns (cross country/track) the Citizen's Bank of Edmond Award.

Twenty-one student-athletes were recognized for having a 4.0 grade point average – Ashton Pittman, Hayley Bryan and Jordan Ward of women's basketball, Adrian Shoecraft, Benjamin Morrell and Conner Pulley of football, Aly Seng of women's golf, Amy Le, Rachael Baalman and Samantha Godfrey of rowing, Brandi Bartley, Cierra Allen and Meagan Burke of soccer, Antonella Rossini and Laura Klingert of tennis, Ashlyn Wilhite, Katie Kerns, Ashlyn Carroll and Miranda King of cross country/track, Juliette Smith of volleyball and Keegan Hulsey of wrestling.

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