Belmont University | FYI


June 12, 2009

ACHIEVERS


Rives Competes at Second Consecutive NCAA Outdoor Championships
Fractions of a second was all that separated Belmont's most decorated sprinter in program history from advancing to the finals of the 200m at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday night in Fayetteville, Ark. Despite setting a new Belmont record in the event in both the opening and semifinal rounds, sprinter Lynette Rives (Clarksville, Tenn.) was unable to move on to become the first athlete in school history to compete in the finals of any event. Click here for more on this story.

Cross Country/Track and Field Athletes Earn ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Honors
Three Belmont men’s cross country and track and field athletes were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Team. Senior Caleb Swartz (Radcliff, Ky.), junior Kip Hill (Liberty, Mo.), and sophomore Will Peters (Carmel, Ind.) each received the first nod of their respective careers. This is the most ever selected from the men’s cross country and track and field teams in a single academic year. Click here for more on this story.

In addition, senior women’s cross country and track runner Mollie Schlarman (Southgate, Ky.) was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) this week. It is the first time in her career she has received the honor and the fourth time a Belmont women’s cross country/track and field athlete has been named to the elite list. Click here for more on this story.

Student Featured in CBS Story
Political science major Rachel Bailey was recently featured in a CBS News report titled “GOP Looks for Fountain of Youth.” Click here to read the article.

Sport Science Faculty Present at Annual Conferences
Sport Science Assistant Professor Dr. Amy Baker and Sport Science Department Chair Dr. Sarah Adams presented “ROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS: Utilizing Problem-Based Learning Teaching Techniques in Sport Management” at the 24th Annual Conference of NASSM (North American Society for Sport Management) in Columbia, S.C. May 27-30.

In addition, Sport Science Assistant Professor Dr. Patrick Schneider gave a Poster Presentation titled, “The Ability of Bioelectrical Impedance to Track Body Composition Changes During a Physical Activity Intervention.” This was given at the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting in Seattle, Wa. on May 28.

Leonard-Martin Publishes Editorial in Tennessean
Peg Leonard-Martin, director of counseling services, wrote an editorial in today's Tennessean on dealing with mental health issues. Click here to read her article.

Fish Named Finalist for Emerging Leader Award
Kelly Fish, associate director of alumni relations, was recently announced as a finalist for a 2009 Nashville Emerging Leader Award in the Education category. The awards are given by The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and YP Nashville, a collection of young professional organizations. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on July 30. Click here for more information.

BelmontVISION.com and Student Video Journalists Win Awards
BelmontVISION.com and two of its student video journalists are the winners of multiple awards honoring outstanding work during the 2008-2009 school year.

BelmontVISION.com video journalists Abby Selden and Jessica Walker are each the winner of a Communicator Awards Award of Distinction and a Videographer Awards Award of Distinction for their individual reporting efforts during the 2008-2009 school year. Their separate entries included work done during the Town Hall Presidential Debate, but also included a variety of other stories having interest to the Belmont community. All can currently be viewed on the BelmontVISION.com Web site.

“As a team and as individuals, these students have excelled in every way possible,” says New Century Journalism instructor Stephan Foust. “They have been judged by award-winning independent professionals who know good work when they see it.”

Both the Videographer and Communicator competitions draw thousands of entries from television stations, production houses, and universities around the world. Since February, the BelmontVISION.com video team has won a total of eight regional, national, and international awards for reporting.

Wicke Named A-Sun Student-Athlete of the Year, Receives Scholarship
2956432.jpgBelmont University senior Andy Wicke (Hendersonville, Tenn.) was named Atlantic Sun Conference Male Student-Athlete of the Year, the league office announced Tuesday.

This marks the sixth time in the last eight years that the Atlantic Sun Conference Male-Student Athlete of the Year has been a Belmont Men’s Basketball player. Wicke joins Wes Burtner (2002), Justin Hare (2007, 2008) and Adam Mark (2003, 2004) in this exclusive fraternity.

“It is a tremendous honor for our university and the Belmont Basketball program for Andy to receive this award,” Belmont head coach Rick Byrd said. “Andy, like many of our student-athletes before him, took great pride in being a leader on the court, in the classroom and in the community. We thank the Atlantic Sun Conference and its Faculty Athletic Representatives for recognizing Andy in this way.” Click here for more on this story.

In addition, Wicke (Hendersonville, Tenn.) was awarded the Atlantic Sun Conference Postgraduate Scholarship. This marks the latest in a long line of honors for Wicke, who concluded his decorated college basketball career with 1,236 points – good for sixth all-time on Belmont’s NCAA-era scoring list.

On April 29, Wicke earned a coveted educational grant through the NCAA postgraduate scholarship program. A one-time, nonrenewable grant of $7,500 went to only two NCAA Division-I men’s basketball players – Wicke and North Dakota State’s Brett Winkelman. Most recently, the 6-2 shooting guard received the 2009 Belmont University Presidential Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award from Dr. Robert C. Fisher at the annual Scholar-Athlete Recognition Reception. Click here for more on this story.


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