Graduating student-athletes from each of the 16 American Southwest Conference member institutions have been named as recipients of the 2011-12 ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor Award on their respective campuses, the ASC office announced on Wednesday.
The ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor Award is presented to one male and one female member of the graduating class who has compiled the most outstanding record in academics, athletics and leadership over their collegiate career. The award is presented annually by the Faculty Athletics Representative at each conference member institution.
Jordan Hammontree
Jordan, a marketing major with a 3.76 GPA from Rockwall, Texas, is a three-time Academic All-Conference honoree. Last season, he batted 308, his career batting average was 322. He is the HPU career leader in triples with 18. He has started in 125 of his 131 games. In 2011, Jordan was honored as a member of the ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Team. He also was second team All-ASC West Division, and was an Honorable Mention selection after his freshman season. He is a member of the Sigma Beta Delta (Business Honor Society). He was the recipient of the Outstanding Student in Entrepreneurship from HPU’s School of Business and Who’s Who in Colleges and Universities. Jordan is pictured at top, left.
Tamika Heline
Tamika, a Finance major with a 3.83 GPA from Smithson Valley, Texas, is a three-time Academic All-Conference honoree. During her 4 year career at HPU, she finished second in the HPU record books for kills (1345), kills per game (3.26), service aces (151), digs (1294) and games played (412). She is only the second player in HPU history to exceed 1000 kills and 1000 digs. She was ASC West Division Freshman of the Year, a two-time 1st team All West Division, and a two-time 2nd team All West Division selection. She is a member of Sigma Beta Delta(Business Honor Society). Tamika is pictured at top, right.
Recipients of the ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor Award winners represent nine different conference sports and include individuals who graduated with academic honors or hold admissions to graduate-level programs; are members of academic honor societies and campus organizations; competed on national, conference or division title teams; earned ASC All-Academic, Distinguished Scholar-Athlete, All-Conference or All-Division honors; and who served as volunteers, tutors and teachers within their campus, community and church groups.