CONWAY, Ark. (May 9, 2011) – The Hendrix College Athletics Department recently announced the winners of its annual student athlete awards.
Senior lacrosse captain, Daniel Abernathy, and senior women’s soccer captain, Amelia Wildenborg, both earned this year’s Bob Courtway Leadership Award.
Senior women’s basketball and softball standout, Christina Byler, and senior cross country and track and field leader Drew Kellum received the 2010-11 Carl Babcock Award.
Senior field hockey captain, Heather Newell, will represent Hendrix as this year’s NCAA Woman-of-the-Year.
To read the full release, visit http://www.hendrix.edu/athletics/news.aspx?id=52619&sid=22044
Hendrix, founded in 1876, is a selective, residential, undergraduate liberal arts college emphasizing experiential learning in a demanding yet supportive environment. The college is featured in the 2010 edition of the Princeton Review as one of the country’s best 371 colleges, was identified as the nation’s top “Up and Coming” liberal arts college for 2011 by U.S. News and World Report, and is ranked among 45 “Best Buy” colleges by the 2011 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.