The Don Scalf Award
Each year
the USA South Athletic Conference presents its most prestigious
awards by honoring one male and one female as the Student-Athletes of the
Year as these athletes receive the Don Scalf Award. The 2009 winners are
Shenandoah University softball player Catherine Beuerle and
Greensboro College men's soccer player Andrew Clark. To be
eligible for the Don Scalf Award a student-athlete must be either a
junior or senior, have participated in a USA South sport earning at
least All-Conference recognition and have a minimum 3.00 GPA. The
athletic directors vote for the award winner each spring at the
conclusion of all Conference schedules.
This award
is named in honor of Don Scalf, whose commitment to the student-athlete,
guardianship of the value of academic achievement and devotion to the principles
of Division III athletics set a standard that holds steadfast in the Conference
today. He taught for 36 years and coached for 18 at N.C. Wesleyan College. He also
served as Athletic Director at N.C. Wesleyan for six years. During his coaching career his
teams won Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference basketball and golf championships.
In addition, he was a founding father
of the DIAC in 1963 and served as its Secretary-Treasurer for 25 years.
Catherine Beuerle -
Shenandoah
Throughout her
four years at Shenandoah, Beuerle has succeeded on the softball field and in the
classroom. While earning a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average,
Beuerle was recently named to the USA South Academic All-Conference Team
for the fourth time. Additionally, she earned her second consecutive ESPN The Magazine Academic
All-American honor, becoming the first Shenandoah student-athlete to
accomplish such a feat. She has
appeared on SU's Dean's List eight times and collected numerous academic
honors during her academic career. Athletically,
Beuerle was a two-sport athlete for the Hornets, competing on the
volleyball court for two years in addition to four years as a softball
player. Primarily as a catcher on the softball team, Beuerle achieved
USA South All-Conference status three times, was a two-time member of
the USA South All-Tournament Team and was named the Shenandoah
Student-Athlete of the Year twice.
Beuerle also gave time to the community by serving as a physical-therapy
volunteer and participating in a summer mission trip to New Orleans.
Andrew Clark - Greensboro
At Greensboro,
Clark has
excelled both on and off the soccer pitch. In the classroom, the junior
currently holds a 3.86 grade point average. He received his third
consecutive USA South All-Academic Team honor this season and was named
a 2008 NCSAA/Adidas Academic All-American. Clark earned
the Craven E. Williams Award which is the highest honor bestowed upon a
Greensboro College student-athlete.
Athletically, Clark received USA South First Team All-Conference
and NSCAA All-South Region honors this past
year. In addition, he was named the team's Most Valuable Player. This past spring,
Clark totaled 23 points on a team-high ten goals with three assists.
Clark volunteered his time for many organizations, including the
Guilford United Futbol Club and the Bryan Family YMCA.
Past Winners Include:
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Carrie
Pacifico
Greensboro
2008
Women's Tennis |
Daniel
Poindexter
Greensboro
2008
Baseball |
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Ashley Glover
Christopher Newport
2007
Women's Soccer |
Wilson Paine
Ferrum
2007
Men's Tennis |
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Kimberly Cox
Ferrum
2006
Softball |
Blake Rice
N.C. Wesleyan
2006
Baseball |
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Christina
Gipson
Methodist
2005
Women's
Soccer |
Scott Swann
Averett
2005
Football |
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Aimee Gibbs
Christopher Newport
2004
Women's
Cross Country |
Jonathan
Dudley
Greensboro
2004
Golf |
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Aimee Gibbs
Christopher Newport
2003
Women's
Cross Country |
Janne Mommo
Averett
2003
Men's
Golf |
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Kevin
O'Connell
Greensboro
2002
Men's
Golf |
Misty
Carneal
N.C. Wesleyan
2002
Women's
Basketball |
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Deanna Estes
Shenandoah
1998
Basketball and Lacrosse |
Kelly Gregory
Averett
2001
Soccer, Volleyball and Tennis |
