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| Issue 6: June 2003 |
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Wells the GLVC's top female
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Wells |
The Great Lakes Valley Conference has named
USI volleyball/women's basketball performer Shannon Wells,
Merrillville, Ind., its 2003 Richard F. Scharf Paragon Award winner.
The Paragon Award is presented annually to the GLVC's top male and female
student-athlete, as voted on by the conference's faculty athletic
representatives. Criteria include academic excellence, athletic ability and
achievement, character, and leadership.
"Shannon is an exemplary student-athlete and is most deserving of this
award," USI FAR Dr. Scott Gordon said. "Her outstanding personality,
athletic abilities, academic achievements, leadership, and community
activities have served as a model of what every intercollegiate athlete can
and should strive to achieve."
On the court, Wells led the USI volleyball team to a 26-8 record as well as
its first GLVC Tournament Championship and NCAA Division II Tournament
appearance.
After leading the GLVC with 4.81 kills and 1.09 service aces per game, Wells
was tabbed as the GLVC "Player of the Year" and earned All-Great Lakes
Region honors by Daktronics and the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
Wells also finished third in the conference with a career-high 3.98 digs per
game.
Wells' performance in the NCAA II Great Lakes Regional Tournament (5.29
kills and 4.29 digs per game) netted her All-Tournament honors. She finished
her career at USI as the school's all-time career leader in kills (1,866),
digs (1,353), and service aces (319). She also ranks second all-time in
career hitting percentage (.285) at USI.
In addition to her athletic accolades, Wells was named the GLVC's "Scholar
Athlete of the Year" for volleyball and the USI/Integra Bank Female Student
Athlete of the Year.
After completing her final volleyball season, Wells traded in the kneepads
for basketball shoes. In just three weeks, she was in the starting lineup,
where she averaged 7.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Amazingly, Wells
had not played organized basketball in nearly four years.
Wells is the fourth female and fifth athlete in USI history to earn the
Paragon Award. She received it May 28 at the GLVC meetings held in
Nashville, Ind.
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