6/28/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
June 28, 2011
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's golf team had two student-athletes earn the 2010-11 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award, the conference announced Tuesday.
Arthur Kim, who was a sophomore during the 2010-11 academic year, and Colby Smith, who was a junior this past year, were the recipients. Kim has a cumulative grade point average of 3.67 with an undeclared major, while Smith, who also was named to the Academic All-MW team on Monday, has a 3.65 cumulative GPA and is majoring in entrepreneurship.
Smith has earned this award each of the past three years, while this is the first for Kim.
The MW Scholar-Athlete Award is one of the highest academic honors bestowed by the conference. To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least two academic terms at the member institution, while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better, and have participated in varsity competition in an NCAA-sponsored sport.
Kim played in 12 rounds for the Rebels during the 2010-11 season, while Smith played in 32 rounds.
