401 West Main Street, Suite 2200 Louisville, Ky. 40202 Phone: (502) 587-7767 Fax: (502) 587-6767 Information Championships Awards News Releases Calendar Contact Us Standings & Statistics MSC Front Page Fall Sports Winter Sports Spring Sports
![]() National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics |
MSC Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards For Immediate Release April 25, 2006
ROBERTS, MUELLER & TACKETT Melanie Roberts of the University of the Cumberlands, Amanda Mueller of Lambuth University and
Jared Tackett of the University of the Cumberlands have been selected as the 2005-06 Mid-South Conference
Female & Male Scholar Athletes of the Year. This honor is decided by vote of the league's Faculty Athletic
Representatives as announced by Commissioner Mike Pollio. Roberts, a four-year defender on Cumberlands' Soccer Team, is a senior from Owensboro, Kentucky. She is majoring in Elementary Education and has a 4.0 GPA. Upon her graduation from Cumberlands, Melanie plans to pursue a career in Elementary Education and get her master's degree on her way to a National Teacher Certification. Mueller, a four-year participant at shortstop on Lambuth's Softball Team, is a senior from Decatur, Alabama. She had a double major of in Chemistry & English and has a GPA of 3.94. Upon her graduation from Lambuth, Amanda plans to attend graduate school at Florida State University and work on a compound that targets lung cancer and leukemia. Other nominated women's athletes this year were: Jennifer Noort of Campbellsville, Katie Columbus of Georgetown and
Jeanie Hamblin of Pikeville. Tackett, a four-year participant on Cumberlands' Track & Field Team, is a senior from Jenkins, Kentucky. He is a Communication Arts major with a GPA of 3.80. Upon his graduation from Cumberlands, Jared plans to attend graduate school and study Architecture. Other nominated men's athletes this year were: Kyle Caven of Campbellsville. |