Behrend Senior J.J. Ferguson Honored With Two Behrend Awards
Awarded annually is the John Zahniser
Scholar Athlete Award, which is given to the male and female
student-athletes who have best combined academic and athletic achievements.
Students with at least a fifth semester standing and a 3.40 cumulative GPA
are eligible. This year's Male Scholar Athlete Award winner is senior
J.J. Ferguson (Summerville/Clarion-Limestone). Ferguson, a 2005-06
all-conference basketball player, enjoyed
a career season that had him painted all over the NCAA national rankings
until he went down with a season ending injury in the end of January.
Ferguson shot the deep ball with 52.4% accuracy this year, a Behrend season
record. He finished his four years at Behrend shooting 46.9% from
three-point range, also a Behrend record, and was 82% from the line while
leading Behrend to a sharp 20-8 mark.
Ferguson was also this year's
recipient of the Herb Lauffer Leadership/Scholarship Award. Ferguson,
along with Karla Murray (North East/North East) of the women's volleyball
squad were chosen because they best exemplify the
qualities of former Behrend coach and athletic director Herb Lauffer:
to be a leader, an excellent student, and a sincere, genuine person
who strives to make everyone around them better.
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