Gustafsson and Hanna Earn Conference USA Scholar Athlete Awards
June 30, 2005 | Men's Tennis
June 30, 2005
IRVING, Texas - - Two University of Louisville student athletes, Jakob Gustafsson (tennis) and Will Hanna (golf) were named Conference USA Scholar-Athletes of the Year for their respective sports as announced by Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky. The award is based on academic achievement (GPA), athletic achievement and service.
Gustafsson, a junior from Hollviken, Sweden, compiled an 18-4 overall singles record playing mostly at No. 3. He teamed with Jeremy Clark to post a 16-7 record and appeared as high as No. 29 in ITA doubles rankings. Gustafsson was named to the All-C-USA third team and earned C-USA Sportsmanship honors. The Louisville men's tennis team (22-10) finished runner-up in the 2005 C-USA Championship. The Cards received their second consecutive at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and achieved the highest team ranking in program history at No. 24.
"Jakob Gustafsson does such a good job of representing the program and the university he is fully deserving of this award," said men's tennis coach Rex Ecarma. "He truly epitomizes what a student athlete should be."
Hanna, a junior from The Woodlands, Texas, finished tied for 32nd place at the Cardinal Intercollegiate. The Louisville men's golf team is coming off of a record-setting 2005 season, having won four tournaments and produced three individual winners. The Cards also advanced to their first NCAA Regional.
"Will has been an influential part of our program," said men's golf coach Mark Crabtree. "He has been a model student-athlete for our program and his work in the classroom is a credit to all his hard work and dedication."
2004-05 SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD WINNERS:
Baseball - Marc Maddox, Southern Miss / Tommy Manzella, Tulane
Men's Basketball - Drake Diener, DePaul
Women's Basketball - JoAnn Overstreet, Houston
Men's Cross Country - Kyle MacKenzie, East Carolina
Women's Cross Country - Christa Benton, USF
Football - Stephen Gostkowski, Memphis / Matt Traina, Tulane
Men's Golf - Will Hanna, Louisville
Women's Golf - Brooke Mangan, UAB
Men's Soccer - Lucasz Kwapisz, UAB
Women's Soccer - Briana McCarty, UAB
Softball - Tiffany Stewart, USF
Women's Swimming - Azul Almazan, Houston
Men's Tennis - Jakob Gustafsson, Louisville
Women's Tennis - Jenny Kuehn, Tulane
Men's Track and Field - Charles Mashozhera, Marquette
Women's Track and Field - Cassie Ficken, Charlotte / Lisa Hyman, Memphis
Volleyball - Julie DuPont, Cincinnati / Heather Watts, Memphis
