BOULDER - Over three dozen University of Colorado student-athletes, including a record-tying 21 with perfect 4.00 grade point averages last year, were honored for a variety of outstanding academic accomplishments Tuesday morning at the 22nd Annual Student-Athlete Academic Recognition Banquet.
Over 300 people attended the event, held in the Byron White Club Lounge at CU’s Folsom Field.
The Clancy A. Herbst, Jr., Student-Athlete Achievement Award was presented to two recipients, Tony Jones (football) and Winde Janssens (tennis), as the award is given to athletes who overcome personal, academic or emotional challenges difficulties to succeed both academically and athletically.
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