June 13, 2008

Contact: Alfred Kojima 

     

         

MURPHY RECIPIENT OF NCAA DIVISION II DEGREE- COMPLETION AWARD
 

MONTEVALLO (6/13) -- Glenn Murphy is a recipient of the NCAA Division II Degree-Completion Award for the 2008-09 school year, it has been announced. 

The 6-2 native of Chelmsford, England native completed his fourth and final season of competition at the University of Montevallo this past fall. He is one of three Falcons to receive the financial award, which will assist him to complete degree requirements for his bachelor's degree. Murphy currently boasts a 3.72 overall GPA in finance at UM.

Zach Andrews (Baseball) and Julie Gurak (Women's Soccer) are the other two UM student-athlete recipients for the Degree-Completion Award program for 2007-08.

Murphy is the school's all-time career leader in assists (57) and assists per game (.73), as well as matches played (78). He was named to his fourth consecutive All-Gulf South Conference Team and his first NSCAA/adidas All-South Region team.

He has also been rewarded for his work in the classroom, as he has been named to two consecutive Gulf South Conference All-Academic Teams as well as back-to-back ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District IV teams.

The purpose of the NCAA Division II Degree-Completion Award is to provide financial assistance of a first baccalaureate degree to deserving student-athletes. Candidates will be students who have exhausted athletics eligibility and have received financial aid. The selection process for the national award emphasizes the academic performance of the student-athlete. Other factors considered are financial circumstances, athletic acheievement and involvement in campus and community activities.

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