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Nolt Scholar Athlete
Melanie Nolt was recognized as the spring Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the MAC

NOLT NAMED WOMEN’S TENNIS SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

5/1/2013 11:22:00 AM

NOLT NAMED WOMEN'S TENNIS SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

ANNVILLE—Wilkes University women's tennis standout Melanie Nolt (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) was recognized as the spring scholar-athlete as released the Middle Atlantic Conference Wednesday afternoon.

This season, Nolt is 17-2 overall in singles play, going 14-1 from the No.1 singles spot. Nolt is a perfect 6-0 in the Freedom Conference and is 15-3 overall and 6-0 in league action in doubles pairing with Katie Lynn (Berwick, PA/Berwick).

A three-time Freedom Conference Player of the Year, Nolt is a three-time All-Freedom Conference First-Team performer, being named Player of the Week on four separate occasions. A recent inductee to the Colonels Elite, Nolt has a 3.912 GPA and will graduate with a degree in accounting.

To be a spring scholar-athlete, the athlete must be a senior with at least a minimum GPA of 3.2 and compete in a 2013 spring sport. The MAC Awards Committee bases selections on academic record and athletic prowess.  

Spring Scholar-Athletes of the Year

Sports                                  Name                        School                Major                          GPA
        
Baseball:                             Matt Karabin            Misericordia      Education                  3.97 GPA
Softball:                               S. Schell                  Messiah            Molecular Bio             3.96 GPA
Men's tennis:                       J. Mifsud                  Lycoming          Math                           3.78 GPA
Women's tennis:               M. Nolt                    Wilkes             Accounting               3.92 GPA
Men's Lacrosse:                  D.Abanteglo             Misericordia     Physical Therapy        3.96 GPA
Women's Lacrosse:             Alexis Morris            Elizabethtown   Communications         3.97 GPA
Men's Golf:                          Drew Tomkins          Lycoming          Political Science         3.89 GPA
Men's Track and Field:        Neal Fox                  DeSales            Exercise Science         3.87 GPA
Women's Track and Field:  Jenn Niedermayer    Elizabethtown   Occupational Therapy  3.82 GPA
Nolt Leahy Scholar-Athlete
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