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8/27/2009 - MEN'S SOCCER
Camels' Skakle a Finalist for Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award
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BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Austin Skakle of Campbell University is among sixty NCAA men’s and women’s soccer student-athletes who excel both on and off the field and were tabbed as candidates for the 2009 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in the two soccer divisions. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – classroom, character, community and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School™, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
A senior defender from Cary, (N.C.) High School, Skakle has a 3.74 grade point average as a biology/pre-med major. He was named to the Academic All-District 3 men’s soccer University division second team (2008) by the College Sports Information Directors of America (District 3 includes all NCAA Division I schools in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia).
“Austin embodies everything you want in a student-athlete, from who he is character-wise to his mentality on a training field to his approach in the classroom,” said eighth-year Campbell head coach Doug Hess. “What I appreciate most with Austin is that he only knows one way to do things, and that is all out. I know I can always rely on his best effort no matter what we are doing. On top of all of that, Austin is an exceptional person.”
