May 22, 2015
AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE: RICHARDSON, Texas (5/22/15) - Announcing the top academic athletes in the American Southwest Conference, East Texas Baptist University's athletes were Kirby Moore (baseball) and Sara Clements (softball). These two athletes showed their leadership through academics, service, and character.
The ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor is presented to one male and one female member of the graduating class who has compiled the most outstanding record in academics, athletics and leadership over their collegiate career. The award is presented annually by the Faculty Athletics Representative at each conference member institution.
Recipients of the 2014-15 ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor represent 15 different conference sports and include individuals who graduated with academic honors, hold admission to graduate-level programs, are members of academic honor societies and campus organizations; competed on national, conference or division title teams; earned ASC All-Academic, Distinguished Scholar-Athlete and All-Conference honors; and who served as volunteers, tutors and mentors within the campus and the community.
EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Kirby Moore | Education, History | Baseball | Minden, La. (Minden HS)
ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor ... Dean's List and Dean's List with Honors ... Three-time ASC Academic All-Conference ... Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, 2013-14 baseball representative ... ASC 2014 Honorable Mention ... Collected 10 career saves; 8-7 career pitching record, helping 2015 ETBU squad to its first ASC tournament wins since 2005 and first 20-win season since 2006 ... Friendship Baptist youth minister; volunteer with Mission Marshall, Joplin Tornado Relief ... J.H. Moore Elementary School mentor program.
Sara Clements | Softball | Athletic Training | Pearland, Texas (Pearland HS)
ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor ... Earned Dean's List with Honor each semester ... 2015 Outstanding Kinesiology Student award ... NFCA All America Scholar Athlete (2013, '14); three-time ASC All Academic ... All-ASC First-Team (2014), ASC All-Tournament (2013) ... Participant in NCAA regional, Super Regional and Finals tournaments, including fifth-place national finish in 2014 ... Holds Top 10 places in East Texas Baptist career RBI and home runs ... ETBU Homecoming Queen Court; Fellowship of Christian Athletes.