APSU Sports: Austin Peay Men’s Tennis
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University rising senior tennis standout Sean Bailey has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District 3 Men’s At-Large team, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has announced.
The corporate communicatons and French double major, who owns a 3.94 grade-point average, recently was presented Austin Peay’s 2011-12 Male Scholar-Athlete Award, annually awarded to the junior or senior with the highest grade-point average.
Bailey is a four-time member of the President’s List (4.0 GPA) and two-time member of the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or better). He also is a two-time member of the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25 GPA for year). Bailey has been a member of the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA) all six semesters.
He also served as president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council this past year.
On the court, the Manitoba, Canada native led Austin Peay to second-place in the OVC standings. He owned an overall 19-5 singles mark, including a 7-0 at No. 1 singles during OVC play. Bailey also was 5-3 in No. 1 doubles.
A three-time All-OVC selection, Bailey was chosen as Austin Peay’s 2011-12 Most Outstanding Male Athlete.
Bailey’s name now will move to the national ballot to be considered for Academic All-America. CoSIDA began the Academic All-America program in the 1950s and has honored thousands of deserving student-athletes from numerous sports across the country in all divisions. Capital One became official sponsor of the program in January 2011.
To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. Nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s games at the position listed on the nomination form (where applicable).
No student-athlete is eligible until he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility.
