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Junior Kent Wories named Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Week
Sept. 12, 2006 Butler University junior Kent Wories has been named the Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Week for the second consecutive week, League commissioner Jonathan B. LeCrone announced Tuesday, Sept. 12. Wories, who runs cross country and track for the Bulldogs became the first honoree to earn the award twice. He finished seventh among 45 runners at the Indiana University Open on Saturday. Wories finished with a time of 26:22, only 21 seconds behind the winner, and former state titlist Justin Roeder. He was one of only two non-Big Ten Conference runners in the top 12. Wories has a 3.965 GPA as a finance major and was a member of the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll each semester last year. The Horizon League instituted the Scholar-Athlete of the Week award for this academic year as a way to recognize outstanding academic and athletic achievement by its student-athletes. To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better (on a 4.00 scale), have completed at least one year at the member institution and passed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours, and perform well during the week's competition. Winners are selected by a group of League faculty athletic representatives, from nominations provided by sports information directors.
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