CU Athletics Honors Its Academic Best

BOULDER — Over three dozen University of Colorado student-athletes, including a record 27 with perfect 4.00 grade point averages last year, were honored for a variety of outstanding academic accomplishments Thursday morning at the school's 27th Annual Student-Athlete Academic Recognition Banquet.

As usual, it was a packed house, as over 300 people attended the event, held in the Arrow Touchdown Club room in the Dal Ward Athletic Center.

The Clancy A. Herbst, Jr., Student-Athlete Achievement Award had two honorees this year, junior Isabelle Fidjeland (skiing) and senior Lyle Tuiloma (football), as the award is given to athletes who overcome personal, academic or emotional challenges…