MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Courtney Whitson has been named the Conference USA Scholar Athlete of the Year for women's basketball as announced by the league office Monday.
The award, voted on by the conference's Faculty Athletic Representatives, are presented to the top student-athletes in each conference-sponsored sport based on academic achievement, athletic achievement, and service.
Whitson boasts a 3.71 GPA with a major in English and minor in secondary education. She was named to the five-person C-USA All-Academic team in March, and she was the C-USA Spirit of Service Award winner for Middle Tennessee last winter.