The University of Tulsa cross country & track student-athlete Kirk Smith was unanimously chosen as the male winner of the Commissioner's Postgraduate Leadership Award by the American Athletic Conference Academic Affairs Committee, Commissioner Mike Aresco announced today.
The awards are given to one male and one female student-athlete from an American Athletic Conference-sponsored sport who have been admitted to a degree-granting or professional program for the following year and who have demonstrated leadership through excellence in academic credentials, athletic performance and depth of commitment to service within the institution or the community.
Cincinnati's Juliana Madzia, also a cross country/track and field standout, was named the female winner.