Gannon's Konar Smith Named PSAC Baseball Champion Scholar
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. --- Gannon senior Konar Smith was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Baseball Champion Scholar, the league announced Wednesday afternoon prior to the Golden Knights opening game at Point Stadium in Johnstown, Pa.
Smith is the second Gannon representative to garner the award (Eric Bradley, 2012).
The PSAC Champion Scholar Awards are modeled after the NCAA's Elite 90 award and honor the student-athlete with the top grade point average who is competing at the site of each of the PSAC's 23 team championship finals. The selection criteria for the Champion Scholar Awards is identical to that of the NCAA Elite 90 awards, which honor the student-athlete with the top GPA at each of the championship finals sites of the 90 NCAA championships across all three divisions – I, II, and III.
The Angus, Ontario native and Nottawasaga Pine Secondary School has amassed 116 credits towards his sport and exercise science degree while producing an impressive 3.99 grade point average.
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