The Skelton Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics is presented each year to one male and one female student-athlete who have an overall grade point average of 3.40 or better. To be eligible a student-athlete must be have participated in two competitive seasons at Virginia Tech. Students who receive the Skelton scholarship excel in academics, leadership, athletics and are active in community outreach. The recipients of the award receive a $5,000 scholarship donated by Dr. Bill and Peggy Skelton.


Past Recipients:

2011-2012

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Laura Simon - Women's Swimming & Diving



Chris Drager - Football



2010-2011

Martha Blakely - Women's Tennis
Trey Stewart - Men's Swimming & Diving

2009-2010

Kelly Phillips - Women's Track & Field
Pedro Graber - Men's Tennis

2008-2009

Paul LaPenna - Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Claire Dickey - Women's Swimming & Diving

2007-2008

Jessica Botzum - Women's Swimming & Diving
Andrew Montgomery - Men's Track & Field

2006-2007

Lindsay Pieper - Lacrosse
Neil Savage - Men's Swimming & Diving

2005-2006

Mallory Soldner - Women's Soccer
Bob Ritchie - Men's Basketball

2004-2005

Thomas Blaszak - Baseball
Jessica Morris - Women's Cross Country/Track & Field

2003-2004

Katie Hancock - Women's Soccer
Josiah Oliver - Men's Cross Country/Track & Field

2002-2003

Jill Turner - Women's Swimming
Courtney Graybill - Women's Soccer
Spencer Harris - Baseball

2001-2002

Drew Myers - Men's Soccer
Kim Karli - Women's Tennis

2000-2001

Andrew Lessner - Men's Track & Field
Michelle Meadows - Softball

1999-2000

Kerryn Guenther - Women's Soccer
Gregg Doule - Men's Swimming & Diving

1998-1999

Rachel Hash - Women's Soccer
Andrew Merkle - Men's Soccer

1997-1998

Kathleen Ollendick - Women's Track & Field
Marek Pfeil - Men's Tennis