University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was honored Tuesday 6/23/09 as the recipient of the 2008-09 Roy F. Kramer Southeastern Conference Male Athlete of the Year (as voted on by the league's athletics directors), Commissioner Mike Slive announced.
This is the 2nd time Tebow has been named the SEC Male Athlete of the Year, as he received the honor in 2007-08. He joins; -Alistair Craig (Arkansas, cross country/track), Danny Wuerffel (Florida, football) and Shaquille O’Neal (LSU, basketball) as the only student-athletes to win the award back to back.
Tebow is the 3rd Gator to receive the honor, joining Wuerffel (1996 and 1997) and Ryan Lochte (swimming, 2005). Georgia’s Courtney Kupets (gymnastics) took home the SEC Female Athlete of the Year award.
"The SEC is very proud to honor Tim and Courtney, as they are outstanding examples of what a student-athlete can accomplish, both athletically and educationally,” said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. “Their hard work and dedication to excellence have made them fine representatives of their universities and this conference. We congratulate them and wish them the best in their future endeavors.”
In his junior campaign, Tebow led the Gators to a 13-1 record and their second BCS Championship in three years. He was honored with the Maxwell Award in 2007 and 2008, becoming only the second player to earn the award in consecutive years. The Jacksonville, Fla. native was also honored with the Manning Award, and was a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award and a finalist for the Heisman Trophy The SEC Rocks!
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