University of Florida senior quarterback Tim Tebow and Duke golfer Amanda Blumenherst are among the 2010 NCAA Top VIII Award winners who will be recognized at the NCAA Convention in Atlanta, Ga., next month. The Today’s Top VIII award recognizes current student-athletes, who have completed their athletic eligibility, for their success on the fields and courts, in the classroom and in the community. Recipients will be honored January 15 at the NCAA Honors and Delegates Celebration.Joining Tebow and Blumenherst as Top VIII honors, including two other SEC winners, are:
Courtney Kupets, Georgia, gymnastics
Venessa Lee, Pittsburg State, cross country and indoor and outdoor track
Jeff Lerg, Michigan State, men’s ice hockey
Kent Raymond, Wheaton (Illinois), basketball
Brittany Rogers, Alabama, softball
Sarah Stevens, Arizona State, indoor and outdoor track
The Top VIII honorees are selected by the NCAA Honors Committee, which is composed of eight athletics administrators at member institutions, and nationally distinguished citizens who are former student-athletes.
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