CIAA Selects Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year

Hampton, VA - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association has announced the recipients of the Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award; Shannon Davis of Winston-Salem State and Luqman Jaaber of Virginia Union University. This honor, in its third year, rewards student-athletes who have excelled in the classroom and in the athletic arena.

Shannon Davis

Shannon Davis is a Junior Business Administration/Sport Management Double-Major from Detroit. She is a two-sport athlete at Winston-Salem State competing in Bowling and Softball. Davis was a major contributor on the 2003-04 WSSU Bowling team that competed for the Inaugural NCAA National Championship in Houston. She is also two-time All-CIAA in softball and had a hefty .375 batting average and carries a 3.65 grade point average.

However, Davis’ major success was not achieved in the classroom or on the playing field. She is a cancer survivor who was diagnosed with the disease during her freshman year

Luqman Jaaber

.Luqman Jaaber, a Sophomore Computer Science Major from Richmond is a member of the Virginia Union University Basketball Team. Jaaber was a member of the 2003-04 Panther team that won the CIAA Tournament Championship and advanced to the NCAA Playoffs. Jaaber was an All-CIAA performer, and a member of the All-Tournament team. He finished second in the nation in free throw percentage (.089), first in the CIAA in steals (3.48 spg), and second in the conference with 5.6 assists per game. Jaaber has a 3.55 grade point average.

Both Davis and Jaaber will represent the CIAA as nominees for the Division II Conference Commissioners South Atlantic Region Scholar-Athlete of the Year and will be recognized at the 2004 CIAA Spring Awards Luncheon on May 27th in Raleigh.