The final edition in our three-part series highlighting the Pepperdine Athletics Department’s commitment to “Purpose, Service, Leadership” is a look at how the department has invested in leadership development for its student-athletes.
ITA Academic Awards | Eight student-athletes from the Pepperdine men’s and women’s tennis teams were recognized as ITA Scholar-Athletes as announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association on Tuesday morning. The women’s squad also garnered ITA All-Academic Team accolades.
Schedule | Seven home games and road trips to Oklahoma State and Texas A&M as part of the Legends Classic highlight the 2017-18 non-conference schedule for the Pepperdine men’s basketball team, which was released in full today by head coach Marty Wilson.
NCAA Postgraduate Award Men’s Awardees | Recent 2017 graduate James Gehrels of the Pepperdine men’s volleyball team was awarded a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship as announced on Monday afternoon. Gehrels is one of only 29 other men throughout the nation to be honored with the scholarship.
AVCA Release | The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced that 822 teams have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2016-17 as released on Monday morning, including both the Pepperdine women’s indoor and beach volleyball squads.
The World University Games will be held in Taipei next month and a pair of recently graduated Pepperdine women’s soccer players, Rylee Baisden and Hannah Seabert, will be competing for the USA Women’s Soccer Team.
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