OXFORD, Ohio-- On April 28, 2022, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education will publish its annual Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars special report edition.
 
As the name denotes, this edition is a part of a decades-long tradition of recognizing outstanding minority young men and women who have distinguished themselves in their academic and athletic pursuits.
 
In addition to their athletic ability, the students named 2022 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars are students of color who have maintained a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5, are at least sophomores academically, and have been active on their campuses or in their communities. Of the nearly 1,000 scholar-athletes nominated, one male and one female athlete will be selected as Sports Scholar of the Year.
 
Mia Gordon, a senior on the Miami University field hockey team from Reisterstown, Md. is among the honorees.
 
Gordon is a Bridges Scholar Mentor at Miami University and majors in both Strategic Communications and Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies while boasting an impressive 3.9 GPA.
 
She was instrumental in organizing the field hockey team initiative to create a digital media library of books, websites and movies as an education resource on race and social justice for their team and others within Miami Athletics. Additionally, Gordon is heavily involved with a variety of committees including RedHawk Council and Miami Athletics' DE&I Council. She has also been a member of the Black Field Hockey Network aimed at increasing diversity in the game.
 
On the turf, Gordon has been a part of a dominant Miami field hockey program that has seized seven MAC Championships—four regular-season titles and three tournament titles (there was no tournament in Spring 2021). She played in all 23 of the RedHawks' games during her senior campaign, making four starts, including the final three games of the season: the MAC Tournament title game and both NCAA Tournament games. She is a two-time Academic All-MAC selection.

Past Ashe scholars include Baylor University's Robert Griffin III (2011); the University of Tennessee's Kara Lawson (2003); San Diego State University's Marshall Faulk (1993); and Stanford University's Simone Manuel (2017), — a four-time Olympic medalist — just to name a few who have gone on to achieve great success. 
 
The 2022 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year semifinalists will be announced prior to publication date.            

The top women (in alphabetical order) are:
 
Bryanna Brown, Lincoln University, Basketball    
Natalie Chou, University of California, Los Angeles, Basketball    
Logan Eggleston, University of Texas at Austin, Volleyball    
Arianna Fisher, University of Missouri, Track/Cross Country
Mia Gordon, Miami University, Field Hockey
Sophie Jaques, Ohio State University, Ice Hockey    
Gabriela Leon, University of Louisville, Track/Cross Country
Ivana Shah, University of Akron, Golf
Cecily Stoute, University of Georgia, Soccer
Kinsley Washington, University of California, Los Angeles, Softball
 
The top men (in alphabetical order) are:
 
Trammell Anthony, Shenandoah University, Football & Track/Cross Country 
DeWayne Carter, Duke University, Football        
Nakobe Dean, University of Georgia, Football
Andrei Duarte, Georgia State University, Tennis
Jacob Haines, New York University, Swimming       
Isaiah Holmes, University of Miami, Track/Cross Country
Tyler Johnson, Ohio State University, Track/Cross Country
Aaron Mateo Olmos, Oregon State University, Wrestling
Shea Pitts, University of California, Los Angeles, Football
Jordan Wright, Vanderbilt University, Basketball