Hayes Named Finalist for Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year
3/28/2023 11:20:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Today, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education published its annual Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars special report edition, and Camber Hayes (Bowie, Md), a junior midfielder/defender for Miami University soccer, is one of four finalists for the 2023 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars. Hayes
is pursuing biology/pre-medical studies at Miami.
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As the name denotes, this edition is part of a decades-long tradition of recognizing outstanding, young minority men and women who have distinguished themselves in their academic and athletic pursuits.
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In addition to their athletic ability, students named 2023 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars are students of color who have maintained at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average, 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.
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Hayes is a 4.0 student-athlete, who was named Academic All-MAC in 2021 and 2022. She has earned Miami President's List distinction, which denotes the top three percent of students in their division, for five-straight semesters, along with many other academic accolades.
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Athletically, Hayes was named first-team All-MAC in 2022, second-team All-MAC in 2020 and 2021, as well as to the 2020 All-MAC Freshman Team. A two-year captain for the RedHawks, Hayes also helped Miami finish in the top four of the conference this past season for the first time in nine years.
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On campus, she has been active through the Miami Scholars Program, Miami Bridges Program as volunteer mentor to high-school students from historically underrepresented populations, the Louis Stoke Alliance for Minority Participation organization that strives to increase high-achieving, underrepresented minority student requirement in STEM undergraduate degrees, graduate school and careers, and as a leader inAthletes in Action. She has volunteered nearly 300 hours of her time to organizations such as Waktins Park Animal Medical Center, Feed the Hungry and S.H.A.R.E ministries, along with many other organizations.
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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.
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The top Female Finalists (in alphabetical order) are:
is pursuing biology/pre-medical studies at Miami.
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As the name denotes, this edition is part of a decades-long tradition of recognizing outstanding, young minority men and women who have distinguished themselves in their academic and athletic pursuits.
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In addition to their athletic ability, students named 2023 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars are students of color who have maintained at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average, 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.
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Hayes is a 4.0 student-athlete, who was named Academic All-MAC in 2021 and 2022. She has earned Miami President's List distinction, which denotes the top three percent of students in their division, for five-straight semesters, along with many other academic accolades.
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Athletically, Hayes was named first-team All-MAC in 2022, second-team All-MAC in 2020 and 2021, as well as to the 2020 All-MAC Freshman Team. A two-year captain for the RedHawks, Hayes also helped Miami finish in the top four of the conference this past season for the first time in nine years.
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On campus, she has been active through the Miami Scholars Program, Miami Bridges Program as volunteer mentor to high-school students from historically underrepresented populations, the Louis Stoke Alliance for Minority Participation organization that strives to increase high-achieving, underrepresented minority student requirement in STEM undergraduate degrees, graduate school and careers, and as a leader inAthletes in Action. She has volunteered nearly 300 hours of her time to organizations such as Waktins Park Animal Medical Center, Feed the Hungry and S.H.A.R.E ministries, along with many other organizations.
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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.
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The top Female Finalists (in alphabetical order) are:
- Kaira Brown, Vanderbilt University, Track/Cross Country
- Lauren DeVaney, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Basketball
- Camber Hayes, Miami University, Soccer
- Madesyn Ronquillio, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Swimming & Diving
- Chase Griffin, UCLA, Football
- Micaylon Moore, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Track/Cross Country
- Reis Thomas, Wabash College, Track/Cross Country
- Lyle Yost, The Ohio State University, Swimming & Diving
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