McGrath named CAC Co-Male Scholar Athlete of the Year

YORK, Pa. – Salisbury University defender Justin McGrath (Perry Hall, Md.) was selected as the 2010 Capital Athletic Conference Co-Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. McGrath shares the distinction with University of Mary Washington senior swimmer Justin Anderson. The selection was made by the conference athletic directors and sports information directors.

This marks the second straight year and fourth time overall that a SU male student-athlete has been honored with accolade. McGrath joins former soccer players Michael Giuffrida (1999) and Dan Meehan (2004), plus former SU baseball pitcher Eric Willey (2009) as Salisbury University recipients. This is the eighth overall CAC Scholar Athlete of the Year award for SU.

McGrath, a recent graduate of SU with a degree in biology, finished his academic career with an impressive 3.874 grade point average. The Perry Hall, Md., native has garnered several other impressive awards over the last four years for his work on the field and in the classroom. He was selected as the SU Male Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2010 and is a member of three honor societies: Phi Kappa Phi, Chi Alpha Sigma and Beta Beta Beta. For all four years of his collegiate career McGrath has also been an honoree for the prestigious Maryland House of Delegates as well as Senatorial Scholarships and has been named to the Dean's List five times.

On the field, the four-year letter winner was named to the all-conference teams three times. Over the last four years the Sea Gulls compiled a 57-16-8 overall record, won the CAC championship two times and made three NCAA tournament appearances. In the past three seasons, the Sea Gulls posted a goals against average of 0.48 ('07), 0.66 ('08) and 0.58 ('09).

To be eligible for the CAC award, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore with a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, demonstrate athletic success and be a major contributor to his program.

The 2010 CAC Female Scholar Athlete of the Year award went to St. Mary's (Md.) College two-sport athlete Karisa Carroll. Carroll was a standout on both the women's lacrosse and women's soccer teams.

SU recipients of the CAC Scholar Athlete of the Year
2010: Justin McGrath (Men's Soccer)
2009: Eric Willey (Baseball)
2008: Sue Ackermann (Women's Lacrosse)
2005: Kim Rementer (Softball)
2004: Dan Meehan (Men's Soccer)
2003: Amy Campion (Women's Basketball)
2000: Gina Dean (Field Hockey)
1999: Michael Giuffrida (Men's Soccer)