FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Evan O’Kelly Director of Communications O: (406) 657-2130 E: evan.okelly@msubillings.edu Monday, July 27, 2015 19 Yellowjackets earn GNAC FAR Scholar-Athlete Award
Thirteen women and six men from MSUB are among 156 FAR Scholar-Athlete award winners across the GNAC for the 2014-15 academic year, including four-time winner Annie DePuydt (above). PORTLAND, Ore. – Nineteen total student-athletes from Montana State University Billings have earned the Faculty Athletic Representative Scholar-Athlete Award from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference announced by the conference office on Monday. “We are proud of our student-athletes who have set a standard for all of their peers not only here at MSUB but across the conference,” commented Yellowjacket athletic director Krista Montague. “One of the core principles of our department is academic success, and the recipients of this distinguished award serve as role models for our Yellowjacket Athletics and our entire university.” Among MSUB’s award winners were a trio of four-time selections, as MSUB women’s basketball player Annie DePuydt, women’s cross country runner Renae Hepfner, and women’s tennis player Emily Paffhausen each received the honor all four years of their collegiate careers. The three women were among 21 total in the conference to receive the award four consecutive years, and 156 award winners overall.