HARRIOTT NAMED CACC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
7-8-08
CALDWELL,
N.J. – Caldwell College men’s soccer player Nicholas
Harriott (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Campion) has been chosen the Central
Atlantic Collegiate Conference's Scholar-Athlete of the Year, along with
women's cross country runner Joy Aifuwa of the University of the Sciences,
CACC Commissioner Dan Mara announced today. Harriott and Aifuwa are now
eligible for the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association
national scholar-athlete award.
In order to be eligible for the CACC and national awards, student-athletes
must have "performed with distinction" on their teams and possess legitimate
athletic credentials. A cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.0 is
also required.
Harriott graduated from Caldwell College this past spring with a perfect 4.0
GPA in biology. Last fall, Harriott was selected to the ESPN the Magazine
Academic All-America third team by the College Sports Information Director's
Association (CoSIDA). He
also is a three-time member of the CACC All-Academic Team. In his
four-year career at Caldwell, he played in 66 games with 37 starts for the
Cougars, tallying six goals and nine assists for 21 points. In 2006, Harriott was named to the
CACC all-Tournament Team. He also was chosen an Arthur Ashe Scholar
Athlete by Diverse Magazine in April of 2007. In addition to his
performance academically and athletically, Harriott was the president
of the Tri-Beta Biology Society at Caldwell. He also served as
president of Caldwell's International Student Organization last
year.
Harriott and the Cougars finished 10-6-4 this past fall and advanced
to the CACC
Tournament semifinals for the fifth straight year. He is a part of a
senior class that won 47 games from 2004-07, the most victories in
any four-year period in the history of the men's soccer program at
Caldwell.