North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State's Sabino is Recipient of Prestigious Scholarship Award
2/27/2002 12:00:00 AM | Track
Feb. 27, 2002
Nineteen Atlantic Coast Conference scholar-athletes have been named recipients of the 2002 Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Awards, as announced by Commissioner John Swofford. Katie Sabino of NC State, a four-time All-ACC performer in Cross Country, is among the scholarship recipients. The scholarships are given to selected student-athletes who have academic work as full-time graduate students. Each recipient will receive $5,000 to use towards their graduate education. Each student-athlete has performed with distinction both in the intentions of continuing classroom and in their respectivesports, and demonstrated exemplary conduct in the community.
The awards are named in honor of the late Jim Weaver and Bob James as well as Gene Corrigan, past ACC commissioners. The league's first commissioner, James H. Weaver, served the conference from 1954 to 1970 after serving as the director of athletics at Wake Forest University. His early leadership and uncompromising integrity is largely responsible for the excellent reputation enjoyed by the ACC today. Bob James, a former University of Maryland football player, was named commissioner in 1971 and served for 16 years. During his tenure, the league continued to grow in stature and became recognized as a national leader in academics and athletics, winning 23 national championships while maintaining excellence in the classroom. Eugene F. Corrigan assumed his role as the third full-time commissioner on September 1, 1987 and served until August of 1997. During Corrigan's tenure ACC schools have captured 30 NCAA national championships and two national football titles. In the fall of 1990, Corrigan engineered the successful addition of the league's newest member, Florida State University.
Prior to 1994, the Weaver-James postgraduate scholarships had been given as separate honors. The Jim Weaver award originated in 1970 to honor exceptional achievement on the playing field and in the classroom, while the Bob James award started in 1987 also to honor outstanding student-athletes.
Katie Sabino, NC State University, Women's Cross Country & Track, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio: Four-time All-ACC performer in cross country...Earned All-American honors in 2001 by placing 21st at NCAA Championships...Helped Wolfpack Women to a second place finish...Took 36th at 2000 NCAA Championships...Was ffith in the mile at the 2002 ACC Indoor Track Championships...Placed fifth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the 2001 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships...Was ACC Champion and placed eighth at the Outdoor NCAA Championships in the 3,000 meter steeplechase...Earned All-American status.
