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Chandler Klemm of Men’s Soccer Earns Commissioner’s Postgraduate Leadership Award
Mar 14, 2018 | Men's Soccer
Klemm is the third Memphis student-athlete to receive the award
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Commissioner Mike Aresco has announced that Memphis men's soccer player Chandler Klemm and ECU swimmer Vendela Norrman have been chosen as the recipients of the Commissioner's Postgraduate Leadership Awards. The selections were made by The American's Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs).
The awards are given to one male and one female student-athlete from an American Athletic Conference-sponsored sport who have completed all athletic eligibility and have been admitted to a degree-granting or professional program or have intentions of applying and are committed to enrolling in a graduate or professional program. In addition, those selected also have demonstrated leadership through excellence in academic credentials, athletic performance and depth of commitment to service within the institution or in the community.
Klemm and Norrman each will receive a $5,000 scholarship, which may be applied to postgraduate study.
Klemm, the third Memphis student-athlete to earn this award, was a three-year member of the men's soccer program. The St. Louis, Mo. native appeared in 44 matches and earned 19 starts. In 2015, he finished with seven points (two goals and three assists) while leading his team to a quarterfinal appearance in the conference championship.
A first team CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-District honoree in 2016, Klemm helped Memphis earn the American Athletic Conference Team Excellence awards in back-to-back years (2016 and 2017). In addition, he has been named to the Dean's List on five occasions.
Klemm owns a 3.90 grade-point average and will graduate in May with a degree in biological science/biochemistry. He is a member of the Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Health Society and Alpha Lambda Delta First Year Honors Society.
AAC Commissioner's Postgraduate Leadership Award Recipients
2013-14 Zach Willis, Baseball, Memphis
Jackie Wattles, Volleyball, UConn
2014-15 Keenan Joyner, Track and Field, Memphis
Julie Kernen, Softball, Tulsa
2015-16 Julien Dodu, Swimming & Diving, ECU
Hannah Emnett, Rowing, Tulsa
2016-17 Kirk Smith, Cross Country/Track and Field, Tulsa
Juliana Madzia, Cross Country/Track and Field, Cincinnati
2017-18 Chandler Klemm, Soccer, Memphis
Vendela Norrman, Swimming & Diving, ECU
The awards are given to one male and one female student-athlete from an American Athletic Conference-sponsored sport who have completed all athletic eligibility and have been admitted to a degree-granting or professional program or have intentions of applying and are committed to enrolling in a graduate or professional program. In addition, those selected also have demonstrated leadership through excellence in academic credentials, athletic performance and depth of commitment to service within the institution or in the community.
Klemm and Norrman each will receive a $5,000 scholarship, which may be applied to postgraduate study.
Klemm, the third Memphis student-athlete to earn this award, was a three-year member of the men's soccer program. The St. Louis, Mo. native appeared in 44 matches and earned 19 starts. In 2015, he finished with seven points (two goals and three assists) while leading his team to a quarterfinal appearance in the conference championship.
A first team CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-District honoree in 2016, Klemm helped Memphis earn the American Athletic Conference Team Excellence awards in back-to-back years (2016 and 2017). In addition, he has been named to the Dean's List on five occasions.
Klemm owns a 3.90 grade-point average and will graduate in May with a degree in biological science/biochemistry. He is a member of the Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Health Society and Alpha Lambda Delta First Year Honors Society.
AAC Commissioner's Postgraduate Leadership Award Recipients
2013-14 Zach Willis, Baseball, Memphis
Jackie Wattles, Volleyball, UConn
2014-15 Keenan Joyner, Track and Field, Memphis
Julie Kernen, Softball, Tulsa
2015-16 Julien Dodu, Swimming & Diving, ECU
Hannah Emnett, Rowing, Tulsa
2016-17 Kirk Smith, Cross Country/Track and Field, Tulsa
Juliana Madzia, Cross Country/Track and Field, Cincinnati
2017-18 Chandler Klemm, Soccer, Memphis
Vendela Norrman, Swimming & Diving, ECU
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