IRVING, Texas (Dec. 16, 2015) – FIU goalkeeper
Arthur Clapot has been recognized by Conference USA as one of 14 Spirit of Service Award winners for this past fall the league announced on Wednesday.
Clapot helped the Panthers to their first C-USA Championship crown in 2015, securing the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament -- the program's first postseason appearance since the 2004 season. He collected eight wins and four shutouts, including a pair of clean sheets in the C-USA Championship. Off the pitch, the junior transfer has immersed himself in causes in the Miami community. Clapot has helped fundraise money for children's pediatrics, volunteered at the Roar for the Cure and assisted at freshman move-in. Additionally, he has collected canned goods for the C-USA Let's SAAC Hunger food drive and collected toiletries for the homeless through Totes of Hope. A marketing major from France, Clapot was a member of the 2015 C-USA All-Academic Team and is a C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal recipient.
2015 FALL C-USA SPIRIT OF SERVICE HONOREES:Britney Leigh Held, Charlotte, Volleyball
Arthur Clapot, FIU, Men's Soccer
Greg Joseph, Florida Atlantic, Football
Josh Gaston, Louisiana Tech, Football
Ally Kiekover, Marshall, Volleyball
Brent Stockstill, Middle Tennessee, Football
Amy Henard, North Texas, Volleyball
Grace Haverly, Old Dominion, Women's Soccer
Kara Dugall, Rice, Women's Soccer
Kay Kay Hypolite, Southern Miss, Women's Soccer
Hannah Coffin, UAB, Women's Cross Country
Bri Barreiro, UTEP, Women's Soccer
Aron Taylor, UTSA, Football
Caitlin Hesse, WKU, Women's Soccer
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium. About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
