IRVING, Texas (April 5, 2017) – FIU junior swimmer
Ally Mayhew has been recognized by Conference USA as one of 14 Spirit of Service Award winners for this past winter the league announced on Wednesday.
Mayhew has volunteered at the annual ING Miami Marathon and Escape to Miami Triathlon for the past three years, while also serving as an active member of the FIU Pre-Veterinary Club. The biological sciences/pre-vet major appeared in 12 meets for the Panthers this season and registered 11 top-five finishes, setting three personal bests along the way. Mayhew maintains a 3.59 GPA and was named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll both of the last two years.
2016-17 WINTER C-USA Spirit of Service Honorees:
Ciara Gregory, Charlotte, Women's Basketball
Ally Mayhew, FIU, Women's Swimming & Diving
Brenna Saukas, Florida Atlantic, Women's Swimming & Diving
Kevione Moten, Louisiana Tech, Women's Basketball
Jacob Kilgore, Marshall, Men's Basketball
Abbey Sissom, Middle Tennessee, Women's Basketball
Victoria Junious, North Texas, Women's Track & Field
Graham Thatcher, Old Dominion, Men's Swimming
Hanna Huston, Rice, Women's Swimming & Diving
Courtney Filliben, Southern Miss, Women's Track & Field
Deanna Kuzmanic, UAB, Women's Basketball
Tyler Ragin, UTEP, Women's Track & Field
Chelsea Taylor, UTSA, Women's Track & Field
Justin Johnson, WKU, Men's Basketball
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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 Riccardo Silva Stadium.
About FIU:
Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a "R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity" and recognized as a Carnegie Community Engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as business, engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9 billion each year to the local economy and is ranked second in Florida in Forbes Magazine's "America's Best Employers" list. FIU graduates are consistently among the highest paid college graduates in Florida and are among the leaders of public and private organizations throughout South Florida. 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 with multiple state-of-the-art research facilities including the Wall of Wind Research and Testing Facility, FIU's Medina Aquarius Program and the Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute. FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, the Miami Beach Urban Studios, and Tianjin, China. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
