GULF SHORES, Alabama (May 3, 2018) – Anabela Sataric, a graduate student at FIU, and member of the Panthers' beach volleyball team, is the recipient of the prestigious ELITE 90™ award for the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Beach Volleyball Championship.
 
Sataric, who majored in international business at FIU, recorded a 3.9 undergraduate GPA and graduated Summa Cum Laude. Sataric was presented with the award during the women's beach volleyball banquet on Thursday, evening in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
 
The Elite 90, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championships.
 
Eligible student-athletes are sophomores or above who have participated in their sport for at least two years with their school. They must be an active member of the team, traveling and a designated member of the squad size at the championship. All ties are broken by the number of credits completed.
 
For more information on the Elite 90 award winners, log on to NCAA.com/elite-90.
 
The Panthers, the eight-seed in the 2018 NCAA National Collegiate Championships, will face the number-one seed – and No. 1 ranked team in America – UCLA Bruins in the first dual of the three-day event on Friday, May 4, at 10 a.m. ET in Gulf Shores, Alabama. All of Friday's duals can be seen live on ESPNU.
 
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