2002 Arthur Ashe, Jr. "Sports Scholars"
Fairfax, Va.-----Four San Jose State University student-athletes from the sports of football, baseball and women's soccer are recipients of the 2002 Arthur Ashe, Jr. "Sports Scholars" awards issued annually by Black Issues in Higher Education.
| Cynthia Harrah (left) and Moriko Yoshihara (right) are two of this year's Arthur Ashe, Jr. "Sports Scholars". |
Tuati Wooden, a junior wide receiver on the football team; Mark Bautista, a sophomore catcher on the nationally-ranked baseball team; and Mariko Yoshihara and Cynthia Harrah, sophomore defenders on the women’s soccer team are this year’s San Jose State University honorees.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must be of a minority ethnic background, have sophomore standing or higher, and maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or higher at the four-year college or university.
Wooden, a starting wide receiver, is an engineering major from San Jose. Bautista, named the top San Jose State male student-athlete at the 2002 Hanzad Academic Awards ceremony in April, has not declared a major. Harrah is a junior psychology major from Fresno, Calif. Yoshihara, a sophomore from San Jose, also is majoring in psychology.
Among Western Athletic Conference members, San Jose State, Rice and Fresno State are the only schools to have student-athletes named as 2002 Arthur Ashe, Jr., "Sports Scholars." Rice had 11 student-athletes recognized and Fresno State had one.