King's Wagner Named MAC Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Mike Wagner was MAC Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Tuesday. Presenting the award is King's director of athletics Cheryl Ish (left) and MAC Executive Director Ken Andrews (right)
5/4/2010 2:54:59 PM
MAY 4, 2010
KING’S MIKE WAGNER NAMED MAC MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
ANNVILLE — King’s College standout Mike Wagner (Shickshinny/Northwest Area) has been named the 2009-10 Middle Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the MAC Office announced. In order for student-athlete to be nominated, he/she must maintain a minimum 3.20 overall grade-point average.
He was honored at the MAC Awards Luncheon Tuesday at Lebanon Valley College, Annville
Wagner was a four-year member of the Monarch basketball squad where he was a two-year starter at shooting guard. As a senior, he helped King’s reach the semi-finals of the Freedom Conference Tournament
Academically, Wagner owns a 3.94 grade-point average as an accounting major and has been named to King’s Dean’s List all seven semesters thus. A three-time MAC All-Academic selection, Wagner has been named to the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. He is a Moreau Academic Scholarship recipient, a Kenneth L. Pollack Scholarship recipient, and a Shickshinny Business Association Scholarship recipient. A member of King’s golf team, Wagner is also a two-time MAC All-Academic entering his senior year.
On the court, Wagner finished second on the Monarch squad in scoring with a 10.5 points per-game average. He ranked second in the Freedom Conference with a 2.54 three-point field goals per-game while also finishing second with 66 total three-pointers. Wagner was also third in Freedom Conference three-point field goal percentage at 43.7 (66-151) .
Off the court, Wagner is a member of King’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee and the King’s Accounting Association. He has also served as a volunteer at St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen.
“We are very happy Mike has been honored with this outstanding award as he is extremely deserving,” King’s coach J.P. Andrejko stated. “Mike works hard in everything he does and strives to be the best he can be. It is nice to see all the hard work and dedication pay off for him. He is a great example of what student-athletes can achieve when they aspire to reach their goals.”
The MAC annually presents scholar-athlete awards for all sports within the conference. Wagner and the remainder of the MAC scholar-athletes will be honored at a banquet May 4 at Lebanon Valley College.