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2021 Timothy J. Nugent Academic All-American and Academic Achievers Applications Now Available

By NWBA Team, 04/30/21, 9:45AM CDT

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The National Wheelchair Basketball Association and the Junior Division Executive Committee are proud to announce that the Junior Division is now accepting applications for the 2021 Timothy J. Nugent High School Academic All-American Presented by Toyota and the 2021 Timothy J. Nugent Academic Achievers. The deadline to submit applications for the 2021 Timothy J. Nugent Academic All-American and Academic Achievers is 11:59 p.m. Central time on Friday May 28th. 

The Timothy J. Nugent High School Academic All-American recognizes athletes 10th through 12th grade, while the Academic Achievers award honors and promotes academic excellence for student athletes who are currently enrolled in grades 5-9. The awards are named after Timothy J. Nugent, who founded the NWBA over 70 seasons ago. Dr. Nugent valued education and being prepared for real world success and independence. We hope the spirit of these awards honor his mission.

Dr. Nugent realized the number one tool to improve a person's place in society was education. The Junior Division remembers Dr. Nugent by pushing the next generation of leaders towards the power of education.

The theme of this year's awards is asking students to reflect on the impact that the pandemic has had on his/her life. Students may want to reflect on how they had to attend school differently, how they had to train and stay in shape differently, or some life lessons that they've learned throughout the pandemic.

Please note that the Academic Achievers and All-Americans are national programs for the entire Junior Division (and applicable athletes of the Adult Division).  Individual conferences may have their own academic award programs that are not related to these awards for national recognition.

Please submit all applications and questions for Academic All-American to Emily Hoskins by email at emilyhoskins6@gmail.com

Please submit all applications and questions for Academic Achievers to Kelly Fischbach by email at kfischbach13@hotmail.com

Applications are below: 

More information is available by visiting https://www.nwba.org/juniordivision and scrolling down to click on the "academic awards" tab.