(11/9) Pendleton Finalist for Wuerffel Award:
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Carl Pendleton finalist for Wuerffel Award: Oklahoma defensive tackle Carl Pendleton has been selected as one of the finalists for the Wuerffel Trophy which is presented annually by the All Sports Association of Walton Beach, Florida. The award is based on academic, athletic and community service performance. Final ballots for the trophy are tabulated the week of Nov. 27 and the winner is announced shortly thereafter. The formal presentation takes place Feb. 16, 2007. Pendleton has gained significant public notice in recent weeks when it was announced that he would forgo his final year of football eligibility to concentrate on graduate school and raising his younger brother. Pendleton has become the legal guardian for his 10-year-old brother, Kierstan. A 3.86 student in sociology with a minor in religious studies, Pendleton expects to graduate in December and will enter graduate school at OU. In addition to his candidacy for the Wuerffel Trophy, Pendleton is nominated for the NCAA's Today's Top VIII Award, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes' Bobby Bowden Award, the Football Writers' Association of America Courage Award and the John Wooden Citizenship Cup presented by Athletes for a Better World. Pendleton already has been named a recipient of the National Football Foundation's Post-Graduate Scholarship, an award of $18,000. He will travel to New York in December to receive that honor. (SoonerSports PR)
Carl Pendleton finalist for Wuerffel Award: Oklahoma defensive tackle Carl Pendleton has been selected as one of the finalists for the Wuerffel Trophy which is presented annually by the All Sports Association of Walton Beach, Florida. The award is based on academic, athletic and community service performance. Final ballots for the trophy are tabulated the week of Nov. 27 and the winner is announced shortly thereafter. The formal presentation takes place Feb. 16, 2007. Pendleton has gained significant public notice in recent weeks when it was announced that he would forgo his final year of football eligibility to concentrate on graduate school and raising his younger brother. Pendleton has become the legal guardian for his 10-year-old brother, Kierstan. A 3.86 student in sociology with a minor in religious studies, Pendleton expects to graduate in December and will enter graduate school at OU. In addition to his candidacy for the Wuerffel Trophy, Pendleton is nominated for the NCAA's Today's Top VIII Award, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes' Bobby Bowden Award, the Football Writers' Association of America Courage Award and the John Wooden Citizenship Cup presented by Athletes for a Better World. Pendleton already has been named a recipient of the National Football Foundation's Post-Graduate Scholarship, an award of $18,000. He will travel to New York in December to receive that honor. (SoonerSports PR)
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