The National Consortium for Academics and Sports through its Scholar-Baller program has announced the 16 winners of the Academic Momentum Award. A male and female winner was chosen from each of eight regions.

Winners include Tadeu Terra of St. John's (New York), who as a Brazilian native struggled in his English-taught classes throughout his first semester. Hours of tutoring improved his grade-point average an entire point by the end of his third semester.

Other winners include a student-athlete "special admit" going on to earn dean's list honors and another student-athlete threatened with expulsion finding the motivation to achieve academically.

The awards will be presented January 28 at the NCAS conference in Orlando, Florida.

Female Academic Momentum Award winners are:

• Kristin Marie King, Rockhurst, golf
• Anjelica Maria Selden, UCLA, softball
• Domineque Scott, East Stroudsburg, field hockey
• Lisa Geer, St. John’s (New York), softball
• Lindsey Lee, Fairfield, volleyball
• Kim Critton, Florida, basketball
• Tara Langley, Mississippi, volleyball
• Jena Lind, Southern Methodist University, soccer

Male Academic Momentum Award winners are:

• Cesar Zambrano, Illinois-Chicago, soccer
• Jon Toailoa, Northern Arizona, football
• Jarryd Anderson, La Salle, football
• Tadeu Terra, St. John’s (New York), soccer
• Dan Boudreau, Fairfield, lacrosse
• Jaager Good, UCF, baseball
• DeAngelo Smith, Cincinnati, football
• Demarcus Conner, Oklahoma State, football