LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- Robert Kitzinger of Trinity University and Lauren Elliott of Southwestern University have been selected as the SCAC Male and Female Character & Community Student-Athletes of the Week, respectively, for the week ending Sunday, December 15.
The SCAC Character & Community award was created in 2009 to
honor and recognize the efforts of the
extraordinary student-athletes of the conference who not
only excel athletically on the field, course, court, pool or
track, but also by serving their campus and community.
To view past winners of the award, click here.
ROBERT KITZINGER OF
TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a senior guard on the
men's basketball team from Carmel, Ind., has been selected the SCAC
Character & Community Male Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the
week ending Sunday, December 15.
Kitzinger is a sharp-shooting standout for the Tigers who has
earned All-SCAC honors each of the past two seasons. In addition to
his accolades on the court, Kitzinger was also named to the
All-Academic Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches
in 2012-13. He has already received distinction as the SCAC Player
of the Week for his performance in the opening week of the
season.
With his strong start to the season, Kitzinger became the 24th
player in Trinity history to score 1,000 or more points in a
career, and he has since moved into 18th on the all-time scoring
list with 1,106 career points with the Tigers. Kitzinger is second
in school history in three-point field goals, scoring 186 in his
career. He is also the school’s record-holder in three-point
field goals attempted (515).
A Management major who is minoring in Speech Communication,
Kitzinger served as a Congressional Intern over the summer for the
Chairman of Homeland Security, Texas Congressman Michael McCaul.
Kitzinger also interned at law firms the previous three summers in
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Off the court, Kitzinger is a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa
Leadership Honor Society, and serves as the Financial
Representative of the Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society. He
is a two-time member of Trinity’s Dean’s List (Spring
2012, Fall 2012).
One of his main avenues for community service comes by way of his
volunteer work with The Arc of San Antonio, which offers services
for children and adults with disabilities. Kitzinger specifically
worked with the adults in the “Let’s Make a Difference
Club,” bonding especially with a pair of friends with
Cerebral Palsy.
Kitzinger is trying to lead Trinity to its third consecutive SCAC
Championship, having won the conference tournament and advancing to
the NCAA Playoffs each of the past two seasons.
LAUREN ELLIOTT OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, a
senior center on the women's basketball team from San Antonio,
Texas, has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Female
Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending December 15,
2013.
A three-year team captain, Elliott has been a tireless worker and
the quintessential team leader for the Pirate women's basketball
team.
Elliott also excels in the classroom as she carries a 3.53 GPA, has
earned the Director of Athletics Academic Excellence Award four
times and was on the Dean's List the Spring of 2013. She was
inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society in
the Fall of 2012 and is currently the Treasurer of the Kappa Delta
Pi Education Honor Society.
In addition, Elliott is currently serving as the Vice President of
Southwestern's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and played an
integral role in starting the tradition of the
annual SAAC Meet & Greet at the beginning of the
school year.
Off the court, Elliott has prepared for a future career in
teaching by becoming a mentor in the Georgetown Independent School
District and has also volunteered for Circle K International as the
Chair of the Scrapbook Committee.
