WCU's Fitzpatrick Named Spring 2021 RMAC Volleyball Summit Award Winner
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Western Colorado University’s Elyse Fitzpatrick was named the Spring 2021 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Volleyball Summit Award Winner on Wednesday.
The award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average (GPA), participating at the final site for each of the RMAC championships.
All GPAs are based on a straight grading scale to ensure consistency among institutions. Any tie is broken by the number of credits completed.
To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be a sophomore or above, who participated in their sport for at least two years with their school. They must be an active member of the team, traveling and competing at the championship. Graduate students are not eligible.
Fitzpatrick is a sophomore with a 4.000 GPA, majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology. The Gypsum, Colorado native has played in four matches (10 sets) for the Mountaineers this season. She has averaged 0.55 kills per set and has recorded two blocks.
Fitzpatrick will be recognized prior to the Mountaineers’ quarterfinal match-up against Colorado School of Mines on Thursday, April 8 at 7:30 PM MST in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Fans can catch all the action on the RMAC Network at
RMACSPORTS.tv. To purchase tickets and for more information, visit the RMAC tournament page,
RMACSPORTS.org/VB2021.