SUWANEE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference announced today the six finalists for the 2023 SCAC Man of the Year award. The award recognizes the conference's senior male student-athlete who has best distinguished himself throughout his collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence and service and leadership. Past Winners

Member schools were permitted to submit two nominations if at least one of the nominees was a man of color or international student-athlete.

This year's finalist include: Tate Nelson of Austin College, Jaron Petreas of Centenary College, Kevin Peterson of Colorado College, Christian Rodriguez of Southwestern University, Luis Green of Texas Lutheran University and AJ Clark of Trinity University.

To be nominated, student-athletes must have completed intercollegiate eligibility in his primary sport by the end of the 2023 spring season, received his undergraduate degree prior to the conclusion of the summer 2023 term and had a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.500 (4.000 scale) with the noted exception due to COVID-19 pandemic. A student-athlete who received an extension waiver or a season of competition/participation waiver in his primary sport due to cancellation of a 2020 and/or 2021 athletics season or championship may be nominated for the 2023 Man of the Year, provided he otherwise satisfies nomination criteria.

The 2023 Southern Collegiate Athletic Man of the Year will be announced on July 13th.

To view the entire SCAC Man of the Year Finalists article, click here.

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