Two athletes awarded James Whippy Soccer Scholarships
The University of Guam Triton Athletics Department named two James Whippy Soccer Scholarship winners for 2019 at a reception on Aug. 28 at the Guam Football Association's National Training Center. For the UOG Men's Soccer Team, Shashikant Kotwal became the first two-time winner of the scholarship, as Kotwal again led the team academically with a 3.52 GPA for 2018-2019 as well as in 2017-2018. He is a member of the Trident Academic Club for student-athletes with a 3.50 to 3.99 GPA.
Jezreelyn Bulaklak was the scholarship awardee for the UOG Women's Soccer Team. The freshman from Saipan had a perfect 4.00 GPA for her first two semesters. She is a member of the Triton Academic Club for UOG student-athletes who have a 4.00 GPA.
Helen Whippy was at the event along with her son, James Jr., UOG President Thomas W. Krise, members of the Guam Football Association's staff and executive board, teammates from the UOG men's and women's soccer teams, and UOG Head Men's Soccer Coach Rod Hidalgo.