Even in the off-season, the Charlotte 49ers are making headlines. Senior Corey Nagy of men's golf and senior Hailey Beam of women's soccer were named the A-10's Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year for their outstanding accomplishments both on and off the playing field. The voters were comprised of the athletic directors of the A-10.
This marks just the fourth time in conference history that one school has swept the awards and the first time since the 2001-02 season. With the sweep, Charlotte now has five award winners in just five years in the league.
Nagy, who was the first Niner athlete to earn All-American honors in each of his four years, was voted as a second team all-America by Golfweek and the GCAA. A psychology major, Nagy graduated cum laude with a cumulative 3.60 GPA while leading the Niners to four straight A-10 titles and four straight NCAA appearances. Nagy was instrumental in Charlotte's back-to-back NCAA top 10 finishes in 2007 and 2008 and was part of the team that was ranked as a consensus No. 1 in the fall of 2007. Nagy finished his 49er career as the most decorated golfer in program history.
Beam, the women's soccer program's first consensus all-America selection, was also a two-time A-10 Midfielder of the Year and two-time A-10 Women's Soccer Student-Athlete of the Year.
She finished her Niner career with 103 total points. Her 36 goals equal the 49ers all-time record and her 31 career assists rank her second in the program's history. Beam graduated magna cum laude with a 3.81 GPA in finance and marketing.
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