CSU Men's Team Honored with PBC Sportsmanship Award; Two Players Earn PBC All-Academic Awards

Columbus, Ga. -- The Columbus State men's tennis team had an outstanding year in 2010 with its first-ever trip to the NCAA Division II Tennis Championship. The group made history by advancing to the NCAA semifinal round. That same group has also been recognized for stellar conduct during competition. Two individuals on the squad have also been honored for work in the classroom.

The Cougar men's team was honored recently as a spring sport Team Sportsmanship Award winner by the Peach Belt Conference. These awards are given at the conclusion of the conference championship for each sport season during the year. The award is given to the team in that sport that best exemplifies the spirit of sportsmanship and generally conducts themselves with a high degree of integrity, character and class. The team award is selected by other teams who compete in that sport. Points are awarded based on how each team finished in the voting and in June, the institution with the highest totals will receive the 'PBC Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award.'

In addition to that, the PBC Men's Tennis All-Academic Teams were announced and CSU had two individuals earn recognition. Filip Cojbasic, a junior from Cacak, Serbia, has a 3.96 GPA and is an accounting major. Cojbasic was named to the First Team. Diego Motivar, a junior from Bogota, Colombia, is a marketing major with a 3.55 GPA.

To be eligible for the All-Academic team, a student-athlete must 1) participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors oversee and select the teams.