LATHAM, N.Y. - The United East has announced its Senior Scholar Athlete Award winners for the winter season. This award recognizes a senior who truly represents the student-athlete model by performing in competition, in the classroom and around the community.
Gallaudet University senior
Cassidy Perry (Frederick, Md.) was selected as the women's basketball honoree. Perry becomes the first GU Bison to earn a United East Senior Scholar Athlete Award.
The other award honorees from the United East winter sports include; Cairn University's Derian Bradford (Men's Basketball), Lancaster Bible College's Mitchell Gray (Men's Indoor Track & Field) and Penn St. Harrisburg's Leah Gray (Women's Indoor Track and Field).
Perry is the reigning United East Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year for the Volt Division. Most recently, she was named a Jostens Trophy finalist and was named to the D3hoops.com All-Region second team for the third year in row. The Frederick, Md. native is a four-time all-conference honoree and concluded her career as the third all-time leading scorer in Bison history with 1,762 points and 1,083 rebounds (which stands as second all-time).
Off the court, Perry holds a 3.95 GPA in Sociology and just earned her third CSC Academic All-District honor of her career. Last season, she was a CSC Academic All-America Second Team selection and she has garnered a United East Scholar Athlete award every year. Although both of her academic and athletic achievements are impressive, so too are the things she has done on campus and throughout the community. This winter, Perry volunteered for the Stay in to Win program within the on-campus Deaf elementary school, that focuses on five keys to student successes that help middle school students better understand how to become more successful in school and in life. Perry has also donated her time to several sports clinics and camps not only near campus but in her hometown and in different states like Tennessee. She also has been a member of the USA Deaf Women's Basketball team since 2019, where Perry has gained international experience and leadership opportunities.
"Congratulations to Cassidy on this prestigious award, a fitting culmination to her remarkable journey as a dominant force in women's basketball. We are profoundly grateful for the passion and dedication she has shown at Gallaudet and throughout the United East Conference. Her legacy at Gallaudet is an inspiration to us all," said Gallaudet women's basketball coach Stephanie Stevens.
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