The Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar award is a part of Diverse‘s quarter-century legacy of recognizing outstanding minority young men and women who have distinguished themselves in their academic and athletic pursuits.
In addition to their athletic ability, the students named 2021 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars are students of color who have maintained a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5, are at least a sophomore academically and have been active on their campuses or in their communities. Of the close to 1,000 scholar athletes nominated, ten female athletes and ten male athletes are chosen as finalists. Meet the male finalists below:
Senior sports management major Samuel Cudjoe found immediate success his first year as a freshman golfer at Saint Augustine’s University. A native of Bethel, Trinidad & Tobago, Cudjoe won both the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Golfer of the Year and CIAA Rookie Golfer of the Year awards in 2018. He then qualified for the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Regional Tournament as the top individual seed that same year. A two-time All-CIAA selection, Cudjoe holds the school record for the lowest individual one-day score (65) through 18 holes. He is a two-time Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar and is also a CoSIDA Division II Academic All-District 2 golfer.
