BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Tennessee football player Parker Henry and LSU volleyball player Kelly Quinn have been named the 2017-18 Southeastern Conference H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athletes of the Year, Commissioner Greg Sankey announced Thursday.
The two were chosen by a committee of Faculty Athletics Representatives from SEC universities and each will receive a $20,000 post-graduate scholarship, provided by AT&T, an SEC official sponsor. Henry and Quinn will be honored at the annual SEC Awards Dinner during the SEC Spring Meetings in Sandestin, Fla., the last week of May.
"Kelly and Parker are outstanding representatives of student-athletes from across the SEC.