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McLennan's Holden Hamilton earns NJCAA's Jimmy Russell Award

McLennan's Holden Hamilton earns NJCAA's Jimmy Russell Award
June 3, 2021

McLennan men's golfer Holden Hamilton is the recipient of the 2021 Jimmy Russell Award. The award, presented annually, recognizes the NJCAA's Student-Athlete of the Year in men's golf  who exemplifies academic excellence, good citizenship and outstanding play over the course of his NJCAA career.

To be nominated, student-athletes must be a sophomore at a NJCAA institution, having earned a minimum of 36 credit hours with a 3.2 GPA or higher, and demonstrate good citizenship, good character, community service, integrity and athletic excellence.

The award is named after Jimmy Russell, a Hall of Fame coach from Odessa College, who was instrumental in creating the NJCAA National Golf Championship and is considered a pioneer of NJCAA Golf. During his tenure at Odessa, Russell led the Wranglers to six NJCAA National Golf Championships.