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Two student-athletes to receive Christenberry Award for academic performance

Liberty University's Christenberry Award winners Madi Long (left) and Natalie Beale.
Madi Long (left) and Natalie Beale, members of the swimming & diving team, will be Liberty’s 19th and 20th award recipients.

Two Liberty University student-athletes have earned the Big South Conference’s prestigious George A. Christenberry Award for Academic Excellence. Natalie Beale and Madi Long, both members of the Lady Flames’ Swimming & Diving team, will be presented the award June 2 at The Marriott Resort in Hilton Head, S.C., as part of the Big South’s spring meetings and Hall of Fame Dinner.

The Christenberry Award is given annually to the male and female student-athlete who attain the highest GPA during their college careers. All seven recipients this year have attained 4.0 GPAs for four straight years.

Beale, a Liberty swimmer, will graduate with a degree in exercise science: pre-professional. Long, who has spent the past two years as a diver for the Lady Flames, is majoring in business marketing.

This is the third straight year that a record seven student-athletes have received the Christenberry Award. With its two new honorees, Liberty has now had a Big South-record 20 student-athletes receive the award.

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