Boston College Athletics
John Maloy Recieves Weaver-James-Corrigan Award
February 18, 2011 | Swimming
Feb. 18, 2011
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford announced today a list of 36 student-athletes who have been selected for the Weaver-James-Corrigan Award. Three Boston College athletes - Caitlin Bailey, Carolyn Swords and John Maloy - were chosen to receive the Weaver-James-Corrigan and Jim and Pat Thacker scholarships.
Three student-athletes are selected from each school. Those selected have intentions of pursuing a graduate degree following completion of their undergraduate requirements. Each recipient will receive $5,000 to contribute to their graduate education. Those honored have performed with distinction in both the classroom and his/her respective sports, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community.
Caitlin Bailey is a graduate student at Boston College, who is a member of the track and field and cross country teams. She was an ACC Champion in the 800 at a senior and holds 13 of the fastest times for the 400m, 500m, 800m and 4x400 relay and distance medley teams at BC. Bailey, a native of Canada, holds the record for the 800 at BC with a time of 2:03.45. She is an ACC Academic Honor roll student and four time Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement honoree.
Carolyn Swords is a senior on the women's basketball team. A native of Sudbury, Mass., Swords leads the team in points (17.1 ppg.), rebounds (8.8 rpg.) and the ACC and country in field goal percentage (71.3%). She was recently named to the Naismith Top 30 Midseason Watch List for the second consecutive season. Swords' was All-ACC first team and was a preseason Wade Trophy & Naismith list. She will graduate as second on the all-time scoring list with over 1,900 points and is the first player in program history to surpass the 1,000 rebound plateau. Swords' is a three-time Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement honoree and ACC honor roll recipient.
John Maloy, a senior from Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, was named to the 09-10 All-ACC Academic Honor roll and is a three-time Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement honoree. In November, Maloy swam the 200 meter individual medley in 2:11.87, a new Boston College record. Maloy placed 19th in the 5K course with a time of 59 minutes and 39 seconds at the USA Swimming Open Water National Championships. He owns the records at BC in the 400 IM and 400 medley relay.
The Weaver-James-Corrigan Award is named in honor of the late Jim Weaver and Bob James, as well as Gene Corrigan, all of whom are former ACC commissioners. The league's first commissioner, James H. Weaver, served the conference from 1954-70 after a stint as the Director of Athletics at Wake Forest University. His early leadership and uncompromising integrity are largely responsible for the excellent reputation enjoyed by the ACC today.
Robert C. James, a former University of Maryland football player, was named commissioner in 1971 and served in that capacity for 16 years. During his tenure, the league continued to grow in stature and became recognized as a national leader in athletics and academics, winning 23 national championships and maintaining standards of excellence in the classroom.
Eugene F. Corrigan assumed his role as the third full-time commissioner of September 1, 1987, and served until August of 1997. During Corrigan's tenure, ACC schools captured 30 NCAA championships and two national football titles.
Prior to 1994, the Weaver-James postgraduate scholarships were given as separate honors. The Jim Weaver Award, which originated in 1970, recognized exceptional achievement on the playing field and in the classroom, while the Bob James Award, established in 1987, also honored outstanding student-athletes.
The Thacker Award, which originated in 2005, is awarded in honor of the late Jim and Pat Thacker of Charlotte, N.C. Jim Thacker was the primary play-by-play announcer for the ACC's first television network. Recipients of the award must demonstrate outstanding performance both in athletic competition and in the classroom and intend to further their education through postgraduate studies at an ACC institution.
The 41 student-athletes will be honored on April 13, 2011 at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, N.C., at a luncheon hosted by the Nat Greene Kiwanis Club.
