{"id":99653,"date":"2025-04-10T10:14:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T17:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?p=99653"},"modified":"2025-04-10T10:15:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T17:15:52","slug":"being-an-honors-scholar-athlete-the-best-decision-ive-ever-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/being-an-honors-scholar-athlete-the-best-decision-ive-ever-made\/","title":{"rendered":"Being an Honors Scholar Athlete. 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avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  top-30 av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Being an Honors Scholar Athlete. The Best Decision I\u2019ve Ever Made.<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m9blqle3-158a8173e17ba6939f6a1134ee33fe8d\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m9blqle3-158a8173e17ba6939f6a1134ee33fe8d .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m9blqle3-158a8173e17ba6939f6a1134ee33fe8d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Pictured Above: Keeley Wright drives to the basket during SOU Women\u2019s Basketball game against Warner Pacific University, February 21, 2025. Photo by Bob Palermini, Ashland News.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m9bls2by-1885982b56064d8deada1dd8faa1754f\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m9bls2by-1885982b56064d8deada1dd8faa1754f .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m9bls2by-1885982b56064d8deada1dd8faa1754f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Keeley Wright\u2019s enthusiasm is palpable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHi! My name is Keeley Wright and I am a sophomore in the Honors College at SOU. I am also on the women\u2019s basketball team, and I love every second of being an Honors scholar athlete here. It\u2019s the best decision I\u2019ve ever made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Growing up in a family of athletes, Keeley chose basketball because of its high pace. \u201cI\u2019ve tried softball and other sports where you\u2019re just kinda waiting a lot of the time. I love the constant movement of basketball, the back and forth. If you work hard, it\u2019s a sport where you can see your progress every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That progress catapulted Keeley and her teammates to the 2025 NAIA Basketball National Championships in Sioux City, Iowa this March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur team had gone 34-1 this past basketball season, with our only loss coming in the Elite 8 game at the National Championships. It was a bittersweet ending to this unforgettable season, as no team in SOU history has ever had this insane record.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m9bm4s4k-7de5f9ed03039eba4d93c34c6b06ee37\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m9bm4s4k-7de5f9ed03039eba4d93c34c6b06ee37 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m9bm4s4k-7de5f9ed03039eba4d93c34c6b06ee37 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m9bm4s4k-7de5f9ed03039eba4d93c34c6b06ee37 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  pop-20'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-Womens-Basketball-team-smiles-after-win.webp 1200w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-Womens-Basketball-team-smiles-after-win-300x169.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-Womens-Basketball-team-smiles-after-win-1030x579.webp 1030w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-Womens-Basketball-team-smiles-after-win-768x432.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-Womens-Basketball-team-smiles-after-win-705x397.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-Womens-Basketball-team-smiles-after-win.jpg\" height=\"675\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-Womens-Basketball-team-smiles-after-win.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-Womens-Basketball-team-smiles-after-win-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-Womens-Basketball-team-smiles-after-win-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-Womens-Basketball-team-smiles-after-win-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-Womens-Basketball-team-smiles-after-win-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" class=\"wp-image-99657 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-99657 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"SOU Women&#039;s Basketball team smiles after win\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m9blssuz-587e4cbdcd241f4427d0030ff4bc06d7\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m9blssuz-587e4cbdcd241f4427d0030ff4bc06d7 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m9blssuz-587e4cbdcd241f4427d0030ff4bc06d7 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Pictured Above: The SOU Women\u2019s Basketball team smiles after winning the first and second round games of the NAIA National Tournament, at home, March 15. Photo by Bob Palermini, Ashland News<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m9bltntu-4268d15c2f1df7693b357e913dc9b8df\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m9bltntu-4268d15c2f1df7693b357e913dc9b8df .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m9bltntu-4268d15c2f1df7693b357e913dc9b8df '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>What accounts for the team\u2019s success? \u201cOur team\u2019s culture, our teamwork, our commitment to each other, our friendships,\u201d Keeley says. \u201cNo amount of training can take the place of these core elements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What does it take to balance being a scholar and an athlete?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt starts with lots of dedication to school. I put my academics first, I try to do all my homework while we\u2019re on trips to games. I want to get better at both school and basketball. And the HC is very supportive of student athletes. They help us in many ways, whether that be reaching out to tell us how proud they are of us, or when we\u2019re in a crunch, telling us not to worry about a deadline, to get it done when we can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What was it like to stand in the arena at the National Championships this March?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was nervous, to say the least. Getting to that big stage as a sophomore was definitely an experience for the books. We\u2019ll never know if it will happen again. 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