Tulsa Football Freshman David Fitzwater Named Finalist for the NFF National High School Scholar-Athlete Award

The University of Tulsa freshman football student-athlete David Fitzwater was named one of 37 finalists for the 2016 NFF National High School Scholar-Athlete Awards, it was announced today by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF).

The award will honor one young man from each of the country's five regions as the best and the brightest for their accomplishments as athletes, scholars and citizens at the high school level. The finalists all graduated from high school in 2016 and are now playing college football. The five honorees, who are being recognized for their previous accomplishments in high school, will be announced the week of Oct. 3.

Fitzwater, a tight end for the Golden Hurricane, is one of eight finalists from the South Region. One of those eight student-athletes will be chosen as the South Region recipient of the 2016 NFF National High School Scholar-Athlete Award.

A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Shreveport Calvary High School, Fitzwater was on the state championship team as a junior and senior and earned first-team all-city and all-district accolades his senior season.

Last year, Tulsa freshman quarterback Will Hefley III, from Arkansas' Pulaski Academy, was the South Region recipient of the 2015 NFF National High School Scholar-Athlete Award.

"The NFF Chapter Network continues to grow and excel, and their work this year has allowed us to identify these 37 exceptional high school scholar-athletes who have clearly established themselves among the best in the nation," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "It will be a difficult task to select one from each region as the absolute best. Each possesses incredible talent in all facets of their lives, and it is a tremendous honor for us to highlight their accomplishments."

The five honorees will travel to New York City to be honored during the NFF Chapter Awards Luncheon, presented by Under Armour, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. First bestowed in 1991, the NFF National High School Scholar-Athlete Awards have become one of the most prestigious high school honors in the country. Criteria for the award include but are not limited to academic achievement, athletic accolades and community involvement.

Tulsa Football Freshman David Fitzwater Named Finalist for the NFF National High School Scholar-Athlete Award

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