Marquette University has revealed its’ annual year-end award winners this week, including the prestigious Ralph H Metcalfe Senior Awards, headlined by All-Americans Markus Howard and Allie Barber.
Howard, who won both the male senior service and athletic excellence awards, became the all-time leading scorer for the men’s basketball program and ended the year as the NCAA’s 21st all-time leading scorer with 2,761 career points.
Off-the-court, Howard was also a leader serving on the NCAA Division-1 Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee as one of only ‘2’ student-athletes & helped form the Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter at MU.
Barber, who was recognized with Marquette’s President award, earns the female athletic and academic excellence awards after a record-setting career with the Golden Eagles’ women’s volleyball program.
The Cedarburg native was named the 2019 Academic All-American of the Year by the College Sports Information Directors of America and holds a 3.98 grade point average. Barber led Marquette to back-to-back 28-win seasons, including the school’s first Sweet 16 appearance in 2018.
