Oct. 27, 2010

IRVING, Texas -

Senior midfielder Lindsey Johnson was named to the Fall Community of Champions, the Big 12 Conference, in conjunction with Chick-fil-A announced Wednesday. Only one student-athlete from each conference institution is selected for this award.

Johnson, a captain on this year's soccer team, was heavily involved in the Big 12's three-day Habitat for Humanity project in late August and has been a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for the past three seasons.

In the classroom, Johnson is a two-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection and will graduate with a a degree in marketing/management. On the field, Johnson has notched two assists this season while helping Baylor to the second most shutouts in history and its most wins since 2000.

During the fall, winter and spring terms, one student-athlete from each institution is honored based on the following criteria:

Academics: An academic standard of a 3.00 grade point average or higher must be maintained.

Community Service: The designated student-athlete should be involved with at least one community service program. The program(s) could be a student organization on campus or within the athletics department.

Leadership/Sportsmanship: The student-athlete should demonstrate leadership and sportsmanship on and off the field.

The institution of the student-athletes' on this list will be awarded $3,000 each year from Chick-fil-A for their efforts.