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Jamila McKinnis won Stillman College's 2009-10 Scholar-Athlete award as her school's best student athlete, male or female. The volleyball star earned three SIAC Player of the Week awards in 2010 and has been a member of the SIAC all-conference team in every year of her collegiate career. McKinnis maintains a perfect 4.0 GPA while studying biology. She also participates on the women's basketball team.

School: Stillman College
Year: 2011
Major: Biology

A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics
American sport has always served as a platform for resistance and has been measured and critiqued by how it responds in critical moments of racial and social crises.
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A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics