Princeton University Athletics
Nnenna Ibe, Hannah Paynter and Moyin Opeyemi earned the Spirit of Princeton Award.
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Ibe, Paynter, Opeyemi Earn Spirit of Princeton Awards
April 29, 2019 | General, Men's Soccer, Women's Rowing - Open, Women's Volleyball
Exemplifying the contributions Princeton's student-athletes make far beyond the athletic field, three of the eight winners of the annual Spirit of Princeton Award are members of Princeton varsity athletic teams.
Women's volleyball senior Nnenna Ibe, soccer senior Moyin Opeyemi and open rowing senior Hannah Paynter were among this year's winners of the award, which recognizes "students who have made a strong commitment to enhancing the undergraduate experience through contributions to student organizations, athletics, community service, religious life, residential life and the arts."
Ibe, an ecology and evolutionary biology major from North Brunswick, N.J., with a certificate in African Studies, has worked with the Freshman Scholars Institute throughout her Princeton career, and as a senior, she served as Head Fellow for the Scholars Institute Fellows Program. The SIFP program "offers mentorship, academic enrichment, and a welcoming scholarly community" to students from a wide variety of backgrounds to help make the most of their university experience, building on the FSI program, which is a seven-week program that takes place in the summer before a student's freshman year and includes courses and community-building activities, helping participants become future campus leaders and peer mentors. Ibe also served as bicker chair for her eating club, Cannon Dial Elm. On the court, Ibe was a second-team All-Ivy middle blocker in 2017, helping the Tigers earn the Ivy League title.
Paynter, a psychology major from Lyme, Conn., is also pursuing certificates in teacher preparation and African-American Studies. She is a guest coordinator for Princeton Tonight, an on-campus television show, a volunteer tutor at Princeton Learning Cooperative, an outside individual learning program, a lead building monitor with Princeton's campus recreation department, a TigerCaller for three years for Princeton's Annual Giving efforts, and an organizer for Princeton's "Vote100" effort, which encourages all undergraduate students to vote in elections. With the women's open rowing team, Paynter helped the second-varsity team win at the Ivy League Championships last spring for their first second-varsity league title since 2012. The team went on to place third in the petite final at the NCAAs last spring.
Opeyemi, a computer science major from Nazareth, Pa., and a member of the men's soccer team, has served as a committee member for the Men's Allied Voices for a Respectful and Inclusive Community project, which seeks to promote healthy masculinity and foster a respectful and inclusive campus environment. Opeyemi has also served as a mentorship chair for the Princeton African Student Association and is a member of Profound Ivy, the university's minority student-athlete mentorship program.
Women's volleyball senior Nnenna Ibe, soccer senior Moyin Opeyemi and open rowing senior Hannah Paynter were among this year's winners of the award, which recognizes "students who have made a strong commitment to enhancing the undergraduate experience through contributions to student organizations, athletics, community service, religious life, residential life and the arts."
Ibe, an ecology and evolutionary biology major from North Brunswick, N.J., with a certificate in African Studies, has worked with the Freshman Scholars Institute throughout her Princeton career, and as a senior, she served as Head Fellow for the Scholars Institute Fellows Program. The SIFP program "offers mentorship, academic enrichment, and a welcoming scholarly community" to students from a wide variety of backgrounds to help make the most of their university experience, building on the FSI program, which is a seven-week program that takes place in the summer before a student's freshman year and includes courses and community-building activities, helping participants become future campus leaders and peer mentors. Ibe also served as bicker chair for her eating club, Cannon Dial Elm. On the court, Ibe was a second-team All-Ivy middle blocker in 2017, helping the Tigers earn the Ivy League title.
Paynter, a psychology major from Lyme, Conn., is also pursuing certificates in teacher preparation and African-American Studies. She is a guest coordinator for Princeton Tonight, an on-campus television show, a volunteer tutor at Princeton Learning Cooperative, an outside individual learning program, a lead building monitor with Princeton's campus recreation department, a TigerCaller for three years for Princeton's Annual Giving efforts, and an organizer for Princeton's "Vote100" effort, which encourages all undergraduate students to vote in elections. With the women's open rowing team, Paynter helped the second-varsity team win at the Ivy League Championships last spring for their first second-varsity league title since 2012. The team went on to place third in the petite final at the NCAAs last spring.
Opeyemi, a computer science major from Nazareth, Pa., and a member of the men's soccer team, has served as a committee member for the Men's Allied Voices for a Respectful and Inclusive Community project, which seeks to promote healthy masculinity and foster a respectful and inclusive campus environment. Opeyemi has also served as a mentorship chair for the Princeton African Student Association and is a member of Profound Ivy, the university's minority student-athlete mentorship program.
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