ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership Award
Will McCullough from Meridian Community College has been named the 2023 ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership Award winner.
McCullough has been a big time player and leader for the Meridian Community College Men's Tennis team over two years. As a freshmen Will had a 25-11 singles record in the #2-4 positions, with big wins over multiple 4 year schools including Harford, Jacksonville, and Wallace State. He had a 19-20 doubles record in the #1-3 positions with big wins over multiple 4 year schools and Jacksonville. This sophomore season, McCullough had a 17-12 singles record all at #3 singles. He improved to be a finalist in singles of our Fall ITA Regional Singles B draw.
McCullough is a 4.0 GPA student, as part of the MCC Honors College, where he is an officer. He is also an officer in MCC's Phi Theta Kappa society. He has served over the past two years with the tennis team volunteering at local churches cleaning and doing yard work, with the team at the Candy Cruise on campus for Halloween, in the basketball concession stand, and the Run for Hope 5K.
With Honors and Phi Theta Kappa he has been involved with creating the opportunity for a 5K run on campus and local trash pick up in the community. He was selected as this year's H.M. Ivy Institutional Excellence Award Winner and MCC's Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. Will exemplifies sportsmanship and leadership throughout every facet of his life and is more than deserving of this prestigious award.