INDIANAPOLIS – The Bryn Athyn College Department of Athletics won the NCAA Division III Special Olympics Spotlight Fan Poll for the month of September and will receive a $500 grant to use for a future Special Olympics event. The NCAA made the announcement Tuesday.
The athletics department was nominated for the poll after completing the NCAA's 50 for 50th Challenge. The 50 for 50th Challenge was tied into the Special Olympics' 50th anniversary. the NCAA challenged their Division III institutions to have at least fifty of their student-athletes participate at Special Olympics events.
Bryn Athyn received 65.6 percent (520 of 792) of the vote in the September poll.