Pendleton a Finalist for Wooden Cup

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma defensive tackle Carl Pendleton is one of five finalists for the John Wooden Citizenship Cup, which is presented annually by Atlanta-based Athetes for a Better World. OU track and cross country runner Jackie Dubois won the honor last year.

Another Sooner athlete, football running back Jacob Gutierrez, was a finalist for the Wooden Cup last season. He was one of 17 semifinalists in 2006.

Other finalists for 2007 include Kandia Batchelor, Florida State; Parker Dalton, Texas A&M; Anna Key, California and Eric LeRoux, Princeton.

The winner will be announced Jan. 25 in Atlanta.

Pendleton, a recent recipient of the National Football Foundation's Post-Graduate Scholarship, has decided to forgo his final season of football eligibility at Oklahoma to pursue a graduate degree from the school. He carries a 3.86 grade point average in sociology with a minor in religious studies.

The Sapulpa, Okla., product recently took legal guardianship of his 11-year-old brother, Kierstan.

Pendleton was a finalist for this year's Wuerffel Trophy. He also is nominated for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes' Bowden Award, the Football Writers Association of America Courage Award and the NCAA's Today's Top VIII Award.

University of Oklahoma Athletics

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