General | 6/9/2014 9:39:00 AM

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- Methodist football player Max Reber has been named the USA South Athletic Conference's 2014 recipient of the Don Scalf Award, given annually to the conference's top student-athlete.
 
To be eligible for the Don Scalf Award a student-athlete must be either a junior or senior, have participated in a USA South sport earning at least All-Conference recognition and have a minimum 3.00 GPA. The athletic directors vote for the award winner each spring at the conclusion of all Conference schedules. Volleyball player Allison Sparks of Averett was the female recipient of the award.
 
Reber concluded his junior season on the gridiron this past fall and helped lead the Monarchs to an 8-2 record and a USA South Regular Season Co-Championship. He was named the USA South Offensive Player of the Year while leading all of NCAA Division III in total offense (364.2 ypg). On the year he completed 209-of-317 passes for 2,998 yards (299.8 ypg) with 26 touchdowns and six interceptions. He also gained a team-best 644 yards on the ground (64.4 ypg) and added four rushing touchdowns.
 
He is a two-time USA South All-Conference performer earning first team honors this past season and second team accolades a year ago. Reber is the Methodist football program's career record holder in passing yards, pass completions, pass attempts and touchdown passes. He also holds single-game program records for pass completions, passing yards and touchdowns.
 
Off the field, Reber currently owns a 3.01 grade point average while majoring in sports management. He is a two-time USA South All-Academic Team member and has been named a Methodist University Scholar Athlete twice. In 2014, Reber earned Methodist's William Lowdermilk Leadership Award and the Sports Management Major Leadership Award. In his free time, Reber has volunteered with the Humane Society, Salvation Army, Special Olympics, local elementary schools and the Wounded Warrior Project.
 
This award is named in honor of Don Scalf, whose commitment to the student-athlete, guardianship of the value of academic achievement and devotion to the principles of Division III athletics set a standard that holds steadfast in the Conference today. He taught for 36 years and coached for 18 at N.C. Wesleyan College. He also served as Athletic Director at N.C. Wesleyan for six years. During his coaching career his teams won Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference basketball and golf championships. In addition, he was a founding father of the DIAC in 1963 and served as its Secretary-Treasurer for 25 years.