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* Akemi Homura from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' ended up being one of the smartest and best at sports in her class.

Yes, usually jocks are [[DumbJock just dumb]]. But this jock is different. This jock just made the Dean's list and has to choose between an academic scholarship to a prestigious IvyLeague school, or the football scholarship in the Big 12. In other words it's what you get when you combined a well toned mind with well toned muscles.

* Miyu Edelfelt of ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'', whose first days in elementary school include using high school level math to solve a geometry problem and finishing a 50 meter dash in 6.9 seconds.

* All the good quarterbacks in ''{{Eyeshield 21}}'' are this trope. So are Devil-Bats lineman Jumonji Kuroki, sociopathic JerkJock Agon, and too many other examples to count. Generally the series likes avoiding DumbJock as much as possible.

* Andre in ''Film/NecessaryRoughness''. He got into Texas State on a football/chemistry scholarship, and by his third year has nearly completed his [=PhD=] and is ''teaching'' classes. He did quit football to focus on academics his freshman year, but he steps up when the school's program is in danger and the team needs players. Other than the QB, he's the only one on the team who's ever played before

* In RevolutionaryGirlUtena, the rose-seal duelists are not only the prettiest and most popular students (generally composed of the AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil and Utena) but they are also all excellent students to complete the perfect appearance. Given the [[{{Deconstruction}} nature of the series]] this sense of perfection is the source of both speculation and dramatic tension.

* Kristin Amanda “Kristy” Thomas from ''TheBabysittersClub'' has the management skills to create the club and be it's president. Her sport is softball and she even starts a kids' team.

* Akemi Homura from ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' ended up being one of the smartest and best at sports in her class.

* Basketball star Mary Camden from ''[[SeventhHeaven 7th Heaven]]'' will occasionally tutor other characters.

* Laura Ingalls Wilder from ''{{Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie}}'' will get dirty and play baseball as a child but at sixteen she becomes more elegant and gets her first teaching job.

* Akemi Homura from Puella Magi Madoka Magicka ended up being one of the smartest and best at sports in her class.

Yes, usually jocks are [[DumbJock just dumb]]. But this jock is different. This jock just made the Dean's list and has to choose between an academic scholarship to a prestigious Ivy League School, or the football scholarship in the Pac10. In other words it's what you get when you combined a well toned mind with well toned muscles.

* Jane Vaughan of ''{{Degrassi}}'' is a skilled football player and the Valedictorian of her class. Her plan is to become a lawyer. This is also the same case for Katie, who is not only on the soccer team, but is in karate, the school newspaper, and is student council president.

* Hinagiku Katsura of Manga/HayateTheCombatButler is the StudentCouncilPresdient with the highest grades whenever they are mentioned (her treasurer is second-highest and her secretary third) as well as the [[KendoTeamCaptain Captain]] of the rarely-ever-mentioned Kendo Team. As seen in the school's athletic festival and marathon race, she trumps just about everyone at school with the possible exceptions of Hayate himself and her older sister Yukiji (although Yukiji is nowhere near as smart as her and Hayate eventually studies to get near her level but has yet to surpass her).

Possibly as a form of PositiveDiscrimination, [[PassionateSportsGirl girls]] are more likely to get this treatment then guys, even though the sports being played are traditional male sports. If there's a contrast between two girls this one will be firmly the {{Tomboy}} in TomboyAndGirlyGirl because of how independent she is. SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan on the other hand are less likely to use this as the sensitive guy is more likely to be academic and the manly man is more likely to be athletic.

* Hinagiku Katsura of HayateTheCombatButler is the StudentCouncilPresdient with the highest grades whenever they are mentioned (her treasurer is second-highest and her secretary third) as well as the [[KendoTeamCaptain Captain]] of the rarely-ever-mentioned Kendo Team. As seen in the school's athletic festival and marathon race, she trumps just about everyone at school with the possible exceptions of Hayate himself and her older sister Yukiji (although Yukiji is nowhere near as smart as her and Hayate eventually studies to get near her level but has yet to surpass her).

* Jane Vaughan of ''{{Degrassi}}'' is a skilled football player and the Valedictorian of her class. Her plan is to become a lawyer.

* In KareKano Miyazawa and Arima are always near the top of the school's exam rankings, and Arima wins nationally at kendo. For Miyazawa, only other characters praise her sports ability, though.

* Kristin Amanda “Kristy” Thomas from TheBabysittersClub has the management skills to create the club and be it's president. Her sport is softball and she even starts a kids' team.

* Samantha “Sam” Kepler from {{Wishbone}} participates in every sport her male friends do and is picked for her class team captain spelling bee because she's always reading.

* Jane Vaughan of {{Degrassi}} is a skilled football player and the Valedictorian of her class. Her plan is to become a lawyer.

Compare GeniusBruiser, BadassBookworm, AdventurerArchaeologist, and the [[DuoTropes duo]] of BrainsAndBrawn.

* [[AzumangaDaioh Azumanga Daioh's]] Koyomi Mizuhara is an honors student, second only to Chiyo academically. She's also an outstanding athlete and usually does well during their school's annual sports fest.

* Jess of BridgeToTerabithia thinks highly of Leslie Burke because she beat all the fifth grade boys in their race and she can impress teachers with her imaginative essays and ability to appear focused in class.

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* TruthInTelevision for how some well-educated American athletes appear to Europeans where sports is not typically tied to academics but often involves dropping out of school early to pursue one's sports career full-time.