Tom Hansen
The State Farm Pride Of The Pac-12
A Conference Medal is awarded annually to each member institution's outstanding senior male and female student-athlete based on the exhibition of the greatest combination of performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership. In 2009, the Conference renamed the award the Tom Hansen Conference Medal in honor of Hansen, who retired at the end of June 2009 after serving for 26 years as Commissioner of the Pac-10.
The Tom Hansen Conference Medal winners were honored at the State Farm Pride of the Pac-12 Breakfast held in Los Angeles in conjunction with the 2011 Pacific Life Pac-10 Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament in March 2011.
Download: All-time Conference Medal Winners (PDF)
2011-12 Winners - Men - Ben Grado, diving, Arizona
- Aaron Pflugrad, football, Arizona State
- Jorge Gutierrez, basketball, California
- Andy Wacker track & cross country, Colorado
- David Paulson, football, Oregon
- Cameron Collins, football, Oregon State
- Andrew Luck, football, Stanford
- Andy Rose, soccer, UCLA
- Daniel Nguyen, tennis, USC
- Derrick Shelby, football, Utah
- Robert Munn, rowing, Washington
- Derek Jones, baseball, Washington State
2011-12 Winners - Women - Katie Matusik, gymnastics, Arizona
- Katelyn Boyd, softball, Arizona State
- Valerie Arioto softball, California
- Katie Hartman, skiing, Colorado
- Amanda Johnson, basketball, Oregon
- Leslie Mak, gymnastics, Oregon State
- Nneka Ogwumike, basketball, Stanford
- Samantha Camuso, softball, UCLA
- Amanda Smith, swimming, USC
- Maria Graefnings, skiing, Utah
- Kate Deines, soccer, Washington
- Elisabeth Fournier, tennis, Washington State
2010-11 Winners - Men - Brooks Reed, football, Arizona
- Anthony Robles, wrestling, Arizona State
- Nathan Adrian, swimming, California
- Jordan Holmes, football, Oregon
- Alex Linnenkohl, football, Oregon State
- Owen Marecic, football, Stanford
- Ben Hohl, water polo, UCLA
- Murphy Troy, volleyball, USC
- Scott Roth, track & field, Washington
- Jeshua Anderson, track & field, Washington State
2010-11 Winners - Women - Paige Weber, volleyball, Arizona
- Kelcy McKenna, tennis, Arizona State
- Carli Lloyd, volleyball, California
- Melissa Gergel, track & field, Oregon
- Jill Sawatzky, volleyball, Oregon State
- Sarah Flynn, lacrosse, Stanford
- Brittani McCullough, gymnastics, UCLA
- Lizette Salas, golf, USC
- Venise Chan, tennis, Washington
- Marissa Tschida, track & field, Washington State
2009-10 Winners - Men - Jean Basson, swimming, Arizona
- Ryan Whiting, track & field, Arizona State
- Jerome Randle, basketball, California
- Ashton Eaton, track & field, Oregon
- Diego Velasquez, golf, Oregon State
- Toby Gerhart, football, Stanford
- Musatfa Abdul-Hamid, basketball, UCLA
- Jeff Byers, football, USC
- Nick Taylor, golf, Washington
- Matt Lamb, track & field, Washington State
2009-10 Winners - Women - Justine Schluntz, swimming, Arizona
- Liz Harkin, soccer, Arizona State
- Hana Cutura, volleyball, California
- Keshia Baker, track & field, Oregon
- Mandi Rodriquez, gymnastics, Oregon State
- Carly Janiga, gymnastics, Stanford
- Kaitlin Sather, volleyball, UCLA
- Kally Lucas, water polo, USC
- Danielle Lawrie, softball, Washington
- Kiersten Dallstream, soccer, Washington State
2008-09 Winners - Men - Craig Sheedy, diving, Arizona
- Jeff Pendergraph, basketball, Arizona State
- Alex Mack, football, California
- Galen Rupp, track & field, Oregon
- Andy Levitre, football, Oregon State
- Sho Nakamori, gymnastics, Stanford
- Michael Look, tennis, UCLA
- Mark Sanchez, football, USC
- Jon Brockman, basketball, Washington
- Taylor Rochestie, basketball, Washington State
2008-09 Winners - Women - Lara Jackson, swimming, Arizona
- Katie Cochran, softball, Arizona State
- Dana Vollmer, swimming, California
- Anna Poponyak, lacrosse, Oregon
- Saori Haruguchi, swimming, Oregon State
- Foluke Akinradewo, volleyball, Stanford
- Jade Machado, volleyball, UCLA
- Rebecca Soni, swimming, USC
- Ashley Charters, softball, Washington
- Sara Trane, track & field, Washington State