Pac-12 Scholar-Athletes of the Year
The Pac-12 Conference established the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards in 2007-08 to recognize its outstanding senior student-athletes.
A Scholar-Athlete of the Year will be named in each of the Pac-12's 24 sponsored sports: baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's cross country, women's cross country, beach volleyball, football, men's golf, women's golf, women's gymnastics, women's lacrosse, men's rowing, women's rowing, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball, men's swimming & diving, women's swimming & diving, men's tennis, women's tennis, men's track & field, women's track & field, women's volleyball, and wrestling.
The nomination criteria are:
- senior (in athletics eligibility) on track to receive a degree
- cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher
- participation in at least 50% of the scheduled contest in the sport
- minimum of one year in residence at the institution
Each Pac-12 institution will nominate one individual per sport, and the winners will be selected by a committee of Pac-12 staff members at the conclusion of each sport's regular season. The athletic accomplishments of the nominees will be a consideration in the voting for the award.
The Scholar-Athletes of the Year in each sport will receive a commemorative award.
Previous Winners
For a complete list of past Pac-12 Scholar-Athletes of the year, see below:
* Spring sports winners not selected due to the suspension of competition because of COVID-19.
2012-13 | ||
Scholar-Athlete | Sport | School |
Mark Appel | Baseball | Stanford |
Carrick Felix | Basketball (M) | Arizona State |
Layshia Clarendon | Basketball (W) | California |
Nick Happe | Cross Country (M) | Arizona State |
Jordan Hasay | Cross Country (W) | Oregon |
John Bonano | Football | Arizona |
Andrew Yun | Golf (M) | Stanford |
Sally Watson | Golf (W) | Stanford |
Stephanie McGregor | Gymnastics | Oregon State |
Seamus Labrum | Rowing (M) | Washington |
Katie Dick | Rowing (W) | Washington State |
Ryan Hollingshead | Soccer (M) | UCLA |
Mariah Nogueira | Soccer (W) | Stanford |
Lindsey Ziegenhirt | Softball | California |
Alex Ledrum | Swimming & Diving (M) | USC |
Caitlin Leverenz | Swimming & Diving (W) | California |
Denis Lin | Tennis (M) | Stanford |
Jacqueline Cako | Tennis (W) | Arizona State |
Nick Happe | Track & Field (M) | Arizona State |
Jordan Hasay | Track & Field (W) | Oregon |
Katherine Fischer | Volleyball | Oregon |
Jake Meredith | Wrestling | Arizona State |
2011-12 | ||
Scholar-Athlete | Sport | School |
Andrew Triggs | Baseball | Stanford |
Harper Kamp | Basketball (M) | California |
Amanda Johnson | Basketball (W) | Oregon |
Chris Derrick | Cross Country (M) | Stanford |
Christine Babcock | Cross Country (W) | Washington |
Jared Karstetter | Football | Washington State |
Jonnie Motomochi | Golf (M) | Oregon State |
Giulia Molinaro | Golf (W) | Arizona State |
Stephanie McAllister | Gymnastics | Utah |
Sam Ojserkis | Rowing (M) | Washington |
Marielle Higgins | Rowing (W) | Stanford |
Brent Richards | Soccer (M) | Washington |
Teresa Noyola | Soccer (W) | Stanford |
Katelyn Boyd | Softball | Arizona State |
Bobby Bollier | Swimming & Diving (M) | Stanford |
Elina Eggers | Swimming & Diving (W) | Arizona State |
Ryan Thacher | Tennis (M) | Stanford |
Jana Juricova | Tennis (W) | California |
Chris Derrick | Track & Field (M) | Stanford |
Brianne Thiesen | Track & Field (W) | Oregon |
Tarah Murrey | Volleyball | California |
Nick Amuchastegui | Wrestling | Stanford |
2010-11 | ||
Scholar-Athlete | Sport | School |
Chris Metzger | Baseball | USC |
Rihard Kuksiks | Basketball (M) | Arizona State |
Kayla Pedersen | Basketball (W) | Stanford |
Elliott Heath | Cross Country (M) | Stanford |
Alexandra Kosinski | Cross Country (W) | Oregon |
Mike Mohamed | Football | California |
Jack Dukeminier | Golf (M) | Oregon |
Pia Halbig | Golf (W) | California |
Mary Atkinson | Gymnastics | Arizona State |
Alex Syverson | Rowing (M) | Stanford |
Erika Roddy | Rowing (W) | Stanford |
Bobby Warshaw | Soccer (M) | Stanford |
Christen Press | Soccer (W) | Stanford |
Lesley Rogers | Softball | Arizona State |
Nathan Adrian | Swimming & Diving (M) | California |
Kelsey Ditto | Swimming & Diving (W) | Stanford |
Jake Poldma | Tennis (M) | USC |
Venise Chan | Tennis (W) | Washington |
Elliott Heath | Track & Field (M) | Stanford |
Katie Niehaus | Track & Field (W) | Stanford |
Jill Sawatzky | Volleyball | Oregon State |
Adam Hall | Wrestling | Boise State |
2009-10 | ||
Scholar-Athlete | Sport | School |
Matt Fanelli | Baseball | Washington State |
Landry Fields | Basketball (M) | Stanford |
Jayne Appel | Basketball (W) | Stanford |
Brandon Bethke | Cross Country (M) | Arizona State |
Nicole Blood | Cross Country (W) | Oregon |
Mike Nixon | Football | Arizona State |
Knut Borsheim | Golf (M) | Arizona State |
Jiuliana Murcia | Golf (W) | Arizona State |
Carly Janiga | Gymnastics | Stanford |
Simon Taylor | Rowing (M) | Washington |
Christina Sprouse | Rowing (W) | UCLA |
Rylan Hawkins | Soccer (M) | Washington |
Ali Riley | Soccer (W) | Stanford |
K'Lee Arrendondo | Softball | Arizona |
David Dunford | Swimming & Diving (M) | Stanford |
Justine Schluntz | Swimming & Diving (W) | Arizona |
Robert Farah | Tennis (M) | USC |
Lindsay Burdette | Tennis (W) | Stanford |
Ryan Whiting | Track & Field (M) | Arizona State |
Keisha Baker | Track & Field (W) | Oregon |
Jill Collymore | Volleyball | Washington |
Jake Johnson | Wrestling | Stanford |
2008-09 | ||
Scholar-Athlete | Sport | School |
Greg Lagreid | Baseball | Washington State |
Taylor Rochestie | Basketball (M) | Washington State |
Sybil Dosty | Basketball (W) | Arizona State |
Galen Rupp | Cross Country (M) | Oregon |
Jenna Kingma | Cross Country (W) | Arizona State |
Alex Mack | Football | California |
Alex Williams | Golf (M) | Oregon State |
Azahara Muñoz | Golf (W) | Arizona State |
Ariana Berlin | Gymnastics | UCLA |
Mark Murphy | Rowing (M) | Stanford |
Robin Hextrum | Rowing (W) | USC |
George John | Soccer (M) | Washington |
Nicole Dobrzynski | Soccer (W) | Oregon |
Jessica Mapes | Softball | Arizona State |
Jason Dunford | Swimming & Diving (M) | Stanford |
Andrea Axtell | Swimming & Diving (W) | Stanford |
Michael Look | Tennis (M) | UCLA |
Danielle Steinberg | Tennis (W) | Arizona |
Galen Rupp | Track & Field (M) | Oregon |
Sarah Stevens | Track & Field (W) | Arizona State |
Cynthia Barboza | Volleyball | Stanford |
Thomas Kimbrell | Wrestling | CSU Bakersfield |
2007-08 | ||
Scholar-Athlete | Sport | School |
Jayson Miller | Baseball | Washington State |
Robbie Cowgill | Basketball (M) | Washington State |
Lindsey Pluimer | Basketball (W) | UCLA |
Neftalem Araia | Cross Country (M) | Stanford |
Arianna Lambie | Cross Country (W) | Stanford |
Spencer Larsen | Football | Arizona |
Rob Grube | Golf (M) | Stanford |
Allison Walshe | Golf (W) | Arizona |
Karin Wurm | Gymnastics | Arizona |
Justin Wagner | Rowing (M) | Oregon State |
Kaylie Towne | Rowing (W) | Oregon State |
Kevin Forrest | Soccer (M) | Washington |
Rachel Buehler | Soccer (W) | Stanford |
Jackie Vasquez | Softball | Arizona State |
Steve Neuwert | Swimming & Diving (M) | Arizona State |
Lacey Nymyer | Swimming & Diving (W) | Arizona |
Mathieu Dehaine | Tennis (M) | UCLA |
Riza Zalameda | Tennis (W) | UCLA |
Russell Brown | Track & Field (M) | Stanford |
April Kubishta | Track & Field (W) | Arizona State |
Angie Pressey | Volleyball | California |
Tanner Gardner | Wrestling | Stanford |