The 2022 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, UCLA softball's Briana Perez has been named the Bruins' 2021-22 female Tom Hansen Medal winner. Perez is pursuing a master’s degree in education (4.00 GPA) after earning bachelor’s degree in psychology with history minor in 2021. She has also appeared in PSA supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and made hospital visits for pediatric cancer patients.