OGDEN, Utah (June 26, 2015) - The Big Sky Conference announced the 2014-15 Scholar Athlete Award winners today. The following student athletes were selected by their respective institutions based upon athletic and academic performance during the 2014-15 school year. To qualify for the award, a student-athlete must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.2 (on a 4.0 scale), be a member of the graduating class and/or have completed their last year of intercollegiate athletic eligibility, have completed at least two years of intercollegiate competition at the institution, and be a letterwinner.
Erin Stone was named the female scholar athlete for SUU. Stone competed in the pole vault for the track and field team this past year and was the class of 2015 valedictorian. Stone matched her career best of 3.40 meters twice this past season. Stone is a biology major.
Sammy Cole was selected as the male scholar athlete. Cole was a staple for the men's golf team this past season, finishing second on the team with a 73.2 scoring average. Cole is an economics major.
Here is a full list of the recipients:
Eastern Washington University
Jordan Arakawa Track & Field Pre-Medicine/Biology Olympia, Wash.
Melissa Williams Women's Basketball Biology Camas, Wash.
University of Idaho
Jared du Toit Men's Golf Finance Kimberley, British Colombia
Alycia Butterworth Track & Field Marketing Parksville, British Columbia
Idaho State University
Austin Graves Football Philosophy Kennewick, Wash.
Hayli Worthington Track & Field Master's of Public Health Paul, Idaho
University of Montana
Dylan Hambright Track & Field Sociology Phoenix, Ariz.,
Sasha Carter Women's Tennis Marketing Bainbridge Island, Wash.
Montana State University
Nicklas Brandes Men's Tennis Business Nordenham, Germany
Heather Demorest Track & Field Community Health Darby, Mont.
University of North Dakota
Tyler Colling Track & Field Mechanical Engineering Forest Lake, Minn.
Siri Burck Women's Basketball Chemistry Fargo, N.D.
Northern Arizona University
Austin Hasquet Football Biomedical Science Peoria, Ariz.
Johanna Vang Women's Tennis Marketing and Business Economics Solletuna, Sweden
University of Northern Colorado
Andy Kemmer Track & Field Communications Loveland, Colo.
Ashley Atkin Track & Field Audiology/Speech Language Fleming, Colo.
Portland State University
Joe Lopez Football General Science Portland, Ore.
Caitlin Plese Soccer Criminology and Criminal Justice Enumclaw, Wash.
Sacramento State
Marek Marksoo Tennis Geology Tallinn, Estonia
Veronica Stinnett Track & Field Kinesiology Bonney Lake, Wash.
Southern Utah University
Sammy Cole Men's Golf Economics Aliso Viego, Calif.
Erin Stone Track & Field Biology Cour d'Alene, Idaho
Weber State University
Bo Bolen Football Electronic Engineering Aurora, Colo.
Audrey Biggs Volleyball Athletic Therapy Peasant Grove, Utah
