Pamela Kosgei’s freshman year at the University of New Mexico wasn’t just remarkable — it was record-shattering. Now, the distance running sensation has been named Mountain West Female Athlete of the Year for 2024-25, capping one of the most dominant debut campaigns in NCAA track and field history. The league announced the honor Thursday, adding Kosgei’s name to an elite Lobo list that includes Amelia Mazza-Downie (2022-23), Weini Kelati (2019-20), Josh Kerr (2016-17) and Courtney Frerichs (2015-16).

Kosgei delivered a perfect conference cross country season, claiming both MW Freshman and Athlete of the Year honors while leading UNM to the team title. She finished runner-up at the NCAA Championships, powering the Lobos to a seventh-place national finish.

Her indoor campaign brought three Mountain West titles (mile, 3,000m, 5,000m) and the fifth-fastest indoor 5,000m in collegiate history (15:00.36). Outdoors, she went undefeated, winning NCAA titles in both the 5,000m and 10,000m — only the fifth woman ever to sweep the distance double, and just the third since 1998. Her 10k victory came in a meet-record 31:17.82, the No. 3 all-time collegiate mark; she already owns the No. 2 time at 31:02.73.

Along the way, Kosgei posted one of the fastest steeplechase performances in NCAA history (9:15.93) and ran a high-altitude 10k in Albuquerque (31:58.51) that was the fastest ever outside of Africa. She finished the year with six conference titles, five All-America honors, two NCAA outdoor golds, and 50 points toward UNM’s first-ever sweep of MW women’s XC, indoor, and outdoor team crowns.

Her dominance helped both Lobo track programs achieve their best combined NCAA finish in school history, with 56 total points and Top 10 team placements for both men and women — making UNM the only non-Power Five school in the nation to pull off the feat in both outdoor track & field and cross country in 2024-25.

Kosgei also earned a Bowerman Award finalist spot — track & field’s highest individual honor — becoming the first Mountain West athlete and first UNM woman to be named. Off the track, the public health major maintained a 3.33 GPA, earning USTFCCCA National Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors. She will next compete for Kenya at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo this September in the 3,000m steeplechase.

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Williams Earns Spot on College Football “Freaks” List

On the gridiron, another Lobo is making national headlines. Senior cornerback and kick returner Abraham “Abe” Williams has been named to Bruce Feldman’s annual College Football Freaks List, which spotlights the most physically gifted and athletic players in the country. Williams, who checks in at No. 100, is the active leader in college football with five career 100-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns.

A 6-foot-1, 186-pound transfer from Idaho — and former FCS All-American at Weber State — Williams impressed scouts this summer with elite measurables, including a top speed of 22.5 mph, a 39-inch vertical leap, and a 10-foot-5 broad jump. Feldman praised Williams’ length, explosiveness, and versatility, projecting him to be a key contributor at cornerback, on kick returns, and potentially as a punt returner.

Williams is one of only two Mountain West players to make the 2025 list, alongside Wyoming’s John Michael Gyllenborg at No. 54, and one of just 27 non-Power Four athletes recognized.

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UNM Rolls Out \$4 Value Menu for Football Games

In an effort to keep Lobo Football both family-friendly and affordable, UNM Athletics announced the launch of an all-new $4 value menu at University Stadium this fall. Starting with the August 30 home opener against Idaho State, fans can purchase hot dogs, popcorn, Pepsi products, and bottled water for just \$4 each.

The value menu will be available at the main west concession stands as well as the northwest and northeast concourse locations. The initiative follows the school’s “Kids 12 & Under Get in Free” promotion, which offers two free general admission tickets for children with the purchase of an adult GA ticket for select games.

“Our goal is to make Lobo Football as family-friendly and affordable as ever,” said Vice President/Director of Athletics Fernando Lovo. “We want every New Mexican to be able to enjoy a great game-day experience without breaking the bank.”

Between Kosgei’s record-breaking freshman season, Williams’ spot on a national list of elite athletes, and new fan-friendly promotions, it’s shaping up to be an exciting year for Lobo Athletics — on the track, on the field, and in the stands.

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Big names flock to Seaside Volleyball Tournament

Published 10:49 am Tuesday, August 12, 2025

The top ranked high school girls volleyball player in Washington state, international standouts and an Olympic Gold Medalist were some of the many stars who flocked to Seaside Beach for the 43rd Annual Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament.

    With more than 230 nets and a sold-out crowd, the biggest volleyball Tournament in the United States lived up to its reputation. Not only was it a star-studded weekend, it was a weekend filled with showmanship. Athletes on center court were not just playing to win the match, but also to entertain the packed crowd in the process.

    For those who attended on Friday and Saturday that is exactly what happened.

    Though the weekend was filled with players from the Los Angeles beaches, the headliner was 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Phillip Dalhausser. The 2023 International Volleyball Hall of Fame inductee made his first trip to the Oregon Coast hoping to add another championship to his more than 30 career gold medals.

     To do that, Dalhausser and his partner Brendan Onishchenko would have to defeat the team of Avery Drost and Wyatt Harrison in the semi-finals. Despite Dalhausser being 45 years old and sporting a grey beard, he and Onishchenko took care of business in straight sets to advance to the finals.

    They would await the winner of the second semi-finals match, which consisted of Derek Bradford and Evan Cory taking on Alexander Harthaller from Innsbruck, Austria and Diego Perez. Though Perez and Bradford were on opposite teams they ended up stealing the show — Perez because of his incredible defense and blocking prowess and Bradford for his flair.

     The 21 year old from Northridge, California lived up to every Southern California stereotype. The 6-foot-8 high flier wore a loose fitting hat that would fly off his head every time he served. The hat-flying-off move revealed the perfect blond hair that had all the young girls in the audience swooning.

      Bradford and Cory would go on to win the match in straight sets and looked likely to face the 45-year-old former Olympic Champion, but it was not to be. While diving for a ball late in the second set, Cory landed awkwardly on his shoulder and ended up hurting it to the point where he was not able to play. This meant that Dalhausser and Onishchenko would win the boys title by forfeit.

   The girls open championship was a rematch of sorts. 

    French sensation Marine Kinna and her partner Chloe Loreen had defeated Ella Connor in a previous matchup. Connor was hoping that her partner and fellow Southern California beach girl Zoey Henson would be able to get revenge.

      Set one saw the French sensation put on one of the best defensive shows Seaside Volleyball has seen in a while. Kinna ran around the back line digging out balls, dove in the sand and even put away some spikes of her own. This helped her and Loreen win the first set, 21-18.

     The next set saw the youngsters from California fight back. Henson, 20, and Connor, 21, controlled much of the second set and at one point went up 14-10, before the No. 1 seeded team tied it up with a 4-0 run. After a timeout, Connor and Henson once again took what looked to be a commanding lead in set two. They went up 18-15 and then had a set point at 20-16. That’s when Loreen went on a service run. After winning five straight points on her service game to turn the tables, the two teams went back and forth for multiple points until Kinna and Loreen won the second, 25-23, and thus the championship.

     “I felt stronger as the match went on,” Loreen said. “Towards the end we had momentum and it felt great.”

      ‘We didn’t feel much pressure in the second set,” Kinna said. “Just trusted each other’s game and finished it off.”

       

 

Real Madrid has said that it “firmly rejects” having a regular-season Spanish league game played in the United States and warned of “a turning point in the world of football”.

Villarreal, in contrast, is promising free travel and tickets for season-ticket holders if its match against Barcelona in Miami is approved, in what would be a first for the league. The 17th-round match in La Liga would be played at Hard Rock Stadium, the home of Barca legend Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami.

Madrid said on Tuesday that it has taken action to keep the December 20 match from happening in the US, claiming it would hurt the “integrity of the competition” and the “legitimacy of the results”.

“The measure, which was taken without prior information or consultation of the clubs participating in the competition, infringes the essential principle of territorial reciprocity, which applies in two-legged league competitions (one match at home and the other at the home of the opposing team), upsetting the competitive balance and giving an undue sporting advantage to the applicant clubs,” Madrid said.

The club said the match would set “an unacceptable precedent that opens the door to exceptions based on non-sporting interests, clearly affecting sporting integrity and risking the adulteration of the competition”.

“If this proposal were to be carried out, its consequences would be so serious that it would be a turning point in the world of football,” Madrid said.

The Europe-wide fan group Football Supporters Europe (FSE) said it was “liaising” with members, soccer stakeholders, affected groups and partner organisations to “collectively resist the latest threat to the very nature of football”.

“We are following the broader impact on football with the utmost concern,” the group said. “Moving games from their domestic territories strikes at the heart of the relationship between fans and their teams, breaking vital links between clubs and their communities.”

The group also criticised a similar move by the Italian league to play a match abroad.

The Italian football federation said in July that a plan was in motion to play the Serie A match between AC Milan and Como in the Australian city of Perth in February.

Madrid asks FIFA and UEFA to withhold permission for Barcelona game

Madrid said it has asked FIFA, UEFA and Spain’s top sport body to not authorise the game in the US. The Spanish football federation on Monday approved a request for the match to be played in Miami. UEFA and FIFA now have to approve the request before it can be made official.

“Any modification of this nature must, in any case, have the express and unanimous agreement of all the clubs participating in the competition, as well as strictly respecting the national and international rules governing the organization of official competitions,” Madrid said.

Madrid and the Spanish league president, Javier Tebas, have often been at odds on various issues.

The club said UEFA should deny the request to play the game abroad, based on the “criterion established in 2018 that prevents official matches in domestic competitions from being played outside national territory, except in duly justified exceptional circumstances, which are not present here”.

Madrid said it asked the country’s high sport council “not to grant the necessary administrative authorization without such unanimous consent”.

“Real Madrid reaffirms its commitment to respect the national and international rules that guarantee the fairness and proper functioning of official competitions, and will defend its compliance with them before all competent bodies,” the club said.

Villarreal hoping to expand its brand in US

Villarreal earlier on Tuesday said that its season ticket-holders can travel for free and receive free tickets for the match. It said those who do not want to go, or cannot go, will get a 20 percent discount on their season tickets.

“We would be the first [Spanish] team to play a league match abroad,” Villarreal’s president, Fernando Roig, told a news conference. “It would greatly help us expand our brand in a key market like the United States.”

Staging a match abroad has long been part of the league’s goal to promote football and its brand in other countries.

It first tried to stage a match in the US in 2018, with a game between Barcelona and Girona, but the idea was dismissed after criticism from players, fans and clubs. Subsequent attempts to play there also failed.

The league had offered compensation packages for Girona fans in 2018.

It was not clear whether it would be Villarreal or the league paying for the travel and tickets for the club’s fans this time.

The attempts to play in the US are part of the league’s long-term partnership with sport and entertainment group Relevent Sports, which is part of Stephen Ross’s portfolio of companies, including Hard Rock Stadium, the Miami Dolphins, the Formula One’s Miami Grand Prix and the Miami Open tennis tournament.

Earlier this year, it was announced that New York-based Relevent Sports has exclusive negotiating rights over the global commercial rights to the UEFA men’s club competitions for the period 2027-2033.

FIFA moved last year towards ending decades of football tradition by ordering a review of its policy that blocks domestic league games from being played in other countries.

Some fan groups in Spain and the country’s players’ association on Monday expressed their disapproval of the plan to move the match thousands of kilometres away.

It has become routine, though, for US pro sport leagues to stage games in Europe, Asia and South America that help build their brands and fan bases.

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WRIGHT TWP. – Tori White loves volleyball.

Rewind back to her freshman year. White, now a senior at Crestwood High School, was approached about a new challenge. Something that she didn’t quite understand at the time, and to be honest, a prospect that was kind of scary.

Outdoor volleyball.

“I was told that it was a way of getting some extra reps in during the summer,” the Comet said. “ To be honest, I never heard of it, and the rules were different, so I was scared. But I wanted to give it a shot.”

And now?

“I play almost every weekend in the summer,” she laughed.

White, a defensive specialist, is one of four seniors on the Comets’ roster as Crestwood hopes to return back to the Class 3A postseason to make some noise.

Last year, the team reached the semifinals before falling to eventual champ, Berwick.

“It’s a little nerve-racking because there are only four seniors on the team. I am a little nervous, but excited at the same time,” she said. “I don’t feel pressure as much as I am excited to take on this leadership role. I really want to help the underclassmen, and I love being a leader. For me, it’s all about the team.”

Back to the outdoor life because it’s something that has grown in White’s heart.

Yes, there were nervous moments when she first started.

First, it was co-ed – meaning she was going to be facing off against players of all genders and ages.

Second, it was a new adventure. New rules. No hardwood court. And no six-on-six game.

Instead, she was a doubles’ player.

“Everyone thinks differently when it’s two-on-two instead of six-on-six. It gets a lot scrappier,” she said. “You see that a lot of balls get sent over on the first contact or second contact rather than getting three touches and trying to make it clean. You focus on getting the point whenever you can.”

Now, add in the variables.

Playing outside brings Mother Nature into the game. And everyone knows that Mother Nature is undefeated every season.

That’s something that White had to learn to deal with.

The games, while she wants to play as clean as possibly, weren’t always going to look perfect.

“You are playing in wind, rain, storms, 90-degree heat. It’s all the weather elements you can imagine,” she said. “It’s hard to be perfect when you are playing outside. It’s really tough sometimes, but I like that, though.”

It’s in the outdoor season where she’s done a good job of honing her game.

Playing doubles, it’s a little bit of everything balled up into one. She’s an attacker, maybe even a setter. She’s receiving passes, and working on her communication skills with her partner.

And she’s done it at the highest level on the East Coast Volleyball circuit where White’s played in the biggest events of the summer: The Pottstown Rumble and the Susquehanna Smash.

Most of all, she’s learned the greatest attribute of them all.

Love for the sport.

“Everyone wants to be around the game,” White said. “They love the game, and they are playing outdoor because they just love the sport. You aren’t always playing against people your age. You are playing against older people and younger people, guys and girls. Everyone is different. You get to learn so many different types of volleyball, and how they learned and how they play. Then, I can kind of go back and compare it to the way that I play. It’s an awesome experience.”

Now, it’s about her transition back to the indoor season where she’ll trade in the rain and sun for the bright lights of the hardwood gymnasium.

The transition? Not too hard, she admits, although, there are some slight differences.

“For outdoors, you can’t open-hand receive the first contact to the ball. And sometimes, I catch myself doing that inside and it doesn’t work. I have to remind myself every now and then,” she laughed.

At Crestwood, White will lead a squad that is young, but talented. The Comets will have to find some offensive punch as Sveva Cattaneo and Sydney Beddingfield have graduated. Those two combined for more than 320 kills in 2024.

“We are pretty young, but a lot of them did play club over the offseason,” White said. “My biggest goal is to just have fun and enjoy my last season. This is the last time I’ll get the chance to play with these girls, so I just want it to be a successful season.”

Teams to Watch

Berwick: The Bulldogs are the reigning Class 3A champ and have some young, talented players coming back into the mix – including Defensive Player of the Year Zoey Force. Berwick, the defending Wyoming Valley Conference champion, looks to be the frontrunner again in 2025.

Dallas: The Mountaineers only had one senior on the roster last year, so the Dallas underclassmen got that year of experience. Plus, Ava Adams is back after leading the league in kills last year.

Holy Redeemer: Yes, Holy Redeemer lost a good senior class. But the Royals never rebuild, but rather, reload. Citizens Voice Girls’ Volleyball Player of the Year Bella Boylan is back, as is Gracie Griffin, and head coach Jack Kablick has a strong freshman class coming in. Keep an eye on Redeemer as the year progresses.

Tunkhannock: Tunkhannock always finds a way to keep fighting in the conference. Coming off a nine-win season and a berth in the postseason, the Tigers need to find a way to replace middle Piper Lukasavage, but have Grace Volker and Maya Gunderson, who both had strong summers.

Players to Watch

Bella Boylan, Holy Redeemer: Boylan, an all-state selection last season while battling through an injury, begins her final year at Holy Redeemer. As a junior, she helped the Royals to an 18th district title as she finished the year with 378 kills, 134 digs, 41 blocks and 87 points.

Grace Robbins, Berwick: The junior was the featured attacker on the district titlist. She ended the year fourth in the WVC with 161 kills and was solid in the back line with 86 points, 33 aces and 40 digs.

Julia Rauch, Berwick: Rauch could be the premier setter in the WVC this year. The junior led the league with 383 assists, and added 85 points, 71 digs and 24 aces.

Ava Adams, Dallas: She had quite the debut in 2024. As a freshman, she led the WVC in league play with 231 kills. The middle hitter is expected to be one of the top attackers in 2025.

Zoey Force, Berwick: The reigning WVC Defensive Player of the year is back, and will sure up the back line for the Bulldogs. The senior had a strong 2024 where she finished with 171 digs, 155 points and 45 aces.

NEW YORK (Aug. 13, 2025) – Creighton volleyball star Kendra Wait was named BIG EAST Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Villanova track and field standout Liam Murphy was named the BIG EAST Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the league announced on Wednesday. Both Wait and Murphy will receive a $4,000 scholarship, which may be applied to graduate or professional studies. The selection was made by the Conference’s Academic Affairs Committee.

Wait graduated with an undergraduate degree in Nursing, maintaining a perfect 4.0 GPA over her collegiate career at Creighton. The senior earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District and All-American First Team honors in 2024. In the community, she volunteered at the Children’s Hospital Omaha.

 

On the court, Wait helped lead the Creighton Bluejays to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, as well as a BIG EAST regular season and tournament title. Individually, she was named AVCA First Team All-American, BIG EAST Player and Setter of the Year and BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Leading the BIG EAST in assists per set, she was one of 14 finalists for the AVCA National Player of the Year award.

 

Murphy completed his tenure at Villanova with a master’s in business administration, boasting a 3.830 graduate GPA. A recipient of the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award in Cross-Country in 2023-24.

 

One of the top distance runners in the country during a record-breaking collegiate career, Murphy set the NCAA record in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:33.02 at the Raleigh Relays on March 27, 2025. His collegiate body of work includes seven NCAA, collegiate and/or Villanova records. His nine career All-America honors and 12 career BIG EAST titles both tied Villanova men’s records. His top national finishes are fourth place in the 3000 meters (2024 indoor, 2025 indoor), 11th in the 1500 meters (2023 outdoor, 2024 outdoor) and ninth in cross country (2024). In the final BIG EAST Championships meet of his career (2025 outdoor) he won the 1500 meters for the second straight year for his 12th BIG EAST title (six indoor, four outdoor, two cross country).

The Conference also announced the male and female winners of the 2024-25 BIG EAST Institutional Scholar-Athlete Scholarships. Each institutional winner receives $2,000 toward graduate studies.

2024-25 BIG EAST Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete Awards

School	Name, Sport(s)
Butler	Talia Sommer, Soccer
Connecticut	Olivia Wright, Tennis
Creighton	Kendra Wait, Volleyball *
DePaul Georgetown Marquette	Rachel Krasowski, Volleyball Chloe Scrimgeour, Cross Country Hanna Bodner, Lacrosse
Providence	Alexandra Millard, Cross Country
St. John’s	Anastasia Serafinko, Softball
Seton Hall	Olivia Gilbert, Softball
Villanova	Roschell Clayton, Track & Field
Xavier	Samantha Wiehe, Soccer

*Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year 
 
2024-25 BIG EAST Institutional Male Scholar-Athlete Awards

School	Name, Sport(s)
Butler	William Zegarski, Track & Feld
Connecticut	Diarmuid O’Connor, Track & Field
Creighton	Dominic Cancellieri, Baseball
DePaul	Darius Brown, Track & Field
Georgetown	Abel Teffra, Track & Field
Marquette Providence	Sam Cascella, Track & Field Bernardo Prego, Soccer
St. John’s	Braeden Pratt, Men’s Lacrosse
Seton Hall	Sean Vizzard, Baseball
Villanova	Liam Murphy, Track & Field *
Xavier	Aiden Leamer, Swimming & Diving

*Men’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year 

BIG EAST Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year

Year, Name, School, Sport

1985: Leigh Curl, Connecticut, Basketball

1986: Joanne Keehs, Villanova, Track & Field

1987: Karen Ferreria, Providence, Volleyball

1988: Noreen Coughlin, Pittsburgh, Volleyball

1989: Vicki Huber, Villanova, Track & Field

1990: Siobhan Gallagher, Providence, Track & Field

1991: Cami White, Providence, Field Hockey

1992: Kelly Larkin, Syracuse, Field Hockey

1993: Nnenna Lynch, Villanova, Track & Field

1994: Allison Williams, Pittsburgh, Track & Field

1995: Becky Spies, Villanova, Cross Country/Track & Field

1996: Najuma Fletcher, Pittsburgh, Track & Field

1997: Jen Renola, Notre Dame, Soccer

1998: Charity Wachera, West Virginia, Track & Field

1999: Gladys Ganiel, Providence, Cross Country/Track & Field

2000: Jenny Streiffer, Notre Dame, Soccer

2001: Ruth Riley, Notre Dame, Basketball

2002: Jarrah Myers, Notre Dame, Softball

2003: Erin McIntyre, Rutgers, Swimming & Diving

2004: Vanessa Pruzinsky, Notre Dame, Soccer

2005: Nicole Lee, Georgetown, Cross Country/Track & Field

2006: Kelly Harrigan, Rutgers, Swimming & Diving

2007: Jessica Javelet, Louisville, Field Hockey

2008: Jillian Drouin, Syracuse, Track & Field

2009: Jennifer Kleinhans, Connecticut, Field Hockey

2010: Meagan Dooley, Pittsburgh, Volleyball

2011: Maya Moore, Connecticut, Basketball

2012: Natalie Kulla, Marquette, Soccer

2013: Sam Roecker, Providence, Cross Country/Track & Field

2014: Emily Sisson, Providence, Cross Country/Track & Field

2015: Shelbey Manthorpe, Seton Hall, Volleyball

2016: Rachel Daly, St. John’s, Soccer

2017: Lauren Smith, Creighton, Volleyball

2018: Alexis Walkden, Seton Hall, Softball

2019: Taryn Kloth, Creighton, Volleyball

2021: Aspasia Avgeri, DePaul, Tennis

2022: Maggie Donahue, Georgetown, Cross Country

2023: Julia Leas, Georgetown, Soccer

2024: Julia Leas, Georgetown, Soccer

2025: Kendra Wait, Creighton, Volleyball

 

Note: In 2019-20, the BIG EAST did not present the Male or Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

BIG EAST Male Scholar-Athletes Of The Year

Year	Name, School, Sport
1985	Joey David, Pittsburgh, Basketball
1986	John Prior, Connecticut, Track & Field
1987	Harold Jensen, Villanova, Basketball
1988	Dave Echeverria, Villanova, Swimming & Diving
1989	Chris Craft, Villanova, Swimming & Diving
1990	Pat O’Kelly, Seton Hall, Soccer
1991	David Honor, St. John’s, Baseball
1992	Steve Holman, Georgetown, Track & Field
1993	Hector Zamora, Seton Hall, Soccer
1994	Sebastien Goulet, Swimming, Syracuse
1995	Kevin Lyles, Seton Hall, Track & Field
1996	Gil Kovalski, Miami, Tennis
1997	Christian Fogarazzo, St. John’s, Track & Field
1998	Errol Williams, Notre Dame, Track & Field
1999	Angelo Ciminiello, Providence, Baseball
2000	Scott VanEpps, Pittsburgh, Swimming & Diving
2001	Chris Hamblin, Boston College, Soccer
2002	Gregory Strohmann, Seton Hall, Soccer
2003	Casey Schmidt, Boston College, Soccer
2004	Chris Wingert, St. John’s, Soccer
2005	Guy Melamed, Boston College, Soccer
2006	Trevor O’Grady, Rutgers, Track & Field
2007	Drew Eckman, Villanova, Track & Field
2008	Jeremy Stultz, Pittsburgh, Swimming & Diving
2009	Zak Boggs, USF, Soccer
2010	Francisco Aristeguieta, USF, Soccer
2011	Brian Karalunas, Villanova, Lacrosse
2012	Eric Finan, Cincinnati, Cross Country/Track & Field
2013	Grant Van De Casteele, Notre Dame, Soccer
2014	Charles Lyon, Marquette, Soccer
2015	Sam McEntee, Villanova, Cross Country/Track & Field
2016	Thomas Hackimer, St. John’s, Baseball
2017	David Goldsmith, Butler, Soccer
2018	Eric Dick, Butler, Soccer
2019	Sven Koenig, Creighton, Soccer
2021	Marcelo Rocha, Providence, Track & Field
2022	Dante Polvara, Georgetown, Soccer
2023	Will Bowen, Georgetown, Lacrosse
2024	Parker Stokes, Georgetown, Cross Country/Track & Field
2025	Liam Murphy, Villanova, Track & Field

 
Note: In 2019-20, the BIG EAST did not present the Male or Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.