OGDEN, Utah (June 8, 2017) - The conclusion of the 2016-17 season has come, and the Big Sky Conference announced its 2016-17 Scholar-Athlete Award winners Thursday.
The following student-athletes were selected by their respective institutions, based upon athletic-and-academic performances during the past academic year.
To qualify for the award, a student-athlete must have a minimum 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 and be a letterwinner in their respective sport.
| Cal Poly |
| Billy Shipman II |
Football |
Business Administration and Finance |
Valencia, California |
| Eastern Washington |
| Cooper Kupp |
Football |
Economics |
Yakima, Washington |
| Sarah Reiter |
Cross Country/Track & Field |
Business Administration |
Renton, Washington |
| Hartford |
| Atle Ruden |
Men's Golf |
Economics and Finance |
Oslo, Norway |
| Idaho |
| Nathan Stark |
Cross Country/Track & Field |
Movement and Leisure Sciences |
Boise, Idaho |
| Katelyn Peterson |
Cross Country/Track & Field |
Movement and Leisure Sciences |
Fairfield, Idaho |
| Idaho State |
| Sebastian Edin |
Men's Tennis |
Economic Theory |
Sigtuna, Sweden |
| Karlie Kjerstad |
Track & Field |
Health Education |
Chandler, Arizona |
| Montana |
| Tess Brenneman |
Soccer |
Health and Human Performance |
Kalispell, Montana |
| Brandon Gfeller |
Men's Basketball |
Accounting |
Colfax, Washington |
| Montana State |
| Kellen Bates |
Men's Tennis |
Business Finance and Economics |
Kalispell, Montana |
| Laura Middel |
Women's Tennis |
Business Finance |
Hoogezand, Netherlands |
| North Dakota |
| Brian Labat |
Football |
Biology |
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota |
| Makailah Dyer |
Women's Basketball |
Kinesiology |
Madison, Wisconsin |
| Northern Arizona |
| Patrick Baldenegro |
Football |
Biomedical Science |
Chandler, Arizona |
| Rene Coggins |
Women's Basketball |
Accountancy/Finance/Hotel Management |
Mesa, Arizona |
| Northern Colorado |
| Thomas Singleton |
Football |
Communications |
Aurora, Colorado |
| Carly Browning |
Track & Field |
Biological Sciences |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Portland State |
| Xavier Coleman |
Football |
Psychology |
Portland, Oregon |
| Genna Settle |
Track & Field |
Health Studies |
Estacada, Oregon |
| Sacramento State |
| Michael Turner |
Track & Field |
Mechanical Engineering |
Campbell, California |
| Chloe Bartek |
Women's Golf |
Psychology |
Vancouver, Washington |
| Southern Utah |
| Eric Sandall |
Track & Field |
Engineering |
Elko, Nevada |
| Logan Harker |
Soccer |
Physical Education |
Syracuse, Utah |
| UC Davis |
| Christian Schneider |
Football |
Managerial Economics |
Glendora, California |
| Weber State |
| Tre'von Johnson |
Football |
Professional Sales |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Megan Thompson |
Volleyball |
Business Administration |
Richfield, Utah |