DALLAS – The 2020-21 Conference USA Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards were announced Wednesday by the league’s Faculty Athletics Representatives. The awards, voted on by the conference’s 14 FARs, are presented to the top student-athletes in each conference-sponsored sport based on academic achievement (GPA), athletic achievement and service.

The 17 scholar-athletes were selected from C-USA’s full-time and affiliate member institutions across 19 sports (combining indoor and outdoor track & field). Rice leads the conference with eight selections, while both Charlotte and Marshall had two selections apiece. See below for the complete list of honorees.
 
2020-21 Scholar Athlete Award Winners

Baseball	Mitchell Hartigan, Florida Atlantic
Men’s Basketball	Max Fiedler, Rice
Women’s Basketball	Nancy Mulkey, Rice
Men’s Cross Country	Hociel Landa, Rice
Women’s Cross Country	Grace Forbes, Rice
Football	Hunter Duplessis, UTSA
Men’s Golf	Nick Robillard, UAB
Women’s Golf	Mary Joiner, WKU
Men’s Soccer	Pedro Dolabella, Marshall
Women’s Soccer	Meredith Hamby, Charlotte
Softball	Summer Burgess, Middle Tennessee
Women’s Swimming & Diving	Ellery Parish, Rice
Men’s Tennis	Sumit Sarkar, Rice
Women’s Tennis	Elizabeth Stefancic, Marshall
Men’s Track & Field	Corbett Fong, Rice
Women’s Track & Field	Grace Forbes, Rice
Volleyball	Sydney Rowan, Charlotte