DALLAS – The 2021-22 Conference USA Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards were announced Monday 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 18 scholar-athletes were selected from C-USA’s full-time and affiliate member institutions across 20 sports (combining indoor and outdoor track & field). Rice leads the conference with seven selections, while both Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, and Marshall had two selections apiece. See below for the complete list of honorees.
 
2021-22 Scholar Athlete Award Winners 

Women’s Track and Field	Riley Felts, Charlotte
Men’s Soccer	Alex Willis, Charlotte
Baseball	Hunter Cooley, Florida Atlantic
Women’s Beach Volleyball	Christine Jarman, Florida Atlantic
Women’s Swimming and Diving	Madeline Hart, Marshall
Women’s Golf	Jackie Schmidt, Marshall
Women’s Basketball	Courtney Whitson, Middle Tennessee
Women’s Tennis	Maria Budin, Rice
Men’s Basketball	Max Fielder, Rice
Men’s Track and Field	Corbett Fong, Rice
Women’s Cross Country	Grace Forbes, Rice
Men’s Cross Country	Hociel Landa, Rice
Men’s Tennis	Sumit Sarkar, Rice
Women’s Soccer	Delaney Schultz, Rice
Men’s Golf	Nick Robillard, UAB
Football	Hunter Duplessis, UTSA
Softball	Shelby Nunn, WKU
Volleyball	Katie Isenbarger, WKU