DALLAS – The 2022-23 Conference USA Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards were announced Thursday by the league’s Faculty Athletics Representatives. The awards, voted on by the conference’s 11 FARs, are presented to the top student-athletes in each conference-sponsored sport based on academic achievement (GPA), athletic achievement and service.
The 16 scholar-athletes were selected from C-USA’s full-time and affiliate member institutions across 18 sports (combining indoor and outdoor track & field). Rice men’s basketball player
Max Fiedler becomes the second C-USA and Rice student-athlete to earn this award three times. Rice, Middle Tennessee, UAB and UTSA each led the way with three selections.
2022-23 Scholar Athlete Award Winners
| Baseball |
Jonathan Fincher, LA Tech |
| Football |
Matt Quinn, UAB |
| Men’s Basketball |
Max Fiedler, Rice3 |
| Men’s Cross Country |
Travis Dowd, Rice |
| Men’s Golf |
Owen Stamper, Middle Tennessee |
| Men’s Tennis |
Francisco Rocha, Middle Tennessee |
| Men’s Track and Field |
Jucek Korpic Lesjak, Charlotte |
| Softball |
Sierra Frazier, UAB |
| Volleyball |
Carly Graham, Rice |
| Women’s Basketball |
Hailey Atwood, UTSA |
| Women’s Cross Country |
Abbygail Balli, UTSA |
| Women’s Golf |
Taylor Edlin, Middle Tennessee |
| Women’s Soccer |
Asha Zuniga, UAB |
| Women’s Tennis |
Veronica Lebisova, UTEP |
| Women’s Track and Field |
Oreoluwa Adamson, UTSA |
| Women’s Beach Volleyball |
Brooklyn Schiffli, JSU |
3 - Three-time recipient