DALLAS – The 2023-24 Conference USA Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards were announced Friday by the league’s Faculty Athletics Representatives. The awards, voted on by the conference’s nine 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 CUSA’s full-time and affiliate member institutions across 19 sports (combining indoor and outdoor track & field). Sam Houston, MTSU and WKU each led the way with three selections.
2023-24 Scholar Athlete Award Winners
| Baseball |
Ryan Johnson, DBU |
| Bowling |
Denise Blankenzee, Sam Houston |
| Football |
Trevor Williams, Sam Houston |
| Men’s Basketball |
Cameron Huefner, Sam Houston |
| Men’s Cross Country |
Aron Tanui, UTEP |
| Men’s Golf |
Owen Stamper, MTSU2 |
| Men’s Tennis |
Leo Raquin, MTSU |
| Men’s Track and Field |
Ben Shughart, Liberty |
| Softball |
Katie Gardner, WKU |
| Volleyball |
Callie Bauer, WKU |
| Women’s Basketball |
Molly Kaiser, NM State |
| Women’s Cross Country |
Purity Sanga, MTSU |
| Women’s Golf |
Catie Craig, WKU |
| Women’s Soccer |
Reagan Bridges, FIU |
| Women’s Tennis |
Oyinlomo Quadre, FIU |
| Women’s Track and Field |
Paola Bueno, Liberty |
| Women’s Beach Volleyball |
Samantha Green, Tulane |
2 - Two-time recipient