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Donovan Named Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year
5/15/2018 9:56 AM | Softball
Senior pitcher earns conference's top academic award
SAN FRANCISCO - Utah's Katie Donovan has been named the Pac-12's Scholar Athlete of the Year. Donovan is the first softball player and sixth student-athlete to earn this award for the Utes.
A Scholar Athlete of the Year award is presented in each of the 24 sports the Pac-12 sponsors and was established to honor collegiate student-athletes that are standouts both academically and in their sports discipline.
A senior from Salem, Ore., Donovan maintains a 3.83 grade point average (GPA) in honors biology with a minor in ecology and legacy. She is one of four Utes in program history to earn multiple CoSIDA Academic All-District honors. Donovan is also a two-time first team Pac-12 All-Academic selection and NFCA Scholar Athlete award recipient.
Athletically, Donovan is a three-time NFCA All-Region honoree and All-Pac-12 honoree. She is the active Pac-12 leader in saves (13), starts (111), innings (656.0) and appearances (155). Her 64 career wins rank fourth in Utah history and her 561 career strikeouts rank third.
In order to be eligible for the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, student-athletes must be a senior (in athletics eligibility) on track to receive a degree, have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, participate in at least 50 percent of the scheduled contests in the sport and have a minimum one year in residence at the institution. Each Pac-12 institution may nominate one individual per sport, and the winners are selected by a committee of Pac-12 staff members at the conclusion of each sport's regular season. The athletics accomplishments of the nominees are a consideration in voting for the award.
A Scholar Athlete of the Year award is presented in each of the 24 sports the Pac-12 sponsors and was established to honor collegiate student-athletes that are standouts both academically and in their sports discipline.
A senior from Salem, Ore., Donovan maintains a 3.83 grade point average (GPA) in honors biology with a minor in ecology and legacy. She is one of four Utes in program history to earn multiple CoSIDA Academic All-District honors. Donovan is also a two-time first team Pac-12 All-Academic selection and NFCA Scholar Athlete award recipient.
Athletically, Donovan is a three-time NFCA All-Region honoree and All-Pac-12 honoree. She is the active Pac-12 leader in saves (13), starts (111), innings (656.0) and appearances (155). Her 64 career wins rank fourth in Utah history and her 561 career strikeouts rank third.
Congratulations to the 2018 #Pac12SB Scholar-Athlete of the Year @Utah_Softball's Katie Donovan! More: https://t.co/qmHoJKh4mw pic.twitter.com/HUfanupjxJ
— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) May 15, 2018
In order to be eligible for the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, student-athletes must be a senior (in athletics eligibility) on track to receive a degree, have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, participate in at least 50 percent of the scheduled contests in the sport and have a minimum one year in residence at the institution. Each Pac-12 institution may nominate one individual per sport, and the winners are selected by a committee of Pac-12 staff members at the conclusion of each sport's regular season. The athletics accomplishments of the nominees are a consideration in voting for the award.
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