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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.
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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.
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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.Â
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.Â
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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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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.
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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.Â
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.Â
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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
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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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