Willman and Little named Big Sky scholar-athletes

OGDEN, Utah - The Big Sky Conference announced the 2012 Scholar Athlete Award winners today.  The following student athletes were selected by their respective institutions based upon athletic and academic performance during the 2011-12 school year.  To qualify for the award, a student-athlete must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.2 (on a 4.0 scale), be a member of the graduating class and/or have completed their last year of intercollegiate athletic eligibility, have completed at least two years of intercollegiate competition at the institution, and be a letterwinner.

Eastern Washington University

Shene Davis, Track & Field, Exercise Science, Yakima, Wash.
Bowe Ebding, Cross Country/Track & Field, Spanish Education, Walla Walla, Wash.

Idaho State University

Karissa Legaux, Volleyball, Communication Science Disorders, Cota de Caza, Calif.
Trevor White, Track & Field, Structural Engineering & Civil Engineering, Pocatello, Idaho  

The University of Montana

Nicole Ennen, Track & Field, Psychology, Bismarck, N.D.
Bryan Waldhauser, Football, Business Management, Worden, Mont.

Montana State University

Katie Bussey, Women's Basketball, Kinesiology, Alamosa, Colo.
Asa Staven, Track & Field, Biological Sciences, Georgetown, Texas

Northern Arizona University

Kristin Jones, Swimming & Diving, Psychology/Sociology, Juneau, Alaska
Pascal Tang, Track & Field, Marketing/Finance/Management, Leverkusen, Germany

University of Northern Colorado

Sari Little, Cross Country/Track & Field, Sport & Exercise Science, Peyton, Colo.
Joe Willman, Baseball, Sports Administration/Business, Aurora, Colo.

Portland State University

Eryn Jones, Women's Basketball, Health Sciences, Lynnwood, Wash.
Drew Hubel, Football, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Corvallis, Ore.

Sacramento State

Eryn Kirby, Volleyball, Business Administration, Yuba City, Calif.
Jake Croxdale, Football, Kinesiology, Napa, Calif.

Weber State University

Kristen Billings, Track & Field, Human Performance Management, Kaysville, Utah
Darin Mahoney, Men's Basketball, MHA, Heber City, Utah