Bill Kajikawa Award

The annual Bill Kajikawa Award is presented to two senior student-athletes in recognition of their contributions at ASU in honor of legendary Sun Devil Bill Kajikawa. Award recipients are selected based on demonstrated academic excellence, athletic accomplishment, leadership and service in the community.

2025

• Berit Brookfield: Lacrosse
• Melquan Stovall: Football

2024

• Ryggs Johnston: Men's golf
• Lindsay Loone: Women's swimming and diving

2023

• Audrey Ernst: Triathlon
• Grant House: Men's Swimming
  
  

2022

• Jackson He: Football
• Emma Nordin: Women's swimming

2021

• Cairo Leonard-Baker: Gymnastics
• Remy Martin: Men's basketball
• Olivia Mehaffey: Women's golf

2020

• Silja Kansakoski: Women's swimming
• Kyle Williams: Football

2019

• Zylan Cheatham: Men's basketball
• Heather Udowitch: Gymnastics

Sun Devil track and field's 2018 Bill Kajikawa Award recipients Mason Ford and Magdalyn Ewen.

2018

• Maggie Ewen: Women's track
• Mason Ford: Men's track
  
  

2017

• Hunter Atha: Men's diving
• Alexandra Osborne: Women's tennis
  
  

2016

• Mike Bercovici: Football
• Elisha Davis: Women's basketball

2008

• Sarah Stevens: Women’s track and field
• Jason Trulson: Wrestling

2007

• Niklas Lemke: Men's golf
• Emily Westerberg: Women's basketball

2006

• Alejandro Canizares: Men's golf
• Manya Makoski: Soccer

2005

• Jason Braxton: Men's basketball
• Agnes Kovacs: Women's swimming

2004

• Ryan McKenna: Wrestling
• Kim Melhorn: Volleyball

2003

• Kara Brun: Softball
• Claire Hedenskong: Women's swimming
• Erik Larkin: Wrestling

2002

• Erica Beach: Softball
• Tom Pace: Football

2000

• Jeff Krohnn: Football
• Terrell Suggs: Football

Learn more about past Bill Kajikawa Award winners

• 2025: Lacrosse's Berit Brookfield and football's Melquan Stovall named Kajikawa winners
• 2024: Swim’s Lindsay Looney and men’s golf’s Ryggs Johnston named Kajikawa winners
• 2023: Swim’s House triathlon’s Ernst named Kajikawa Award winners
• 2022: Football’s He and women’s swim’s Nordin named Kajikawa Award winners
• 2021: Martin, Leonard-Baker and Mehaffey win the Bill Kajikawa Award
• 2020: Kyle Williams and Silja Kansakoski win Bill Kajikawa Award
• 2019: Zylan Cheatham and Heather Udowitch win the Bill Kajikawa Award
• 2018: Mason Ford and Maggie Ewen earn the Bill Kajikawa Award
• 2017: Hunter Atha and Alexandra Osborne named Kajikawa Award winners
• 2016: Mike Bercovici and Elisha Davis named Kajikawa Award winners