BOULDER, Colo.—Arizona State’s Noemi Jimenez was named the Pac-12 Women’s Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the Conference office announced Sunday evening prior to the start of the Pac-12 Women’s Golf Championships in Boulder. The award was established to honor collegiate student-athletes who are standouts both academically and in their sports discipline.
Jimenez is an Interdisciplinary Studies major with concentrations in Business and Tourism Development & Management. She holds a 3.8 cumulative GPA and has been on the Pac-12 All-Academic 1st Team every year she has been eligible. Jimenez is a two-time Women’s Golf Coaches Association Scholar All-American and has been selected to the Dean’s List six times in her career.
A Malaga, Spain native, Jimenez has also been a consistent achiever for her team. In her senior season she recorded four top-10 finishes, including fifth-place finishes at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, and the 2015 Clover Cup. The two-time All-American took home the individual NCAA West Regional title last season, and shot a career-low 66 in the final round of the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge. The Sun Devil is currently ranked 24th in the nation with a 72.79 scoring average.
In order to be eligible for the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, a student-athlete must be a senior (in athletics eligibility) on track to receive a degree, have a 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 of 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 athletic accomplishments of the nominees are a consideration in the voting for the award.
A Scholar-Athlete of the Year is named in each of the Pac-12’s 22 sponsored sports. The awards were established during the 2007-08 academic year.
Other nominees included: Andrea Vilarasau, ARIZ; Cali Hipp, ORE; Mariko Tumangan, STAN; Erynne Lee, UCLA; Jennifer Yang, WASH; Kristen Rue, WSU.
PAC-12 SCHOLAR ATHLETES OF THE YEAR (2007-08 TO PRESENT)
Stanford, 45
Arizona State, 28
Arizona, 16
California, 14
Oregon, 13
YEAR-BY-YEAR BREAKDOWN OF PAC-12 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR WINNERS
2014-15: Arizona 2, Arizona State 3, California 1, UCLA 1, Washington 1
2013-14: Stanford 6, Arizona 6, California 2, UCLA 2, USC 2, ASU 1, Oregon 1, Cal State Bakersfield 1, WSU 1
2012-13: ASU 5, Stanford 5, California 3, Oregon 3, Arizona 1, OSU 1, UCLA 1, USC 1, Washington 1, WSU 1
2011-12: Stanford 8, ASU 3, California 3, Oregon 2, OSU 1, Utah 1, Washington 3, WSU 1
2010-11: Stanford 9, ASU 3, California 3, Oregon 2, USC 2, Boise State 1, Oregon State 1, Washington 1
2009-10: Stanford 7, ASU 5, Washington 3, Arizona 2, Oregon 2, UCLA 1, USC 1, WSU 1
2008-09: ASU 5, Stanford 4, Oregon 3, UCLA 2, WSU 2, Arizona 1, California 1, Cal State Bakersfield 1, OSU 1, USC 1, Washington 1
2007-08: Stanford 6, Arizona 4, ASU 3, UCLA 3, OSU 2, WSU 2, California 1, Washington 1
SUN DEVIL PAC-12 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR WINNERS
2014-15 (3)
Taylor Kelly, Football (BAE, Educational Studies, May of 2014)
Chace Eskam, Wrestling (B.S., Pshychology; Sociology minor, May of 2015)
Noemi Jimenez, Women's Golf (B.I.S., Interdisciplinary Studies Concentrations in Business and Tourism Development & Management, May of 2015)
2013-14 (1)
Jasmine Roth, Soccer (B.S., Biochemistry, May of 2014)
2012-13 (5)
Jacqueline Cako, Tennis (B.S., Biological Sciences, May of 2013)
Carrick Felix, Men's Basketball (B.S., Communication, May of 2012)
Nick Happe, Men's Track & Field and Men's Cross Country (B.S., Finance, May of 2013)
Jake Meredith, Wrestling (B.I.S. Business and Urban Planning, May of 2012)
2011-12 (3)
Giulia Molinaro, Women's Golf (B.S., Tourism Development and Management, December of 2012)
Katelyn Boyd, Softball (B.S., Family and Human Development, May of 2012)
Elina Eggers, Women's Swimming and Diving (B.S., Economics, May of 2012)
2010-11 (3)
Rihards Kuksiks, Men's Basketball (B.I.S. Interdisciplinary Studies Concentrations in Communications and Sociology, May of 2011)
Mary Atkinson, Gymnastics (B.S. Biological Sciences Emphasis in Genetics and Cell and Developmental Biology, May of 2011)
Lesley Rogers, Softball (B.A. Sociology, May of 2011)
2009-10 (5)
Brandon Bethke, Men's Cross Country (B.I.S. Interdisciplinary Studies Emphasis in Organizational Studies, May of 2010)
Mike Nixon, Football (B.A. Political Science, December of 2009)
Knut Borsheim, Men's Golf (B.S. Finance, Certificate in International Business Studies, December of 2010)
Juliana Murcia, Women's Golf (B.F.A. Art Emphasis in Sculpture, May of 2010)
Ryan Whiting, Men's Track and Field (B.S.E Civil Engineering, May of 2010)
2008-09 (5)
Sybil Dosty, Women's Basketball (B.I.S. Interdisciplinary Studies Concentrations in African & African American Studies and Communication, August of 2008)
Jenna Kingma, Women's Cross Country (B.S. Marketing, May of 2008)
Azahara Muñoz, Women's Golf (B.A. Psychology, May of 2009)
Jessica Mapes, Softball (B. S. Family and Human Development, May of 2009)
Sarah Stevens, Women's Track and Field (B.S. Kinesiology, May of 2008)
2007-08 (3)
Jackie Vasquez, Softball (B.A.E. Special Education (December of 2008)
Steve Neuwert, Men's Swimming and Diving (B.S. Finance, December of 2008)
April Kubishta, Women's Track and Field (B.A. Mathematics of May 2007)