COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Former University of Wyoming quarterback Nick Smith was named the 2018-19 Mountain West Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Tuesday.
The female winner was track and field runner Allie Ostrander of Boise State.
Smith, who joined the UW football program in 2014, is only the third male athlete in school history to win this award, and the first since Luke Ruff in 2013.
The native of Merritt Island, Florida, graduated with a finance degree in the fall of 2017 with a 3.96 grade point average, and he currently holds a 3.93 as he works towards a master’s degree in finance.
Smith was one of 13 semifinalists for the 2018 William V. Campbell Trophy, and earned Academic All-MW honors.
On the field in 2018, Smith played in three games as Wyoming finished the season with a 6-6 record. In his collegiate career, Smith was a four-time letterwinner and three-time Academic All-MW honoree.
Established by the Mountain West Joint Council in 1999, this award is the highest honor presented to a student-athlete by the conference. It is bestowed annually to one male and one female who best exemplify the term “student-athlete” by achieving excellence in academics, athletics and community involvement over the course of their intercollegiate career.
In addition to athletic achievement, candidates must have a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average, demonstrate leadership, and exhibit good character and conduct on and off the playing field. Each honoree will receive a $2,500 postgraduate scholarship.
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