Senior men¡¯s volleyball player Stijn van Tilburg and senior women¡¯s tennis player Petra Melounova will be honored as the University of ±á²¹·É²¹¾±ʻ¾±¡¯²õ recipients of the Big West Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. One male and one female student-athlete from each of the nine conference schools will be honored at a special banquet on March 14 at the Marriott Suites hotel in Garden Grove, California.
Van Tilburg, an outside hitter for the , earned first-team All Big West honors in 2018 as well as American Volleyball Coaches Association All American honors. An economics major with a minor in political science, van Tilburg has earned dean¡¯s list honors for six semesters, earning a perfect 4.0 in four semesters.
In the midst of her junior season with the , Melounova is already one of the most successful players in program history. She is a two-time Big West Conference Player of the Year. An electrical engineering major, Melounova is scheduled to graduate in spring 2020.
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