USC athletics celebrated its best and brightest on Thursday at the annual Student-Athlete Graduation inside Galen Center. Along with featured speakers All-Pac-12 RB Buck Allen and women's water polo all-time leading scorer Monica Vavic, several Trojans were honored for their athletic and academic accomplishments.
Click here for Allen's speech.
Click here for Vavic's speech.
Here are the award winners:
TAPA Community Service Award - Chris Willson (Football)
Gimble Award (Most Cooperative) - Zoe Scandalis (Women's Tennis) and Buck Allen (Football)
Willis O. Hunter (Top GPA) - Zoe Scandalis (Women's Tennis) and Kaila Sommi (Women's Lacrosse)
Trojan Diamondeer (Fame and Distinction) - Cristian Quintero (Men's Swimming) and Haley Ishimatsu (Women's Diving)
Legend of Troy - Mark Stevens
Stevens Scholars (3.5+ GPA) - Alexandra Collatz (Women's Track & Field), Jordan Gear (Men's Diving), Haley Ishimatsu (Women's Diving), Andrea Kropp (Women's Swimming), Ceara Jane Leo (Women's Lacrosse), Cristian Rivera (Men's Volleyball), Zoe Scandalis (Women's Tennis), Kaila Sommi (Women's Lacrosse), Elizabeth Turner (Women's Rowing), Cary Wright (Men's Swimming) and Emily Young (Women's Volleyball)
Renaissance Scholar (3.5+ GPA in Two Disparate Fields) - Cristian Rivera (Men's Volleyball)
Student Recognition (Commitment to the Campus) - Haley Ishimatsu (Women's Diving)
Pac-12 Tom Hansen Medal Winners - Zoe Scandalis (Women's Tennis) and Cristian Quintero (Men's Swimming)
Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship Winners ($3,000) - Haley Ishimatsu (Women's Diving), Eric Johnson (Men's Tennis), Cristian Rivera (Men's Volleyball) and Zoe Scandalis (Women's Tennis)
Here are the Pierson Clair photos from the ceremony (Click here to order a photo):
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