Big Sky Conference News Release
A 1,000-point scorer in basketball and a 300-point kicker in football have been selected as Eastern Washington University's recipients of the Big Sky Conference Scholar-Athlete Award for the 2018-19 school year.
Basketball player
Violet Kapri Morrow was honored on the women's side, and received her degree in criminal justice at EWU. The male recipient was
Roldan Alcobendas, who was a marketing major and sixth-year senior for the Eagle football team in 2018. Morrow is from Wilson High School in Tacoma, Wash., and Alcobendas came to EWU from Camas (Wash.) HS.
The Big Sky Scholar-Athlete Award honors the "best of the best" of the conference's more than 3,500 student-athletes. One senior male and one senior female from each school in the league are recognized for their athletic and academic achievements.
To qualify for the award, a student-athlete must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale), be a member of the graduating class and/or have completed their last year of intercollegiate athletic eligibility, have completed at least two years of intercollegiate competition at the institution and be a letter winner.
Morrow was a four-time member of the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. She is one of just 18 players in school history to score at least 1,000 points in her career, finishing with 1,357 to rank seventh all-time. She was also just the eighth Eagle to finish with career totals of over 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 100 assists. She capped her senior season by being named to the Big Sky Conference All-Tournament team after earning second team All-Big Sky honors.
Alcobendas set numerous school records during his career, and even broke a NCAA Football Championship Subdivision record when he was a perfect 16-of-16 kicking field goals as a senior. He ended with 320 career points to rank sixth in Big Sky history and break a school record, and his 119 points in 2018 ranked second all-time in the league and was also the best in EWU history.
He capped his career by earning first team All-America honors on seven different teams and was the recipient of the Fred Mitchell Placekicking Award given to the top kicker from all classifications other than FBS. He was honored on Big Sky All-Academic teams the last three seasons from 2016-18.
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY RECIPIENTS OF THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD
| Year |
Female Athlete, Sport |
Male Athlete, Sport |
| 2018-19 |
Violet Kapri Morrow, Basketball |
Roldan Alcobendas, Football |
| 2017-18 |
Chloe Williams, Soccer |
Bogdan Bliznyuk, Basketball |
| 2016-17 |
Sarah Reiter, Cross Country/Track & Field |
Cooper Kupp, Football |
| 2015-16 |
Hayley Hodgins, Basketball |
Venky Jois, Basketball |
| 2014-15 |
Melissa Williams, Basketball |
Jordan Arakawa, Track & Field |
| 2013-14 |
Ashley Wright, Volleyball |
Ashton Miller, Football |
| 2012-13 |
Cora Kellerman, Volleyball/Track & Field |
Jeff Minnerly, Football |
| 2011-12 |
Shene Davis, Track & Field |
Bowe Ebding, Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 2010-11 |
Julie Piper, Basketball |
Matt Martin, Football |
| 2009-10 |
Christy Borders, Track & Field |
Jacob Kragt, Football |
| 2008-09 |
Bonnie Berscheid, Track & Field |
Marcus Walker, Football |
| 2007-08 |
Camille Moseley, Track & Field/Cross Country |
Tom McAndrews, Football |
| 2006-07 |
Joanna Chadd, Basketball |
David Paul, Track & Field |
| 2005-06 |
Beth Russell, Soccer |
Joey Cwik, Football |
| 2004-05 |
Keva Sonderen, Volleyball |
Ty Weingard, Track & Field |
| 2003-04 |
Kathleen Nygaard, Basketball |
Kyler Randall, Football |
| 2002-03 |
Christie Kight, Track & Field |
Kurt Kraemer, Track & Field |
| 2001-02 |
Robyn Felder, Volleyball |
Mike Oien, Track & Field |
| 2000-01 |
Angie Hall, Volleyball |
Lance Ballew, Football |
| 1999-00 |
Kim Maxwell, Volleyball |
Ryan Hansen, Basketball |
| 1998-99 |
Kim Exner, Volleyball |
Mike MacKenzie, Football |
| 1997-98 |
Lora Botha, Volleyball |
Jeff Ogden, Football |
| 1996-97 |
Jaime Dotson, Volleyball |
Jason Baerlocher, Track & Field |
| 1995-96 |
Resa Watterson, Basketball |
Jesse Hardt, Football |
| 1994-95 |
Lori Napier, Basketball |
Noah Chambreau, Track & Field |
| 1993-94 |
Andrea Pochman, Volleyball |
Tony Brooks, Football |
| 1992-93 |
Angela Grant, Volleyball |
Trevor Westlund, Football |
| 1991-92 |
Kari McKay, Track & Field/Cross Country |
Kurt Schulz, Football |
| 1990-91 |
Nancy Kuiper, Track & Field |
John Garrison, Basketball |
| 1989-90 |
Suzanne Vick, Volleyball |
Jack Folger, Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 1988-89 |
Lorna Barr, Volleyball |
Jeff Mickel, Football |
| 1987-88 |
Sonya Gaubinger, Basketball |
Hogan Wrixon, Track & Field |
