The Big West Conference recognized a male and female student-athlete from all nine institutions with the 2013 Sportsmanship Award today.

Each school’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) voted for a male and female representative who best displayed Sportsmanship during the 2013 calendar year.  Sportsmanship, as defined by the SAAC Council, is “conduct or practice of fairness, courtesy, and honor while participating in sports; the ethos carried not only in victory but also in the face of defeat.”

This is the first year of a modified Sportsmanship Award, which now recognizes individuals as opposed to teams under the old format.

The 2013 Sportsmanship Award recipients are as follows (listed class denotes year of eligibility for 2012-13):

CAL POLY		CAL STATE FULLERTON
Naveen Beasley Men's Tennis • Junior	Jordyn Zander Women's Soccer • Senior	Ritchie Gonzalez Men's Soccer • Junior	Samantha Galarza Softball • Freshman
CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE		LONG BEACH STATE
Brian Behrad Men's Soccer • Junior	Mahina Haina Women's Volleyball • Junior	Jake Dawson T&F/Cross Country • Junior	Coriann Snyder Women's Water Polo • Junior
UC DAVIS		UC IRVINE
Kristofer Schultz Men's Soccer • RS Freshman	Brianna Salvatore Women's Basketball • Junior	Andrew Morales Baseball • Junior	Kelly Meggs Women's Basketball • Junior
UC RIVERSIDE		UC SANTA BARBARA
KC John Men's Soccer • Junior	Jzsanette Lindstrom Women's Cross Country • Senior	John Green Men's Basketball • RS Freshman	Grace Esslinger Women's Track & Field • Senior
HAWAI‘I
Stephen Ventimilia Baseball • Sophomore	Kelly Majam Elms Softball • Senior