LAFAYETTE - Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball player Bryce Washington and women's soccer player Yazmin Montoya were each honored on Monday as they were named the UL Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year during the athletic department's annual Student-Athlete of the Year Banquet at the UL Student Union.
Each student-athlete was nominated by their respective head coach and met the criteria of embodying the highest qualities of being an all-around student-athlete through their success in academics, athletics, leadership and community involvement.
Also honored for their respective sports were: Aleah Craighton (Softball), Jessica Bartczyszyn (Women's Volleyball), Alexandra Way (Women's Tennis), Lindsay LaGarde (Women's Track), Malachi Seraphin-Williams (Women's Basketball), Dylan Moore (Baseball), Matthew Rice (Men's Track), Karmichael Dunbar (Football), Fernando Cruz Valle (Men's Golf) and Jamie Fraser (Men's Tennis).