At the annual Academic Awards banquet, the most prestigious award presented is the Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
At the 2018 banquet on Monday night, Britton Abbot (football) and Stephanie Ferrante (track and field) took home the highest honor.
Since Mike Gundy took over as head coach in 2005, Abbott is the fourth football player to receive the honor.
In addition to this honor, Abbott was a second-team selection to the CoSIDA Academic All-America team and a first-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree this past season. He was a recipient of the Big 12 Conference’s Gerald Lage Award, which is presented to student-athletes who have earned 100 credit hours with a minimum 3.