By: Washington State Athletic Communications
SAN FRANCISCO – Washington State senior pitcher Owen Leonard was selected to receive the Pac-12 Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Leadership Award, the conference office announced Thursday.
Leonard and Shannon Williams, a lacrosse student-athlete at Oregon, were recognized for their exemplary commitment to the SAAC activities at their respective schools. Leonard is the second student-athlete from Washington State to win the award, joining former Cougar track and field athlete Cicely Clinkenbeard who won the same award in 2001-02.
The Pac-12 Conference established the Pac-12 Leadership Award in 2002 to recognize student-athletes who have served on their institutional Student-Athlete Advisory Committees (SAAC) and demonstrated exemplary leadership.