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Jensen Earns BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award for Women's Basketball
8/12/2024 3:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
New York, N.Y. - Creighton senior Lauren Jensen earned the 2023-24 BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award for Women's Basketball, which recognizes academic and athletic achievement as well as community service.
During the 2023-24 season Jensen led the Bluejays with 558 points (17.4 ppg), was second on the squad with 98 assists and also grabbed 119 rebounds. Lauren was an All-BIG EAST First Team selection during 2023-24 and returns to guide the team during the 2024-25 season.
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The Sport Excellence Awards are given to one student-athlete in each BIG EAST-sponsored sport based on academic credentials, athletic accolades or performances and volunteer service to the community. Student-athletes who have attained junior academic standing and a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 are eligible. The winners are chosen by the BIG EAST Faculty Athletics Representative Council.
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Seton Hall led the way with four honorees, while Xavier and Villanova both had three recipients. Five student-athlete winners, Butler's Emily Landwehr, Georgetown's Julia Leas, Marquette's Max Lyons, Providence's Josh Lewin and Xavier's Erin Kim boasted an undergraduate GPA of 3.9 or higher.
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While the format of the awards allows for only one declared winner in each sport category, the selection of the recipients proves each year to be a challenge for the FAR Council, as candidate nominees represent exceptional student-athletes who excel in academics, service, and athletics, and are outstanding representatives of their schools and the Conference.
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For more information on the 2023-24 Sport Excellence Award winners please visit each school's respective website.
2023-24 BIG EAST Sports Excellence Award Winners:
During the 2023-24 season Jensen led the Bluejays with 558 points (17.4 ppg), was second on the squad with 98 assists and also grabbed 119 rebounds. Lauren was an All-BIG EAST First Team selection during 2023-24 and returns to guide the team during the 2024-25 season.
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The Sport Excellence Awards are given to one student-athlete in each BIG EAST-sponsored sport based on academic credentials, athletic accolades or performances and volunteer service to the community. Student-athletes who have attained junior academic standing and a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 are eligible. The winners are chosen by the BIG EAST Faculty Athletics Representative Council.
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Seton Hall led the way with four honorees, while Xavier and Villanova both had three recipients. Five student-athlete winners, Butler's Emily Landwehr, Georgetown's Julia Leas, Marquette's Max Lyons, Providence's Josh Lewin and Xavier's Erin Kim boasted an undergraduate GPA of 3.9 or higher.
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While the format of the awards allows for only one declared winner in each sport category, the selection of the recipients proves each year to be a challenge for the FAR Council, as candidate nominees represent exceptional student-athletes who excel in academics, service, and athletics, and are outstanding representatives of their schools and the Conference.
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For more information on the 2023-24 Sport Excellence Award winners please visit each school's respective website.
2023-24 BIG EAST Sports Excellence Award Winners:
| Sport | Student-Athlete | Institution | Major | GPA |
| Baseball | Zachary Sylvester | Seton Hall | Biology and Catholic Studies | 3.796 |
| Men's Basketball | Tyler Kolek | Marquette | Communication Studies | 3.138 |
| Men's Cross Country | Liam Murphy | Villanova | Communications | 3.330 |
| Men's Golf | Max Lyons | Marquette | Finance & Accelerating Ingenuity in Mrkt | 3.977 |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field | Josh Lewin | Providence | Marketing and Management | 3.960 |
| Men's Lacrosse | James Corasaniti | Providence | History ^ | 3.690 ^ |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field | Jesse Hamlin | Butler | Mathematics and Computer Science | 3.798 |
| Men's Soccer | Taylor Rhinehart | Xavier | Finance | 3.839 |
| Men's Swimming and Diving | Sean Vizzard | Seton Hall | Biology, pre-med | 3.871 |
| Men's Tennis | Leon Huck | DePaul | Business Administration | 3.628 |
| Field Hockey | Meghan Mitchell | Villanova | Finance | 3.890 |
| Softball | Kelsey Carr | Seton Hall | Psychology | 3.847 |
| Volleyball | Giorgia Walther | St. John's | International Management | 3.830 |
| Women's Basketball | Lauren Jensen | Creighton | Psychology and Sociology | 3.790 |
| Women's Cross Country | Kate Cochran | Seton Hall | Diplomacy and International Relations & Environmental Studies | 3.800 |
| Women's Golf | Erin Kim | Xavier | Sports Management | 4.000 |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field | Melissa Riggins | Georgetown | Economics | 3.563 |
| Women's Lacrosse | Landyn White | UConn | Allied Health | 3.650 |
| Women's Outdoor Track & Field | Roschell Clayton | Villanova | Communications | 3.850 |
| Women's Soccer | Julia Leas | Georgetown | Psychology | 3.900 |
| Women's Swimming and Diving | Emily Landwehr | Butler | Biochemistry | 3.971 |
| Women's Tennis | Imani Graham | Xavier | Exercise Science | 3.790 |
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