As part of Saturday's virtual Senior Celebration & Recognition of Student-Athlete Success, Cal's Athletic Study Center handed out its usual annual honors for the top individual and team performances in the classroom during the 2019-20 school year.

Cal's women's soccer team was recognized for having the highest cumulative grade point average at 3.53 while the Golden Bear men's basketball program earned the Big C Most Improved Team GPA award. 

The Tom Hansen Conference Medal is one of the most prestigious individual awards a student-athlete can earn. It recognizes the top male and female athelte at each Pac-12 instittuion, and this year's winners from Cal were Simon Lekressner of men's soccer and Abbey Weitzeil of women's swimming. Lekressner was the 2019 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's soccer and an All-Pac-12 First Team selection while Weitzell won the 2020 Honda Sport Award for swimming and holds the American record in the 50 freestyle.

Other awards included:
 
Neufeld Scholar-Athlete Awards
The Neufeld Scholar-Athlete Awards are given to the graduating male and female student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade-point averages. The award was established by Cal Hall of Famer William Neufeld Sr. in honor and memory of his son, William Jr., who ran track at Cal before his untimely death in a boating accident.

• Male – Benjamin Harper (men's cross country)
• Female – Cubbie Kile (women's rowing)   

Jake Gimbel Prize and Anna Espenschade Award
The Jake Gimbel Prize and Anna Espenschade Award were established in the 1930s and 1987, respectively, to recognize a graduating male and female student-athlete for successful integration of academic and athletic pursuits. The winners of these awards exemplify the true "Golden Bear" spirit.

• Male – Kyte Crigger (men's gymnastics)
• Female – Chen Yue (women's basketball)

Joseph McDonnell Kavanagh Award
This award, in its seventh year, recognizes the student-athlete who has made exceptional improvement in his or her academic and intellectual pursuits at Cal. The University's motto - Fiat Lux, "Let there be light" - is appropriate for this most academically inspirational athlete award.

• Lone Toailoa (football)

Walter A. Haas Jr. Community Service Award
The Walter A. Haas Jr. Community Service Award was created to honor Walter A. Haas Jr. for his commitment and service to the University and larger community. This award is given annually to a student-athlete for his or her outstanding contribution to community service.

• Jordan Fines (softball)
• Marcel Dancy (football)

Jonathan and Judy Hoff Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year
The Jonathan and Judy Hoff Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year award recognizes a football student-athlete who has dedicated himself to a holistic approach toward academic, athletic and personal development by demonstrating consistent daily routines, persistent community outreach and collaborative leadership ability.

• Elijah Hicks

Athletic Student Center Scholar-Athlete of the Year
The ASC Scholar-Athlete of the Week program honors a student-athlete for academic development and achievements developed through practice, study habits, course performance and leadership.

• Bridget Gustafson (beach volleyball)

The Golden Bear Achievement Awards are presented to the student-athlete with the highest GPA on his or her respective team.

 

Sport	Name	Major
Baseball	Reubin Drogin	Mathematics
Men's Basketball	Andre Kelly	Undeclared
Women's Basketball	Archer Olson	Economics
Beach Volleyball	Bridget Gustafson	Molecular & Environmental Biology
Men's Cross Country	Ben Harper	Music
Women's Cross Country	Elizabeth Ordeman	Genetics & Plant Biology
Field Hockey	Brynn Zorilla	Undeclared
Football	Matthew Cindric	Undeclared
Men's Golf	Connor Golembeski	Undeclared
Women's Golf	Katherine Zhu	Undeclared
Men's Gymnastics	Kyte Crigger	Business Administration
Women's Gymnastics	Nina Schank	Molecular & Cell Biology
Lacrosse	Nikki Zaccaro	Film and Political Science
Men's Rowing	Jack Robertson	Anthropology
Women's Rowing	Cubbie Kile	Business Administration
Rugby	Henry Poon	Undeclared
Men's Soccer	Noah Texter	History
Women's Soccer	Emily Smith	Applied Mathematics
Softball	Cameron Kondo	Business Administration
Men's Swimming & Diving	Pawel Sendyk	Computer Science
Women's Swimming & Diving	Elizabeth Bailey	Mathematics
Men's Tennis	Can Kaya	Economics
Women's Tennis	Anna Bright	Business Administration
Men's Track & Field	Diab Davis	Molecuar & Cell Biology
Women's Track & Field	Tess Callan	Mechanical Engineering
Volleyball	Jessica Houghton	Cognitive Science
Men's Water Polo	Cade Kruse	Economics
Women's Water Polo	Claire Sonne	Gender & Women's Studies