Washington's Meek named Pac-12 Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year

PAC-12 SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

SAN FRANCISCO - WASHINGTON's Lucas Meek has been named the Pac-12 Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2022, the league announced on Tuesday. The award is presented in each of the 24 sports sponsored by the Pac-12 and was established to honor collegiate student-athletes that are standouts both academically and in their sports discipline.

The Mercer Island, Wash., native is the second consecutive and league-leading sixth Husky to receive the honor.

A 2021 graduate (3.60 GPA) with a bachelor's degree in business administration (information systems) and current postbaccalaureate candidate (3.90 GPA), Meek enjoyed a career season in 2022, leading the Pac-12 with 28 points, finishing second behind teammate Ilijah Paul with 10 goals, and ranking fourth in the league with eight assists.

Meek became a three-time All-Conference performer this fall with his first career selection to the All-Pac-12 First Team. He was twice named National Player of the Week by either Top Drawer Soccer (Sept. 27) or College Soccer News (Oct. 10), helping lead Washington to its second Pac-12 regular-season title of his career (2019, 2022) and the No. 2 overall seed for the NCAA Tournament.

He finished his career tied with former teammate Dylan Teves, the 2021 Pac-12 Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year, for eighth on the Pac-12's career points list (73) and tied for ninth on the goals list (26).

Meek is on the ballot for 2022 Academic All-America honors from College Sports Communicators after being selected All-District on Nov. 15. He is also a three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll member (2019-21) and was named a Second Team Scholar All-American by United Soccer Coaches in 2020.

In order to be eligible for the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, student-athletes must be a senior (in athletics eligibility), on track to receive a degree, have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher, participate in at least 50 percent of the scheduled contests in the sport and have a minimum one year in residence at the institution. Each Pac-12 institution may nominate one individual per sport, and the winners are selected by a committee of Pac-12 staff members at the conclusion of each sport’s regular season. The athletics accomplishments of the nominees are a consideration in voting for the award.

A Scholar-Athlete of the Year is named in each of the Pac-12’s 24 sponsored sports: baseball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, beach volleyball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, football, men’s golf, women’s golf, women’s gymnastics, women’s lacrosse, men’s rowing, women’s rowing, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, softball, men’s swimming & diving, women’s swimming & diving, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, men’s track & field, women’s track & field, women’s volleyball, and wrestling. The award was first established during the 2007-08 academic year.

ALSO NOMINATED: Fahmi Ibrahim, CALIFORNIA; Gael Gibert, OREGON STATE; Keegan Hughes, STANFORD.

Pac-12 Men's Soccer Scholar-Athletes of the Year
2022 - Lucas Meek, Washington
2021 - Dylan Teves, Washington
2020 - Joel Walker, Oregon State
2019 - Simon Lekressner, California
2018 - Adam Mosharrafa, Stanford
2017 - Aravind Sivakumar, California
2016 - Michael Amick, UCLA
2015 - Brandon Vincent, Stanford
2014 - Omid Jalali, California
2013 - Joe Sofia, UCLA
2012 - Ryan Hollingshead, UCLA
2011 - Brent Richards, Washington
2010 - Bobby Warshaw, Stanford
2009 - Rylan Hawkins, Washington
2008 - George John, Washington
2007 - Kevin Forrest, Washington