NEW YORK (Aug. 15, 2023) - Georgetown men’s lacrosse defender Will Bowen was named the BIG EAST Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the league announced on Tuesday. Bowen will receive a $4,000 scholarship, which may be applied to graduate or professional studies. The selection was made by the Conference’s Academic Affairs Committee.
 
Graduating with a Master of Science in finance from the prestigious McDonough School of Business, Bowen boasted a 3.852 graduate GPA and was a 2023 College Sports Communicators First Team Academic All-American.
 
Bowen is the third men’s scholar-athlete from Georgetown, and the second in as many seasons, as soccer standout Dante Polvara collected the honor last season. Bowen is the first men’s or women’s lacrosse member to earn the prestigious honor. Alongside fellow Hoya Julia Leas, announced as the 2023 BIG EAST Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Thursday, the duo becomes the fifth and sixth Georgetown student-athletes to claim the award and it marks just the seventh time in league history that one school has swept the award.
 
The 2023 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and an All-BIG EAST First Team selection, Bowen concluded his collegiate career with 98 career caused turnovers, 22^nd most in NCAA Division I history. This past season he led the Hoyas to their fifth-straight BIG EAST Championship and a trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals.
 
Overall, Bowen was named a 2023 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Second Team All-American, 2023 Inside Lacrosse Second Team Media All-American and a 2023 USA Lacrosse Magazine Third Team All-American. Following the season’s end, he was selected seventh overall in the Premier Lacrosse League College Draft.
 
The Conference also announced the male winners of the 2022-23 BIG EAST Institutional Scholar-Athlete Scholarships. Each institutional winner receives $2,000 toward graduate studies.

2022-23 BIG EAST Institutional Male Scholar-Athlete Awards

School	Name, Sport(s)
Butler	Barry Keane, Track & Field
Connecticut	Colin Winkler, Track & Field
Creighton	Dominic Briggs, Soccer
DePaul	Artemiy Yalovenko, Golf
Georgetown	Will Bowen, Lacrosse
Providence	Marcelo Rocha, Cross Country
St. John’s	Jack Simon, Golf
Seton Hall	Johannes Pex, Soccer
Villanova	Matthew Campbell, Lacrosse
Xavier	Andrew Martin, Swimming & Diving

BIG EAST Male Scholar-Athletes Of The Year
 

Year	Name, School, Sport
1985	Joey David, Pittsburgh, Basketball
1986	John Prior, Connecticut, Track & Field
1987	Harold Jensen, Villanova, Basketball
1988	Dave Echeverria, Villanova, Swimming & Diving
1989	Chris Craft, Villanova, Swimming & Diving
1990	Pat O’Kelly, Seton Hall, Soccer
1991	David Honor, St. John’s, Baseball
1992	Steve Holman, Georgetown, Track & Field
1993	Hector Zamora, Seton Hall, Soccer
1994	Sebastien Goulet, Swimming, Syracuse
1995	Kevin Lyles, Seton Hall, Track & Field
1996	Gil Kovalski, Miami, Tennis
1997	Christian Fogarazzo, St. John’s, Track & Field
1998	Errol Williams, Notre Dame, Track & Field
1999	Angelo Ciminiello, Providence, Baseball
2000	Scott VanEpps, Pittsburgh, Swimming & Diving
2001	Chris Hamblin, Boston College, Soccer
2002	Gregory Strohmann, Seton Hall, Soccer
2003	Casey Schmidt, Boston College, Soccer
2004	Chris Wingert, St. John’s, Soccer
2005	Guy Melamed, Boston College, Soccer
2006	Trevor O’Grady, Rutgers, Track & Field
2007	Drew Eckman, Villanova, Track & Field
2008	Jeremy Stultz, Pittsburgh, Swimming & Diving
2009	Zak Boggs, USF, Soccer
2010	Francisco Aristeguieta, USF, Soccer
2011	Brian Karalunas, Villanova, Lacrosse
2012	Eric Finan, Cincinnati, Cross Country/Track & Field
2013	Grant Van De Casteele, Notre Dame, Soccer
2014	Charles Lyon, Marquette, Soccer
2015	Sam McEntee, Villanova, Cross Country/Track & Field
2016	Thomas Hackimer, St. John’s, Baseball
2017	David Goldsmith, Butler, Soccer
2018	Eric Dick, Butler, Soccer
2019	Sven Koenig, Creighton, Soccer
2021	Marcelo Rocha, Providence, Track & Field
2022	Dante Polvara, Georgetown, Soccer
2023	Will Bowen, Georgetown, Lacrosse

 
Note: In 2019-20, the BIG EAST did not present the Male or Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.