NEW YORK (Aug. 27, 2024) - Georgetown track and field standout and national champion Parker Stokes was named the BIG EAST Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the league announced on Tuesday. Stokes 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 management and business administration from the prestigious McDonough School of Business, Bowen boasted a 3.374 graduate GPA.
 
Stokes is the fourth men’s scholar-athlete from Georgetown, and the third in as many seasons, as soccer standout Dante Polvara collected the honor in 2022, and lacrosse standout Will Bowen received the award in 2023. Alongside fellow Hoya Julia Leas, announced as the 2024 BIG EAST Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the duo becomes the seventh and eighth Georgetown recipients and it marks just the eighth time in league history that one school has swept the award.
 
A four-time All-American in the Steeplechase (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), Stokes captured the 2024 Outdoor Steeplechase NCAA Championship. Overall, he is a nine-time BIG EAST Champion (2022 Indoor Mile; 2024, 2023, 2022 Indoor 4x800m; 2023, 2022, 2021 Outdoor Steeplechase; 2024, 2022 Outdoor 4x800m).
 
The Conference also announced the male winners of the 2023-24 BIG EAST Institutional Scholar-Athlete Scholarships. Each institutional winner receives $2,000 toward graduate studies.
 
2023-24 BIG EAST Institutional Male Scholar-Athlete Awards

School	Name, Sport(s)
Butler	Jesse Hamlin, Track & Field
Connecticut	Marc Morrison, Track & Field
Creighton	Marcos Gonzalez, Cross Country
DePaul	Leon Huck, Tennis
Georgetown	Parker Stokes, Track & Field
Marquette Providence	Tin Krstulovic, Tennis Patrick Thygesen, Cross Country
St. John’s	Anthony Brienza, Baseball
Seton Hall	Zachary Sylvester, Baseball
Villanova	Liam Murphy, Track & Field
Xavier	Matt DePrey, Baseball

 
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
2024	Parker Stokes, Georgetown, Cross Country/Track & Field

 
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.