FARMINGTON, Utah (June 30, 2020) – In an announcement by the Big Sky Conference Tuesday morning, Northern Arizona graduating seniors
Brooks DeBisschop and
Abby Stomp were honored as NAU's Big Sky Scholar-Athletes of the Year. The award honors seniors who have excelled in the classroom and in their sport during their final year.
To be eligible for this award, a student-athlete must have exhausted his or her intercollegiate athletic eligibility and/or be a member of the graduating class, earned a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.2, been a participant in a Big Sky-sponsored sport, completed at least two years of intercollegiate competition at the institution and been a letterwinner.
In April, DeBisschop and Stomp were selected as NAU's Golden Eagle Male and Female Scholar Athletes of the Year. Both Lumberjack seniors were also honored as CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in their respective sports during the 2019-20 year.
DeBisschop finished up his career as a Lumberjack as the first Academic First Team All-American in NAU men's basketball history. Coupled with his Academic All-America Third Team nod last year, he is a two-time Academic All-American.
The West Linn, Ore. native graduated in May with a 3.97 cumulative GPA in finance. This spring, he was also honored as the Distinguished Senior for the W.A. Franke College of Business. During his final year on the hardwood, DeBisschop earned All-Big Sky Third Team honors after averaging 12.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.
Stomp graduated at the end of the fall 2019 semester with a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA in biology. The 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team honoree is just the second Academic All-American in NAU volleyball history.
Stomp was a Gold Axe Award recipient in December following her four-year career as a Lumberjack, which included winning a Big Sky Championship in 2018. As a senior, the Albuquerque, N.M. product led the 'Jacks with 6.01 assists per set and also averaged 1.41 digs per set.
Both Lumberjacks were four-time Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete award recipients, while DeBisschop was also a four-time Big Sky All-Academic selection. Stomp earned three Big Sky All-Academic awards in her career.
Stomp was the only volleyball student-athlete honored by the Big Sky's 11 member institutions, while DeBisschop was one of two men's basketball student-athletes named as his school's Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
