Carey, Ma'a Named Conference Medal Winners
June 25, 2019 | Men's Volleyball, Beach Volleyball
SAN FRANCISCO โย UCLA beach volleyball seniorย Izzy Careyย and men's volleyball senior Micah Ma'aย have been named Pac-12 Tom Hansen Medal recipients for 2018-19, the conference announced Tuesday.
A Conference Medal is awarded annually to each member institution's outstanding senior male and female student-athlete based on the exhibition of the greatest combination of performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership.
Carey, a Business-Economics major with a double minor in Music History and Accounting, was a member of UCLA's back-to-back NCAA Championship beach volleyball teams in 2018 and 2019. She was named to the NCAA and Pac-12 All-Tournament Team in 2019 and holds the Bruin single-season records for most wins (36) and best winning percentage (.947). Carey was a 2018 first-team All-America and is UCLA's winningest player in program history (123). She was named the 2019 Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year and the winner of the Academic and Student Services "SUCCESS" Award. Carey also possesses a deep list of community service and volunteer work.
Ma'a, a Political Science major, was a three-time American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America selection and All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation first-team honoree in 2016, 2018 and 2019. Currently playing with the U.S. National Team, he was a two-time winner of the Off the Block National Server of the Year Award and finished his Bruin career as the school's all-time record holder for most service aces (208). Ma'a helped lead UCLA to the NCAA Championship match as a junior and was named to the All-Tournament Team. He is a three-time UCLA All-Academic Team member and a winner of the 2019 Academic and Student Services "Success" Award. Ma'a also has participated in volunteer work with the Prime Time Games.
Conference medal winners have been named every year since the 1960-61 academic year. In 2009, the Pac-12 renamed the award the Tom Hansen Conference Medal in honor of Hansen, who retired inย June of that yearย after serving for 26 years as Conference Commissioner.
2018-19 PAC-12 TOM HANSEN CONFERENCE MEDAL WINNERS
Arizona โ Chatham Dobbs, Swimming & Diving; Katrina Konopka, Swimming & Diving
Arizona State โ David Hoffer, Swimming & Diving; Kianna Ibis, Basketball
California โ Andrew Seliskar, Swimming & Diving; Kristine Anigwe, Basketball
Colorado โ Wilson Belk, Golf; Kaitlyn Benner, Cross Country/Track and Field
Oregon โ Ryan Gronlund, Golf; Shannon Williams, Lacrosse
Oregon State โ Stephen Thompson Jr., Basketball; Alina Hagstrom, Rowing
Stanford โ Harrison Williams, Track and Field; Ella Eastin, Swimming & Diving
UCLA โย Micah Ma'a, Volleyball; Izzy Carey, Beach Volleyball
USC โ Justin Suh, Golf; Terese Cannon, Beach Volleyball
Utah โ Chase Hansen, Football; Kari Lee, Gymnastics
Washington โ Ben Burr-Kirven, Football; Stacey Fung, Tennis
Washington State โ Gardner Minshew II, Football; Taylor Mims, Volleyball
