CWU's Bighill, SMU's Zack GNAC Scholar-Athletes of the Year

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Central Washington football standout Adam Bighill and Saint Martin's basketball star Dara Zack have been voted the 2010-11 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year.

The two will now be candidates for the 2011 Conference Commissioners Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, which will be selected this summer.

Bighill (Montesano, WA) was a American Football Coaches Association first team All-American linebacker last fall when he ranked second in the GNAC in tackles (96) and led the conference in tackles for losses (16 ½) and forced fumbles (4). He also scored three touchdowns, including two on blocked punts and one on a fake punt.

Bighill, who recently signed a contract with the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League, finished his career ranked fourth in school history with 314 tackles. He also set a school-record with 46 career tackles for losses in earning GNAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year honors.

Academically, the senior exercise science major earned a 3.674 grade point average and was a three-time GNAC Academic all-conference selection. He also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors in both his junior and senior seasons.

Zack (Spokane, WA – University), who majored in English, compiled a 3.90 grade point average in earning her third GNAC Academic all-conference award. She also was a recipient of a NCAA Degree Completion scholarship and was a member of the Saint Martin's University Society of Fellows.

On the court, she was the second leading scorer in the GNAC this past winter, averaging 15.3 points per game. She also finished eighth in the conference in rebounding, averaging 6.7 per contest.