OGDEN, Utah – Recent University of Idaho graduates Ed Hall and Mikayla Ferenz each received the 2018-19 Big Sky Conference Scholar-Athlete Award, the conference office announced on Monday.
 
Hall wrapped up his career with the Vandals with a number of accolades.  Hall earned Football Championships Subdivision Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team honors in the fall.  He also picked up his second consecutive CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team recognition.
 
On the field, Hall finished his career with 239 tackles, including 61 as a senior.  His academic work has also transcended the classroom.  Hall's work on the Forever Shower, a shower targeted to recreational vehicles that uses filtered, recycled water, with fellow engineers and finance students has won entrepreneurial and innovation awards across the region.
 
Ferenz closed out her senior season by claiming the Big Sky's all-time scoring record on the women's side and earning Big Sky Player of the Year honors.  The Vandals took home the regular season championship and made a run to the third round of the 2019 WNIT.
 
Off the court, her career was equally impressive.  Ferenz earned CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team honors for the second consecutive season and was named the Team Member of the Year.  She was a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection.  Ferenz recently signed her first professional contract, with AB Contern in Luxembourg.
 
To qualify for the award, a student-athlete must have a minimum grade-point-average of 3.2, be a member of the graduating class and/or have completed his/her last year of intercollegiate athletic eligibility, have completed at least two years of intercollegiate competition and be a letterwinner.