Sports update

Senior Kate Steward was named Big 12 Women’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Steward, a three-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree with a 4.0 GPA, was also named the Dr. Marlene Mawson Exemplary Woman Student-Athlete. She qualified for her first NCAA meet, in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke, and closed her memorable career with three Big 12 event titles and five school records. …

Senior forward David McCormack, c’21, who earned his undergraduate degree in three years, joined Steward as Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, representing men’s basketball. McCormack worked toward a master’s degree in digital content strategy while helping lead the ’Hawks to their fourth NCAA title. …

Junior Rylee Anderson won her second-consecutive Big 12 indoor high jump title with a leap of 6 feet, 1.25 inches, breaking the 29-year school record. …

Senior Dawson Engle on Jan. 29 scored his 102nd career goal, topping KU hockey’s all-time goals list. Also in KU club sports, men’s rugby advanced to the National College Rugby title game, falling 22-17 to undefeated Fresno State April 30 in Arlington, Texas. …

With a 1-under-par 863, women’s golf set the 54-hole school record Feb. 28 at the Westbrook Invitational in Arizona. …

Paced by senior Harry Hillier’s one-stroke individual victory, men’s golf on April 17 won its fifth tournament of the season at Iowa’s Hawkeye Invitational. Jamie Bermel capped his 10th season as men’s golf coach with a five-year contract extension.