The Big 12 Conference is set to announce its highest individual honors next week, and a pair of Kansas Jayhawks are up for the awards.
Each year, Big 12 programs nominate two of their own student-athletes (one male, one female) for the conference’s Male and Female Athlete of the Year awards, given to the top performers in the Big 12 from the most recent school year.
KU’s nominees for this year are a star-studded duo featuring Kansas basketball’s Jalen Wilson and Kansas Track & Field high jumper Rylee Anderson.
The nominations should come as no surprise, as both Wilson and Anderson are two of the most decorated athletes in their respective sports in KU history
This past year, Wilson led the Big 12 in scoring (20.