Pac-12 announces Utah’s Hansen Medal winners

The Pac-12 announced Tuesday that Utah skier Martin Bergström and gymnast Maddy Stover have been named recipients of the 2017-18 Tom Hansen Conference Medal.

The conference medal is awarded annually to each Pac-12 institution’s outstanding senior male and female student-athlete based on a combination of academics, athletics and leadership.

Bergström won three NCAA individual championships in his career. That’s the most of any Nordic skier in Utah history. He won back-to-back NCAA 10km classic titles in 2017-18 and was also the NCAA 20-km freestyle champion in 2017 while leading Utah to the NCAA team title.

Bergström was a 2018 Academic All-American, making the at-large second team with a 3.94…