The 2024-25 Big 12 Athlete of the Year nominees will be featured in alphabetical order by school starting Monday, July 14, through Wednesday, July 23, at 11 a.m. CT and 2 p.m. CT.
Each institution nominated one male and one female athlete of any classification who competed for their institution during the 2024-25 school year. Student-athletes were required to be in good academic standing and must have participated in a league-sponsored sport.
The 16 full-membership schools that competed during the 2024-25 academic year are eligible.
The winners will be announced Thursday, July 24. Stay tuned to Big12Sports.com and the league’s social media platforms to see the rest of the candidates.
This afternoon’s featured candidates are West Virginia’s Wyatt Milum and Ceili McCabe.
West Virginia Male Athlete of the Year Candidate
Wyatt Milum, Football
Sr., Kenova, W.Va.
Accomplishments
- 2024 NCAA Consensus All-American, the third WVU player since 2020 to earn the honor and the 14th overall.
- Named Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year by league coaches.
- Allowed zero sacks in 34 of his final 36 career games. Drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft (No. 89 overall).
- Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team pick and consistent member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s and WVU’s Garrett Ford Honor Rolls.
West Virginia Female Athlete of the Year Candidate
Ceili McCabe, Cross Country/Track and Field
Gr., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Won the Big 12 Cross Country Championship with a program record time of 19:02.60, becoming the third female athlete in league history to win three career Big 12 titles. 2024 Big 12 Women’s Runner of the Year.
- Finished sixth at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, helping WVU secure a runner-up national finish for the first time in program history.
- Won two Big 12 titles in two indoor events and became an NCAA Indoor Champion in the 3,000 meters.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic, CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-Big 12 honoree.
2024-25 Big 12 Athletes of the Year Nominees
Arizona - Colton Smith and Devyn Netz
Arizona State - Cam Skattebo and Kenzie Brown
Baylor - Nathaniel Ezekiel and Alexis Brown
BYU - James Corrigan and Lexy Halladay-Lowry
UCF - RJ Harvey and Hannah Lovejoy
Cincinnati - Kerrington Cross and Joleigh Crye
Colorado - Travis Hunter and Jordan Nytes
Houston - J’Wan Roberts and KeAyla Dove
Iowa State - Jaylin Noel and Rachel Joseph
Kansas - Devin Neal and Camryn Turner
K-State - Brendan Mott and Carla Bernat
Oklahoma State - Wyatt Hendrickson and Emma Robbins
TCU - Lui Maxted and Hailey Van Lith
Texas Tech - JT Toppin and NiJaree Canady
Utah - Spencer Fano and Grace McCallum
West Virginia - Wyatt Milum and Ceili McCabe