In 2002 the Cuesta Athletic Department established and named the Warren Hansen Scholar-Athlete Award in recognition of former Cuesta Athletic Director Warren Hansen's 36-year commitment to academic excellence. A Hansen Award winning student must maintain a 3.5 GPA and is also nominated based on their citizenship and athletic performance. This year's winner of the Female Warren Hansen Scholar-Athlete Award is Track & Field Star Savannah Shoemaker
2024 Cuesta Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year Savannah Shoemaker was just as versatile and successful on the field of competition as she was with the books. A two-time State Qualifier in the Heptathlon, Shoemaker returned to the CCCAA State Championships this Spring, after sitting out the 2023 campaign, following an early season injury. She posted two 7th place finishes at the State Meet in the Heptathlon and Javelin and finished her career with four Cuesta All Time Top 10 marks. Shoemaker ranks 3rd in program history for Heptathlon (3,988 points), behind two former State Champions, 4th in Javelin (126-8), 8th in Long Jump (16-11.25), and 9th in Shot Put (36-1.25). This season, she also earned all-Western State Conference honors in the Heptathlon, Javelin, 100 Hurdles, High Jump and Shot Put, while also joining the Cougars' 4x400 Relay for another conference title.
Shoemaker, who redshirted in 2022-23, is a two-time all-WSC Academic team member. A Political Science Major, she has completed 83.0 units at Cuesta with a near perfect 3.99 grade-point average, while earning Academic Honors in all six of her fulltime semesters. She graduated this spring with High Honors and shall complete her studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
Savannah shall represent Cuesta at the Conference and State level as Cuesta College's CCCAA Women's Scholar Award nominee. Her nomination will move forward to the conference level in September.
Warren Hansen Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
#-State Scholar-Athlete of the Year; *-State Scholar team (Top 15)
2002 Virlena Bascos (Basketball)
2003 Leilani Greene (Cross Country/Track)*
2004 Chelsea Tallcott (Soccer)
2005 Lauren Villa (Basketball)*
2006 Clare Nowel (Cross Country/Track)
2007 Haley Woeste (Basketball)
2008 Majida Fazal (Cross Country/Track)
2009 Chloe Redman (Tennis)*
2010 Alex Ramirez (Softball)*
2011 Kaysea Woods (Soccer)
2012 Ensley Allmon (Volleyball)
2013 Julia Mills (Cross Country/Track)
2014 Karissa Sternfels (Water Polo/Swim)
2015 Molly Casey (Water Polo/Swim)*
2016 Keiley Hansen (Soccer)
2017 Miranda Daschian (Cross Country/Track)*
2018 Mia Viss (Water Polo/Swim)*
2019 Aundrea Mendoza (Soccer)
2020 Savannah Bohna (Volleyball)
2021 Caitlyn Chesson (Soccer/Track)
2022 Christelle Mouret (Volleyball)*
2023 Olivia Missler (Basketball)*
2024 Savannah Shoemaker (Track)
