Track & Field's Miles Grant is the winner of this year's Male Hornet Award…nominated by coaches, the honor is awarded to one male and female student-athlete that best exemplify the spirit of a Hornet with their sportsmanship, community service and intangibles that make them a great teammate.

Miles Grant, Track & Field
• Completed his fourth season with the track & field team
• Served as Vice President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
• Team captain as a senior
• Distributes leftover food from various events to the homeless
• Volunteered multiple times for the Read Across America Program at elementary schools
• Participated, and aided, in the breast cancer awareness walk in the fall
• Participated in the suicide prevention walk in the spring
• An art major, Grant graduated last month Magna Cum Laude with a 3.87 GPA
• Named to the Dean's Honor List all eight semesters at Sacramento State
• An eight-time Big Sky Conference all-academic selection between indoor and outdoor seasons
• Became the school's first Div. I All-American in the men's high jump after qualifying for the NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championship
• Finished in a tie for first place at the NCAA West First Round after clearing a career-best 7-01.50
• That height is tied for third in school history, trailing only marks from 1979 and 1980
• Cleared at least 6-11 in five outdoor meets
• Opened the year by setting his indoor PR with 7-02.50 to rank second in school history
• Won both the Big Sky indoor and outdoor titles two straight years in the high jump (2024, 2025)

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AWARD TIMELINE

June 10 - Female Freshman of the Year - Madison Evers-Lyles (Softball)
June 11 - Male Freshman of the Year - Sean Battistessa (Soccer)
June 12 - Female Newcomer of the Year - Lafulafu Malepeai (Softball)
June 13 - Male Newcomer of the Year - Donovan Sessoms (Soccer)
June 14 - Female Individual Performance of the Year - Zoe Ewell (Track & Field)
June 15 - Male Individual Performance of the Year - Brandon Moreno (Track & Field)
June 16 - Clutch Performance - Sierra Sonko (Women's Soccer)
June 17 - Female Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Weronika Ejsmont (Tennis)
June 18 - Male Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Kaden Richardson (Football)
June 19 - Women's Academic Team of the Year - Golf
June 20 - Men's Academic Team of the Year - Cross Country
June 21 - SAAC Award - Emma Goldsmith (Rowing)
June 22 - Female Team Performance of the Year - Tennis
June 23 - Male Team Performance of the Year - Baseball
June 24 - Team of the Year - Women's Golf
June 25 - Coach of the Year - Reggie Christiansen (Baseball)
June 26 - Female Hornet Award - Sneha Sharan (Golf)
June 27 - Male Hornet Award
June 28 - Female Student-Athlete of the Year
June 29 - Male Student-Athlete of the Year