PORTLAND – Utah Valley senior first baseman Cherylyn McGraw has been named the 2010 Pacific Coast Softball Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the conference office announced Thursday. The award was voted on by members of the PCSC Executive Committee.
McGraw was a four-year standout for the Wolverines, who joined the PCSC for the 2010 season, while carrying a 3.86 GPA with a double major in Criminal Justice and Paralegal Studies. She also minored in Political Science.
On the field, McGraw started every game in her career, setting school records for both games played and started with 205. She also finished as Utah Valley’s career leader in at bats (614), runs scored (126), hits (201), RBI (123), total bases (288) and walks (66). McGraw finished with a .327 batting average, 17 home runs, 32 doubles and was 18-of-23 in stolen bases for her career.
This past season, the Vacaville, Calif.-native batted .371 with three home runs and 31 RBI. She was named first team All-PCSC Mountain Division, helping Utah Valley to a second-place finish in the Mountain Division with a 13-7 record. The Wolverines were 28-31 overall.
McGraw graduated magna cum lade and earned the school’s 2010 Paralegal Studies Outstanding Student Award. An eight-time member of Utah Valley’ dean’s list, McGraw also was named second team Academic All-District 8 by ESPN The Magazine this spring. In addition, she is a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society and earned Utah Valley’s 2010 Female Scholar-Athlete Award.
McGraw was also actively involved in her local communities, both at home in California and in Orem, Utah. She helped clean local parks in Orem and participated in the UVU canned food and book drives. McGraw has also given volunteer hitting lessons to local players in Vacaville, served a 400-hour volunteer internship with the Solano County Public Defender and worked at a pro bono clinic with UVU paralegal studies.