WASHINGTON – Georgetown University swept the 2023-24 BIG EAST Scholar-Athletes of the Year awards as Julia Leas of women's soccer and Parker Stokes of track & field earned the honors for the academic year which were announced on Tuesday by the league.
 
The awards are the top scholar-athlete honors given by the conference. Both Leas and Stokes will receive a $2,000 scholarship, which may be applied to graduate or professional studies. The selections were made by the Conference's Academic Affairs Committee.
 
This marks just the fourth honor for the Hoyas on both the men's and women's sides since its inception in 1985, including a sweep in 2021-22 by cross country/track & field's Maggie Donahue and men's soccer's Dante Polvara. GU once again swept the awards in 2022-23 as women's soccer's Julia Leas won the award and men's lacrosse's Will Bowen earned the honor. This is the third-consecutive season that Georgetown has swept the awards and the second-consecutive year that Leas has earned the distinguished honor. This is also just the eighth time in league history that one school has swept the award.
 
Julia Leas
Women's Soccer

• Graduated with her master's degree in the winter of 2023, earning United Soccer Coaches First Team Scholar All-America accolades.
• On the field, Leas capped her 2023 campaign being recognized as a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy and a United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American.
• Leas helped lead the Hoyas to both a share of the BIG EAST regular season title and the conference championship title. Leas was picked as the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year for the second-consecutive season marking her third-consecutive season winning a major conference award.
• The graduate student also set a program record for most consecutive starts in program history with 90 and most appearances in program history with 100. Leas was also named to the College Sports Communicator's 2023 Academic All-District Team. She was also a two-time CSC First Team Academic All-American.
• 2023 First Team All-BIG EAST selection and recipient of the BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award.

 
Parker Stokes
Men's Track & Field

• Graduated with his master's degree in management and business administration.
• Stokes was the 2024 NCAA Champion in the Outdoor Steeplechase, a four-time All-American in the event, and a nine-time BIG EAST Champion.
• The Endicott, New York native earned the title of 2022 Mid-Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year (Men's Cross Country) and was named the 2022 BIG EAST Outstanding Track Performer for Indoor (1st in the Mile; 1st in the 4x800m relay).
• Off the track, Stokes excelled academically, making the Dean's List and earning spots on both the USTFCCCA Track & Field and Cross Country All-Academic Team and the BIG EAST All-Academic Team for three consecutive years.
• Stokes gave back to the community by volunteering for the Shoe Drive organized by the More Foundation Group.