Missouri Athlete of the Year Nominees

Courtesy: Big12Sports.com           Release: 07/18/2012

Big 12 Athlete of the Year candidates will be highlighted each day through July 20. Fans who follow the Big 12 Conference on Facebook and twitter will then be able to vote for their male and female choices from July 20-24. Fan voting will be considered in the final tally for selecting this prestigious award.

This morning's featured candidates are Missouri's Marcus Denmon and Chelsea Thomas.

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEE	FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEE
Marcus Denmon; Men's Basketball Senior; Kansas City, Mo. ♦  Consensus Second Team All-American ♦  2012 First Team All-Big 12 ♦  Back-to-back First Team All-Big 12 Selection ♦  Missouri Male Athlete of the Year (All Sports) ♦  Missouri all-time leader with 141 career games played	Chelsea Thomas; Softball Junior; Columbia, Mo. ♦  2012 NFCA First Team All-American ♦  2012 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year ♦  Became just the second pitcher in conference history to win Big 12 Pitcher of the Year twice ♦  Four-time Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 28, April 3, April 10, May 15) ♦  Became just second pitcher in conference history to be named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week 10 or more times