Oklahoma State Athlete of the Year Candidates

Courtesy: Big12Sports.com           Release: 07/19/2012

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 Oklahoma State's Andrew Heaney and Natalja Piliusina.

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEE	FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEE
Andrew Heaney; Baseball Junior; Stillwater, Okla. ♦  Big 12 Pitcher of the Year ♦  All-Big 12 First Team ♦  Unanimous All-America selection ♦  Louisville Slugger All-America First Team ♦  NCBWA All-America First Team	Natalja Piliusina; Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Sophomore; Stillwater, Okla. ♦  First-team All-American Indoor 800 meters (Second place, 2:04.48) ♦  Second-team All-American Outdoor 1,500 meters (10th place, 4:18.74) ♦  No. 1 in 1,500 meter time in the NCAA during the outdoor season (4:09.51, set at Payton Jordan Invitational) ♦  Big 12 Champion in Indoor 800 meters (2:07.43) and Distance Medley Relay (11:19.24) ♦  Big 12 Champion in Outdoor 800 meters (2:05.23)