Kansas State's Big 12 Athlete of the Year Nominees

Courtesy: Big12Sports.com           Release: 07/13/2013

Big 12 Athlete of the Year candidates will be highlighted each day through July 19. 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 19-23. Fan voting will be considered in the final tally for selecting this prestigious award.

Today's featured candidates are Kansas State's Collin Klein and Petra Niedermayerova.

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEE	FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEE
Collin Klein; Football Senior; Loveland, Colo. ♦  Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Winner ♦  Heisman Trophy Finalist ♦  Finalist for Maxwell, Davey O'Brien, Walter Camp and Manning awards ♦  Second Team All-American ♦  Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year	Petra Niedermayerova; Tennis Junior; Brno, Czech Republic ♦  ITA All-American in Singles ♦  Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2013 NCAA Singles Championships ♦  Ended season ranked No. 18 in ITA national singles rankings & No. 2 in the ITA Central Region ♦  All-Big 12 in singles and doubles ♦  Big 12 No. 1 doubles champion with Karla Bonacic