Jed Miller, Caroline Hawkes Recognized as Montana State’s Big Sky Scholar Athletes
7/16/2026 2:00:00 PM | General, Men's Basketball, Women's Track and Field
Seniors conclude their Bobcat careers with conference honor
BOZEMAN, Mont. – Montana State men's basketball's Jed Miller and women's track & field's Caroline Hawkes were selected as Montana State's 2025-26 Big Sky Scholar Athletes, the conference office announced on Thursday.
The Big Sky Scholar Athlete award is given annually to one male and one female student-athlete from each Big Sky institution, recognizing their accomplishments throughout their academic and athletic career. To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete must have exhausted their intercollegiate athletic eligibility and/or be a member of the graduating class, earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2, been a participant in a Big Sky-sponsored sport, completed at least two years of intercollegiate competition at the institution, and been a letterwinner.
Miller graduated this spring with a 3.84 cumulative GPA in Business Marketing following a breakout senior season on the basketball court. A four-year competitor with 103 games of experience for the Bobcat men's basketball team, Miller played in and started all 32 games for the Bobcats during the 2025-26 season and was unanimously named First-Team All-Big Sky after leading Montana State in nearly every statistical category. Miller averaged 14.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.6 steals in a team-high 34.5 minutes per game as a senior to lead the Cats to a second-place finish in the Big Sky regular-season standings. He was a member of the Bobcats' Big Sky title-winning teams in 2022-23 and 2023-24 and competed in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments as a freshman and sophomore.
Hawkes graduated in the spring with a 3.89 cumulative GPA in Food and Nutrition Science, finishing her collegiate career as one of the most decorated sprinters in program history. She rewrote a combined six school records during the 2025-26 indoor and outdoor seasons and swept the Big Sky indoor and outdoor titles in the 400-meter dash and the 4x400m relay as a senior. A two-time Honorable Mention All-American in the 4x400m relay outdoors, Hawkes compiled four Big Sky titles, 16 all-conference honors, three NCAA West Regional appearances, two qualifications for the NCAA Outdoor Championships, 18 appearances on Montana State's all-time top-10 lists, and 11 Big Sky all-time top-10 marks, including a conference record in the indoor 4x400m relay. She is the school record holder in the outdoor 200m, indoor and outdoor 400m, outdoor 4x100m, and indoor and outdoor 4x400m.
The Big Sky Scholar Athlete award is given annually to one male and one female student-athlete from each Big Sky institution, recognizing their accomplishments throughout their academic and athletic career. To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete must have exhausted their intercollegiate athletic eligibility and/or be a member of the graduating class, earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2, been a participant in a Big Sky-sponsored sport, completed at least two years of intercollegiate competition at the institution, and been a letterwinner.
Miller graduated this spring with a 3.84 cumulative GPA in Business Marketing following a breakout senior season on the basketball court. A four-year competitor with 103 games of experience for the Bobcat men's basketball team, Miller played in and started all 32 games for the Bobcats during the 2025-26 season and was unanimously named First-Team All-Big Sky after leading Montana State in nearly every statistical category. Miller averaged 14.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.6 steals in a team-high 34.5 minutes per game as a senior to lead the Cats to a second-place finish in the Big Sky regular-season standings. He was a member of the Bobcats' Big Sky title-winning teams in 2022-23 and 2023-24 and competed in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments as a freshman and sophomore.
Hawkes graduated in the spring with a 3.89 cumulative GPA in Food and Nutrition Science, finishing her collegiate career as one of the most decorated sprinters in program history. She rewrote a combined six school records during the 2025-26 indoor and outdoor seasons and swept the Big Sky indoor and outdoor titles in the 400-meter dash and the 4x400m relay as a senior. A two-time Honorable Mention All-American in the 4x400m relay outdoors, Hawkes compiled four Big Sky titles, 16 all-conference honors, three NCAA West Regional appearances, two qualifications for the NCAA Outdoor Championships, 18 appearances on Montana State's all-time top-10 lists, and 11 Big Sky all-time top-10 marks, including a conference record in the indoor 4x400m relay. She is the school record holder in the outdoor 200m, indoor and outdoor 400m, outdoor 4x100m, and indoor and outdoor 4x400m.
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