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Stanford's Galli Named Pac-12 Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Pac-12 Conference
2/24/2017
Peter Galli

SAN FRANCISCO -- Stanford's Peter Galli was named the Pac-12 Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the 2016-17 season, the Conference office announced today. The award, which is presented in each of the 23 sports the Pac-12 sponsors, was established to honor collegiate student-athletes that are standouts both academically and in their sports discipline.

Galli, who hails from Baltimore, Md., becomes the fourth Cardinal to be named Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year for wrestling. He carries a 3.33 grade point average as a Science, Technology & Society major. As a redshirt junior last season, Galli was named NWCA Academic All-America. He is currently second on the team in victories, sporting a record of 23-5, and is ranked nationally at No. 18 (174 pounds) by InterMat. His career record stands at 58-28.

Galli and his fellow Cardinal will compete at the Pac-12 Wrestling Championships on Sunday at Stanford's Maples Pavilion. The competition will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Network, starting at 6 p.m. PT. Tickets to attend the event are available at GoStanford.com/tickets or by calling 800-STANFORD.

In order to be eligible for the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, student-athletes must be a senior (in athletics eligibility) on track to receive a degree, have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, participate in at least 50% of the scheduled contests in the sport and have a minimum of one year in residence at the institution. Each Pac-12 institution may nominate one individual per sport, and the winners are selected by a committee of Pac-12 staff members at the conclusion of each sport's regular season. The athletic accomplishments of the nominees are a consideration in the voting for the award.

A Scholar-Athlete of the Year will be named in each of the Pac-12's 23 sponsored sports: baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, beach volleyball, men's cross country, women's cross country, football, men's golf, women's golf, women's gymnastics, men's rowing, women's rowing, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball, men's swimming & diving, women's swimming & diving, men's tennis, women's tennis, men's track & field, women's track & field, women's volleyball, and wrestling.

Also Nominated: Coleman Hammond, Cal State Bakersfield (3.19, Business Administration)

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hostcity (1) about 8 years ago
Congratulations on this fine accomplishment. It means alot to people associated with Stanford. Unfortunately, it doesn't matter to Cleveland's OSU fans because the Cleveland sports media, especially the Cleveland Plain Dealer sports page, believe their beloved tOSU football team (150 miles from Cleveland) is the greatest and the most important team that God has ever put on the face of this earth. Who cares that Stanford has won over 100 team national titles and is a top 10 school academically? That does not matter. tOSU has won 36 team national titles, with 6 in football. The deciding factor is tOSU football team. Who cares about the accomplishments of Stanford in all team sports. tOSU is the best to their fans and the Cleveland OSU butt smooching sports media because of their football team. Their football team is more successful, so that makes them more successful overall in everything. Cleveland is the biggest front running, OSU butt kissing city, It is absolutely disgusting how they kiss tOSU's rear end and treat the 15 colleges and universities in the Cleveland area like dirt. How do you spell arrogance? Live in the Cleveland area and you will see why.