From the OC Register:
Two athletes from UC Irvine were recently named Big West Conference Scholar-Athletes of 2012. Hyams, a senior distance runner for the men’s cross country and track and field teams, was one of 10 men from the 10-team conference to receive the honor. Hyams completed his cross-country career with a 15th-place finish at the Big West Conference Championships in October at UC Riverside, touring the eight-kilometer course in 24:52.2, good enough for third on his team and 15th overall, helping the Anteaters to a third-place finish in the team standings. In track and field, he ranks seventh in program history in the 1,500. Hyams is a political science major who plans to enter law school and specialize in public policy. He’s interning with U.S. Congressman Alan Lowenthal. Winkler, who recently completed her senior season with the women’s volleyball team, also joined nine others from across the conference. Winkler was a defensive specialist, or libero, for the Anteaters, earning All-Big West and AVCA-Region honors. She became the alltime conference leader in digs during her senior season, finishing with 2,260. Winkler made the Dean’s List in 10 consecutive quarters while majoring in business administration, including a stretch in which she studied abroad in Paris. She’s completing her undergraduate degree in the Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine.

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