IRVINE, Calif. - The Big West Conference today announced that 22 individuals were named 2020 Big West Scholar Athletes of the Year. The conference honored two student-athletes from each institution – one male and one female – acknowledging their accomplishments on the field, in the classroom and in their communities. From Cal State Fullerton, women's soccer forward Haley Brown and men's soccer defender Clayton Torr are the two honorees.
On Wednesday, these exemplary scholar athletes will be featured in the Big West Academic honors, a half hour show on ESPN3, which will highlight the exploits of both current and former student-athletes who push the boundaries of being a Scholar Athlete.
Haley Brown, Cal State Fullerton (Hometown: Walnut Creek, Calif.) A midfielder for the Cal State Fullerton women's soccer team, Brown was instrumental in the team's 2019 season when she scored seven goals and assisted on nine. She was awarded All-Big West Second Team Honors and was named 2019 Titan of the Year by her teammates and coaches for her performance. A Child and Adolescent Development major and a Sociology minor, Brown has been named to the Dean's List seven times since beginning her tenure at CSF in 2017. Brown is looking to pursue post-graduate opportunities working with students with physical and learning disabilities as a teacher as well as pursuing her PhD in Special Education.
This weeks Student Spotlight features Haley Brown of @FullertonWSOC!
— Titans Athletics (@FullertonTitans) October 21, 2020
Get to know more about Haley being a member of the @csuf Dean's List while also being Second Team All-Big West!
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Clayton Torr, Cal State Fullerton (Hometown: Palmdale, Calif.) A defender with the Cal State Fullerton's men's soccer program, Torr was a mainstay of the team's defense in 2019, starting all 20 contests for the Titans after transferring from Taft College. He helped lead the Titans to a 1.20 goals against average per game, which included contributing to the team's five shutouts over the course of the 2019 season. Off the field, he is a part of Team IMPACT, which is a non-profit organization working with youth soccer players in his hometown of Palmdale. A Kinesiology major, Clayton made the Dean's List in the fall of 2020 and is looking forward to graduating later this academic year and pursuing further professional opportunities on and off the field.
83' | Clayton Torr ties the game up with the Titans down a man! #TusksUp pic.twitter.com/yXIyJnx4aM
— Titans Men's Soccer (@FullertonMSOC) September 30, 2019