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Oregon Football's Bo Nix Named Duck Male Athlete of the Year

Oregon football players Bo Nix and Jackson Powers-Johnson take top male awards at "O Show". Duck Men's Basketball's N'Faly Dante wins as well.

Kaleb Henry

Oregon quarterback Bo Nix was one of the 2023 Heisman Trophy finalists.
Oregon quarterback Bo Nix was one of the 2023 Heisman Trophy finalists. / Ben Lonergan / USA TODAY NETWORK

EUGENE - Another honor for Oregon football's Bo Nix.

At the "O Show" awards night, Nix was named male athlete of the year. The annual event from the athletic department celebrates Oregon student-athletes.

Nix left Eugene as the all-time leader in complete percentage (74.9). He also broke the single-season school record for completions (364), passing yards (4,508), and passing touchdowns (45) in 2023.

Last season, Nix set the NCAA single-season record for completion percentage (77.45).

Nix earned a spot at the 2023 Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York, finishing third in the voting. He was then taken at No. 12 overall by the Denver Broncos in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Nov 18, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Oregon Ducks quarterback Bo Nix (10) celebrates a touchdown with offensive lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson (58) against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first half at Mountain America Stadium.
Nov 18, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Oregon Ducks quarterback Bo Nix (10) celebrates a touchdown with offensive lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson (58) against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first half at Mountain America Stadium. / Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Another Oregon football player, Jackson Powers-Johnson, received the Emerald Award as top senior male student-athlete. Powers-Johnson was a unanimous All-American in 2023 and won the Rimington Trophy, which goes to the nation's top center.

Powers-Johnson was drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

From the men's basketball team, N'Faly Dante received the Yamanaka Pride Award, which honors comprehensive individual development and also leadership within a team.

Mar 23, 2024; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Oregon Ducks center N'Faly Dante (1) dunks the ball against Creighton Bluejays center Ryan Kalkbrenner (11) in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at PPG Paints Arena.
Mar 23, 2024; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Oregon Ducks center N'Faly Dante (1) dunks the ball against Creighton Bluejays center Ryan Kalkbrenner (11) in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at PPG Paints Arena. / Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports

Other winners from the "O Show"...

  • Jaida Ross, Women's Track & Field - Female Athlete of the Year
  • Colleen Uzoekwe, Women's Track & Field - Jackson Award (top female student-athlete)
  • Women's Cross Country - Team of the Year
  • Maddy Elmore, Women's Cross Country - Comeback Player of the Year
  • Kiara Romero, Women's Golf - Freshman of the Year
  • Mimi Colyer, Volleyball - Higdon Award (top sophomore student-athlete)
  • Morgan Sweeney, Acrobatics & Tumbling - O Heroes Award
  • Cameron Stein, Men's Track & Field - Jaqua Award (academic achievement)
  • Julia Richards, Soccer - Jaqua Award (academic achievement)
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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans.He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team.

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