Alyssa Cavanaugh and Forrest Lamp were named Tuesday as Western Kentucky’s John O. Oldham Student-Athletes of the Year for 2016-17.

Cavanaugh in 2016 became the first Lady Topper volleyball player to earn three All-America accolades in a single season (American Volleyball Coaches Association, PrepVolleyball.com and VolleyballMag.com).

Cavanaugh was named Conference USA’s Player of the Year after collecting her third First-Team All-Conference accolade in as many years. The Louisville native also picked up C-USA All-Tournament Team honors for the second time.

Cavanaugh earned a spot on the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for her efforts in the classroom.

She was the only outside hitter in the nation to hit .343 or better on more than 1,000 swings. She led C-USA this season with 516 kills, a mark that ranked No. 18 nationally and No. 6 on the WKU single-season list.

Cavanaugh is the first Lady Topper volleyball student-athlete to win the award since Ashley Potts in 2013-14.

A two-time All-American and three-time all-conference performer at left tackle, Lamp started all 51 games of his career and started 49 consecutive games beginning with his first game as a redshirt freshman in 2013.

The Venice, Fla., native did not allow a sack of WKU quarterbacks over his final two seasons and left WKU with three consecutive bowl championships and consecutive C-USA titles while also captaining WKU’s offense to the highest-scoring offense in the nation in 2016.

He also earned his degree from WKU in December.

Following the season, Lamp became WKU’s highest-ever draft selection when he was picked No. 38 overall by the Los Angeles Chargers, wrapping up a postseason that included trips to the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine and 2017 Reese’s Senior Bowl.

Lamp is the first Hilltopper offensive lineman to win the award since Brian Bixler in 1995-96.{&end}