DENVER (DU/Summit League) – University of Denver men's soccer redshirt-senior goalkeeper Will Palmquist (Denver, Colo.) has been named the Summit League Male Scholar Athlete of the Year, the league office announced on Thursday.
On the pitch, Palmquist was the starting goalkeeper for the 2019 Summit League Tournament Champions, earning a spot on the all-tournament team for his work between the pipes. He had six shutouts during his junior campaign to bring his career total to 12 in that category.
As a sophomore in 2018, he was named the Summit League Goalkeeper of the Year and was a first-team All-Summit League performer for the regular season and tournament-champion Pioneers.
In the classroom, Palmquist graduated Summa Cum Laude following the 2020 Winter quarter with a double-major in Finance and Business Analytics. He completed this course work, including an undergraduate thesis which is required for the highest Latin honor at the University of Denver, in less than four years. He also earned the Chancellor's scholarship and Hornbeck Scholarship, while earning 4.0 GPA in six different quarters.
With one season of eligibility remaining, Palmquist is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Applied Quantitative Finance.
Off the field, Palmquist has participated in numerous community outreach activities, specifically serving as the president of the youth advisory board for the Colorado Young Leaders organization while also representing the Pioneers on the Summit League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The Denver native's service in his home community, includes planning and executing volunteer service projects for local high schools.
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