Established by Gator Boosters, Inc., and the University of Florida Athletic Association, the
Ben Hill Griffin Award honors the top male and female student-athlete at the University of Florida in a calendar year. The award is named after Ben Hill Griffin and his family, long-time supporters and fans of Gator athletics.
| Year |
Male |
Sport |
Female |
Sport |
| 1992 |
Shane Matthews |
Football |
Nicole Haislett |
Swimming |
| 1993 |
Greg Burgess |
Swimming |
Aycan Gokberk |
Volleyball |
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Nicole Haislett |
Swimming |
| 1994 |
Kevin Carter |
Football |
Kristen Guise |
Gymnastics |
|
Dan Cross |
Basketball |
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| 1995 |
Ben Hanks |
Football |
Aycan Gokberk |
Volleyball |
| 1996 |
Danny Wuerffel |
Football |
Jill Craybas |
Tennis |
| 1997 |
David Eckstein |
Baseball |
Murriel Page |
Basketball |
| 1998 |
Brad Wilkerson |
Baseball |
Danielle Fotopoulos |
Soccer |
| 1999 |
Jeff Morrison |
Tennis |
Sarah Yohe |
Soccer |
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Stephanie Nickitas |
Tennis |
| 2000 |
Brent Wright |
Basketball |
Chrissy Van Fleet |
Gymnastics |
| 2001 |
Nick Gilliam |
Golf |
Jessica Lehnhoff |
Tennis |
| 2002 |
Matt Bonner |
Basketball |
Nicole McCray |
Volleyball |
| 2003 |
Camilo Villegas |
Golf |
Aury Cruz |
Volleyball |
| 2004 |
Ryan Lochte |
Swimming |
Candice Scott |
Track & Field |
| 2005 |
Kerron Clement |
Track & Field |
Jane Collymore |
Volleyball |
| 2006 |
Chris Leak |
Football |
Angie McGinnis |
Volleyball |
| 2007 |
Tim Tebow |
Football |
Angie McGinnis |
Volleyball |
| 2008 |
Tim Tebow |
Football |
Stacey Nelson |
Softball |
| 2009 |
Tim Tebow |
Football |
Gemma Spofforth |
Swimming |
| 2010 |
Conor Dwyer |
Swimming |
Gemma Spofforth |
Swimming |
| 2011 |
Mike Zunino |
Baseball |
Kelsey Bruder |
Softball |
| 2012 |
Mike Zunino |
Baseball |
Elizabeth Beisel |
Swimming |
| 2013 |
Patric Young |
Basketball |
Bridget Sloan |
Gymnastics |
| 2014 |
Marcin Cieslak |
Swimming |
Hannah Rogers |
Softball |
| 2015 |
Marquis Dendy |
Track & Field |
Kytra Hunter |
Gymnastics |
| 2016 |
Caeleb Dressel |
Swimming |
Bridget Sloan |
Gymnastics |
| 2017 |
Caeleb Dressel |
Swimming |
Alex McMurtry |
Gymnastics |
| 2018 |
Caeleb Dressel |
Swimming |
Alex McMurtry |
Gymnastics |
| 2019 |
Grant Holloway |
Track & Field |
Trinity Thomas |
Gymnastics |
| 2021 |
Sam Riffice |
Tennis |
Trinity Thomas |
Gymnastics |
| 2022 |
Ben Shelton |
Tennis |
Trinity Thomas |
Gymnastics |
