Colt Brennan, a junior from Irvine, Calif., was named 2006 WAC Offensive Player of the Year and third-team Associated Press All-American. Advertiser file photo   Kanoe Kamanao, a senior from Honolulu and Iolani School, was named WAC Player of the Year for the third consecutive time and is a four-time all-WAC first-teamer and four-time American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American. Advertiser file photo

The award, given annually to the top male and female WAC athletes, is named in honor of former the former WAC commissioner.

Brennan, a junior from Irvine, Calif., was named 2006 WAC Offensive Player of the Year and third-team Associated Press All-American. He guided the Warrior football team to an 11-3 record and finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting.

Kamanao, a senior from Honolulu and Iolani School, was named WAC Player of the Year for the third consecutive time and is a four-time all-WAC first-teamer and four-time American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American. Kamana'o completed her career ranked seventh in NCAA history in assists (6,428).

The male award is selected by the WAC athletic directors and the female award by the senior WAC woman administrators.