Upon the completion of each athletic season, the West Coast Conference recognizes those student-athletes who have excelled both in the classroom and in their respective competitive arenas. For consideration of a WCC All-Academic Award, student-athletes must attain a minimum 3.20 cumulative GPA, have at least sophomore academic and athletic standing, complete at least one year of residence at his/her nominating institution, and participate in over 50% of the nominating institution’s competitions as a strong contributor to the success of the team.

For the 2023-2024 academic year, Gonzaga had 20 student-athletes recognized on their respective WCC All-Academic teams, while an additional 60 student-athletes garnered WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention in their respective sports.

The WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recognizes those student-athletes who have earned at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale. The conference breaks down this recognition into three levels: Gold Honors (3.75-4.00), Silver Honors (3.50-3.74), and Bronze Honors (3.00-3.49). In addition to the GPA requirements, student-athletes must have earned a varsity letter while also completing an average of 12-credit hours per term for the duration of the year.

For seven consecutive years, Gonzaga has led the WCC in total number of student-athletes named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. In the 2023-2024 academic year, Gonzaga had 250 student-athletes garner recognition: 101 received Gold honors, 63 received Silver honors, and 86 received Bronze honors.

Each year, the West Coast Conference presents the Mike Gilleran Award to one male and one female student-athlete who have demonstrated the highest level of accomplishments in athletics, academics, and community service throughout their collegiate career. This award, named in honor of the first full-time commissioner of the WCC, is voted on by the WCC’s Executive Council and is regarded as the conference’s most major form of recognition. 

The West Coast Conference provides a Postgraduate Scholarship each year to one graduating male and one graduating female student-athlete who intend on pursuing graduate school or professional school. In order to receive the scholarship, the student-athlete must have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25, have made significant contributions to his or her sport for at least two years, and have been an active member on campus or within the community. Gonzaga University has had a total of seven student-athletes earn this scholarship, including back-to-back winners in 2018 and 2019.  Most recently, in 2023, Gonzaga’s Clayton Thatcher (Men’s Golf) was awarded the Male Postgraduate Scholarship.