CLEVELAND – Brynn King has received another prestigious academic honor.

King, the former Roberts Wesleyan University pole vault star, was announced as the winner of the 2024-25 East Region Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award from the Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA) on Wednesday.

"I am proud of Brynn and Sean for being selected as the regional winners for the 2024-25 Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards, as voted on by the D2 CCA," said ECC Commissioner Jessica Grasso. "Their commitment to academic achievement and athletic performance sets the standard for what it means to lead, inspire, and achieve as an ECC student-athlete."

King, a four-time NCAA Division II women's pole vault champion, now advances to the national ballot for consideration for the 2024-25 and Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. A graduate student who carries a 3.90 grade-point average in Strategic Leadership,

King was named the NCAA Division II Academic All-American of the Year for women's track and field and cross country by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) in July.

King, who hails from The Woodlands, Texas, was selected the East Coast Conference's 2024-25 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year in June. A unanimous choice as the ECC Outdoor Track & Field Female Athlete of the Year, King completed her two-year Roberts career by winning the NCAA DII Outdoor Championship this spring. King enjoyed an undefeated season with four wins in four opportunities, including a historic performance at the 97th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in which she broke the all-time NCAA outdoor record in the pole vault 4.75m (15' 7"). King, who represented the United States of America last summer at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is the only woman in Division II history to surpass 15 feet in the pole vault.

King, who transferred to Roberts from Duke University, won the NCAA Division II Indoor and Outdoor championships in both 2024 and 2025. She is the only student-athlete from Roberts to win an NCAA title.

King repeated as the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II East Region Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year and received the Rich Funke Jr./Jerry Flynn Local College Athlete of the Year Award from the Rochester Press-Radio Club on June 10.  

In July, King signed a four-year professional contract with adidas that runs through the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. While she will no longer be competing for Roberts, King will remain with the Redhawks as a graduate assistant coach who will help the track and field programs in a variety of areas.