In 2002 the Cuesta Athletic Department established and named the Warren Hansen Scholar-Athlete Award in recognition of former Cuesta Athletic Director Warren Hansen's 36-year commitment to academic excellence.  A Hansen Award winning student must maintain a 3.5 GPA and is also nominated based on their citizenship and athletic performance. This year's winner of the Male Warren Hansen Scholar-Athlete Award is Track Star Cal Corn

Sophomore Cal Corn was equally successful on the track and in the books.  The all-Western State Conference Leaper is a two-time CCCAA Regional Finalist in the High Jump, as well as a two-time member of the all-WSC Academic team.  Cal has posted a straight 4.0 grade-point average over his two years at Cuesta, while completing 46.5 units.  

Cal shall represent Cuesta at the Conference and State level as Cuesta College's CCCAA Men's Scholar Award nominee.  His nomination will move forward to the conference level in September. 

Cuesta has earned more CCCAA Scholar-Athlete Awards than any other community college.  Cuesta's 2024 Hansen Scholar-Athletes of the Year, Cager Drew Ardouin (San Francisco) and fellow Track & Field Athlete Savannah Shoemaker (California), were named to the 2023-24 CCCAA State Honor Roll (Top 15 in the State).

Cuesta Warren Hansen Male Scholar Athlete of the Year                                                                       

#-State Scholar-Athlete of the Year; *-State Scholar team (Top 15)                  

2002   Savio Gomes (Water Polo)*

2003   Jeremy Waldram (Wrestling)#                   

2004   Kevin Bradley (Water Polo/Swim)           

2005   Jared Hollows (Track)*                                

2006   Jon Jordan (Track)                                     

2007   Mark Stephen (Water Polo)                      

2008   Quinn Clair (Baseball)                                 

2009   Miles Wallace (Wrestling)                       

2010   Demian Nelson (Diving)                             

2011   Nic Lalanne (Water Polo)*                        

2012   Malte Kramer (Basketball)#                          

2013   Spencer Silva (Water Polo)*                     

2014   Geoff Merker (Wrestling)*                            

2015   John Sinclair (Wrestling)*                            

2016   Nick Rutckyj (Baseball)                            

2017   Modan Goldman (Wrestling)                      

2018   Chandler Mankins (Water Polo/Swim)*     

2019   Iker Cruz (Basketball)                                 

2020   Melecio Gonzalez (X-Country/Track)       

2021   Jacques Safra (Basketball)

2022  Jacob Sill (Water Polo/Swim)*  

2023  Sami Barakat (Wrestling)

2024  Drew Ardouin (Basketball)*

2025  Cal Corn (Track & Field)