May 2011
Tanya Taylor, a senior in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society, was presented the Outstanding Student Athlete Award at the 41st Annual Lauds and Laurels Awards Ceremony on May 12, 2011.
Tanya, captain and a member of the UC Irvine's Women's soccer team, led the team to its first NCAA Sweet 16 Tournament and is the first UC Irvine's women's soccer player to be drafted to play in the Women's Professional Soccer league. She has been honored as a Big West Scholar Athlete and achieved Dean's Honors for three consecutive years.