SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Tyson Kygar and Savannah Camp have been named the Cal State San Marcos Student-Athletes of the Month for December 2016.
 
The CSUSM Student-Athletes of the Month awards are determined through a vote of all Department of Athletics coaches, administrators and staff. Each in-season program nominates a student-athlete to be considered for the award each month.
 
Camp, a junior forward on the women's basketball team, averaged 16.6 points and 7.8 rebounds to lead CSUSM to a 4-1 record for the month of December. Camp tallied a career-high 29 points to notch a 77-68 CSUSM victory over Cal State L.A. on New Year's Eve. She recorded double-digits in scoring in all five contests and amassed two double-doubles.
 
Kygar, a redshirt senior guard on the men's basketball team, averaged 11.3 points per game on 48.9 percent (22-45) shooting from the floor, including going 50 percent (17-34) from behind the arc. The Cougars went 3-3 in the month. Kygar scored 20 points, going 7-for-8 from the field and 6-for-7 from three-point range in a 83-64 win over Cal Poly Pomona on Dec. 10. He tallied 18 points, making four treys, in a 73-71 win against Cal State L.A. on New Year's Eve. 

Previous 2016-17 CSUSM Student-Athletes of the Month
•November 2016 - Samantha Flores (volleyball), Joe Boyd (men's basketball)
•October 2016 - Jaime Jacob (women's golf), Justin Tesar (men's soccer), Joshua Litwiller (men's cross country)
•September 2016 - Natalie Rodriguez (women's cross country), Andrew Stalboerger (men's soccer)