Each year, the Midwest Conference recognizes the student-athlete, with the highest cumulative grade point average, participating in his or her respective sport’s culminating championship or tournament event. The award recognizes the commitment of the student-athlete toward the pursuit of excellence in both the athletic and academic realms as measured by reaching the pinnacle of competition within the league, while also achieving the highest academic standard among peers.
The league began presenting the award in 2015 and Lake Forest College's honorees are listed below.
| YEAR | INDIVIDUAL |
| 2022-23 | Elliot Hull, Men's Soccer Mary Gegen, Volleyball Paityn Tabor, Women's Soccer Caprice Kalvelage, Women's Swimming & Diving Kyle Lassen, Men's Tennis |
| 2021-22 | Natalia Leite, Women's Tennis Paityn Tabor, Women's Soccer Vincent Wallace, Football Graeme Witte, Men's Swimming & Diving |
| 2020-21 | Natalia Leite, Women's Tennis Shaye Gauthier, Softball |
| 2019-20 | Shelly Parat, Women's Cross Country Graeme Witte, Men's Swimming & Diving |
| 2018-19 | Hannah O'Day, Women's Basketball Shaye Gauthier, Softball |
| 2017-18 | Kat Beall, Softball |
| 2016-17 | Nipun Chauhan, Men's Soccer Kat Beall, Softball |
| 2015-16 | Paul Jones, Men's Cross Country Kat Beall, Softball |