 Wheeler is the fourth Blue Raider to be tabbed Conference USA Athlete of the Year and the fifth player under head coach Rick Ensel to earn a Conference Female Athlete of the Year accolade. The 23-24 slate marks the 21st year that Conference USA has honored a Male and Female Athlete of the Year and the seventh that the awards have been named in remembrance of Conference USA's founding commissioner, Mike Slive, following his passing.