For the sixth time in Big 12 Conference history, the same institution has collected the male and female Athlete of the Year awards.

Oklahoma's Buddy Hield (men's basketball) and Paige Parker (softball) were named the 2015-16 Big 12 Athletes of the Year, the league announced Tuesday.

Oklahoma catcher Lea Wodach (right) celebrates with pitcher Paige Parker (left) after Oklahoma defeated Auburn 2-1 in the deciding game of the championship series of the NCAA softball College World Series, Wednesday, June 8, 2016, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) (AP)

Hield also was named the Big 12's Male Sportsperson of the Year, marking the third time the same student-athlete received both awards since the Sportsperson of the Year honor debuted in 2000-01.

Parker guided the Sooners' softball team to the 2016 Women's College World Series championship with a 10-0 postseason record, including a 5-0 record in the WCWS on her way to Most Outstanding Player honors. The sophomore capped her postseason with a 2.13 ERA and pitched 69 of Oklahoma's 76.1 innings.

For the season, Parker, a native of Independence, Mo., went 38-3 with a 1.64 ERA in 47 outings.

Hield, selected sixth overall by the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2016 NBA draft, led the Sooners to the Final Four as a senior. He was named the Big 12 Player of the Year, as voted on by the league's coaches, and was a consensus first-team All-American. Additionally, Hield picked up the 2016 Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy and Oscar Robertson Trophy as the national player of the year.

The native of Freeport, Bahamas, wrapped his career as the Big 12's all-time leading scorer (2,291 points) and Oklahoma's all-time leader in 3-pointers made (349). Hield is among the leaders in several other Big 12 and Oklahoma categories.

The other candidates for Female Athlete of the Year were: Nina Davis (Baylor), Caitlin Nolan (Iowa State), Ainise Havili (Kansas), Dani Winters (Kansas State), Kaela Edwards (Oklahoma State), Brianna McGhee (TCU), Courtney Okolo (Texas), Janine Beckie (Texas Tech) and Kadeisha Buchanan (West Virginia).

The other candidates for Male Athlete of the Year were: Spencer Drango (Baylor), Georges Niang (Iowa State), Perry Ellis (Kansas), Cody Whitehair (Kansas State), Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State), Ronnie Baker (TCU), Joseph Schooling (Texas), Eric Gutierrez (Texas Tech) and Tyler Orlosky (West Virginia).