The Beloit College Athletic Department and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee announced the 2019-20 departmental awards and recognized Buccaneer student-athletes with a video Wednesday evening. Due to the global pandemic, the video took the place of the usual in-person banquet held near the end of the academic year. Thank you to Beloit College SAAC for creating the video and everyone who helped make it happen. See the video below for additional information on each award and each award winner.
Highest Individual GPA (by team):
Baseball-Ben Jensen
Men's Basketball-Mason Jones
Women's Basketball-Kelly McLean
Men's Cross Country-Yusuke Hatano
Women's Cross Country-Frances Knaggs
Football-Ben Jensen
Men's Lacrosse-Tobin Greenwald
Women's Lacrosse-Fiona Milchman
Men's Soccer-Casey Wagner
Women's Soccer-Rachel Cook
Softball-Alyssa Morris
Men's Swimming and Diving-Mason Mu
Women's Swimming and Diving-Ana Kohout
Men's Track and Field-Yusuke Hatano
Women's Track and Field-Jamie Lepito
Women's Tennis-Emma Hahn
Volleyball-Regina Guehlstorf
Highest Team GPA: Women's Cross Country
Inspirational Student-Athlete Award: Amanda Baran (volleyball), Andrei Prikhodko (men's lacrosse, football)
Team Community Service Award: Baseball (Hackett Lunch Buddy Program, Team Impact partnership)
Play/Performance of the Year: Buccaneer Baseball win over Illinois Wesleyan University
Record-Breaking Performance of the Year: Eva Laun-Smith (2020 Midwest Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships)
Ed DeGeorge Service and Scholar-Athlete Award: Madi Christine (softball), Justin Kopech (baseball)
Joe Kobylka Award (Sportsmanship and Team Spirit): Kelly McLean (women's basketball), Casey Wagner (men's soccer)
Dr. Ben Galloway/1889 Council Award: Alexa Arakelian (women's lacrosse)
Outstanding Freshman of the Year (Female): Lexy Olson (women's basketball, cross country, track and field)
Outstanding Freshman of the Year (Male): Camden Leonard (men's swimming and diving)
Outstanding Sophomore of the Year (Female): Stephannie Lopez (softball)
Outstanding Sophomore of the Year (Male): Grady Spencer (men's soccer)
Donald "Red" Janssen Award (Top Junior-Female): Eva Laun-Smith (volleyball, track and field)
Donald "Red" Janssen Award (Top Junior-Male): James Wicker (baseball)
Ruth Peterson Award (Top Senior-Female): Nicole Dolcimascolo (women's lacrosse)
Pat Dawson Award (Top Senior-Male): Danny Belling (baseball)
Blanket Winners: Dan Arkes (cross country, track and field), Danny Belling (baseball), Madi Christine (softball), Nicole Dolcimascolo (women's lacrosse)
