ORANGE, Calif. — The Chapman University Athletics Department hosted the fifth annual Student Athlete Awards Monday evening inside Memorial Hall. The end-of-year celebration is a culmination to celebrate Chapman University's 23 NCAA sports that competed throughout the year. The department issues 21 different awards on the night, and celebrated some of the top moments of the year.
Listed below are the award winners and moments celebrated:
Freshman Year Women's Sport: Anabell Hinjosa, Softball
Freshman Year Men's Sport: Nick Molina, Baseball
Sophomore Year Women's Sport: Ava Bradbury, Volleyball
Sophomore Year Men's Sport: Joe Keegan, Men's Basketball
Junior Year Women's Sport: Kendall Pappan, Women's Water polo
Junior Year Men's Sport: Jacob Gaudi, Football
Breakthrough Women's Sport: Athena Tsakiris, Women's Soccer
Breakthrough Men's Sport: Tate Zimmerman, Baseball & Football
Comeback Athlete: Makena Nitao, Women's Basketball
Character Women's Sport: Kate Stenta, Women's Soccer
Character Men's Sport: Brendon Manzano, Football
Panther Pride: Bella Ortiz, Swim & Dive
Community Service: Women's Lacrosse
Most Spirited Team: Football
Jack Duddy Senior Leadership: Aidan Sherfey, Women's Basketball
Don Perkins Senior Leadership: Cruz Billings, Men's Basketball
Women's Sport Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year: Rose Malen, Softball
Men's Sport Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year: Reid Omilian, Swim & Dive
Moment of the Year: Jacob Gaudi, Football - pass breakup on final play to win NCAA First Round game over Whitworth
Women's Sport Top GPA: Women's Tennis, 3.77
Men's Sports Top GPA: Men's Basketball, 3.54