The 38th Annual Varsity Athletic Awards Dinner took place Friday, May 15, in front of a crowd of over 200 people that came together to honor and celebrate the recently concluded 2008-09 athletic year.
The athletic department distributed various honorary and team awards, including plaques for each of the seniors finishing their outstanding athletic careers at Baruch College.
A list of 2008-09 award winners can be found below.
Female Athlete of the Year
Karlee Whipple, Women's Basketball
Male Athlete of the Year
Danial Levent, Men’s Volleyball
CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Honorable Mention
Male
Levi Rachmanov, 3.24 GPA, Men's Volleyball
Ramon Shane Johnson, 3.21 GPA, Men's Tennis
Female
Keiko Akashi, 3.64 GPA, Women's Cross Country & Swimming
Irina Statina, 3.79 GPA, Women's Swimming
Team of the Year
Men’s Volleyball
Academic Team of the Year
Men’s Cross Country (3.385 GPA)
Helen Belden Sportsmanship Awards
Staren Soanes, Women's Volleyball
Brian Ramirez, Men’s Swimming
Ira Zasloff Service Awards
Nicole Baruffaldi, Women's Volleyball
Monnica Honrade, Women’s Cross Country
Nick Shnayderman, Men's Soccer
Burt Beagle Awards
Lizmarie Vasquez, Women’s Volleyball & Swimming
Joseph Valentin, Baseball
FALL SPORTS
Women's Tennis
Miriam Mkrtchyan, MVP
Filippa Noghani, Top Rookie
Women's Volleyball
Nicole Baruffaldi, MVP
Posey Wilson, Top Rookie
Women's Cross Country
Jessica Penaherrara, Most Valuable Runner
Monnica Honrade, Coaches Award
Men's Cross Country
Gilbert Marte, Most Valuable Runner
Agustin Lastra, Top Rookie
Men's Soccer
Nick Shnayderman, MVP
Jacob Cohen, Top Rookie
WINTER SPORTS
Men's Swimming
Idan Saragosti, Most Valuable Swimmer
Brian Ramirez, Coaches Award
Women's Swimming
Jessica Penaherrera, Most Valuable Swimmer
Jia Feng, Coaches Award
Men's Basketball
Steven Bader, MVP
George Kunkel, Coaches Award
Women's Basketball
Kalea Davis, MVP
Monique Salmon, Coaches Award
Men's Volleyball
Danial Levent, MVP
Matt McKee, Top Rookie
SPRING SPORTS
Men's Tennis
Tadas Valiukenas, MVP
Fedor Khrushchev, Coaches Award
Baseball
Jorge Rosado, MVP
Thomas Daly, Top Rookie
Softball
Melissa Pena, MVP
Andrea Tepfer, Coaches Award