The 37th Annual Varsity Athletic Awards Dinner took place Thursday, May 15, in front of an athletic dinner record crowd of over 200 people that came together to honor and celebrate the recently concluded 2007-08 athletic year.
The attendees consisted of athletic staff, varsity team coaches, student-athletes and VIPs such as President Kathleen M. Waldron, V.P. of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management Dr. Ben Corpus, and 2007 Baruch Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Helen Belden.
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 award winners can be found below.
Chiresse Paradise, Women's Basketball
Annelie Gregor, Women's Swimming
Male Athlete of the Year
Matt Soja, Men's Cross Country
CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete Awards
Honorable Mention Winners Recognized
Male
Matt Soja, 3.980 GPA, Men's Cross Country
Vincent Favara, 3.326 GPA, Men's Soccer
Female
Annelie Gregor, 3.600 GPA, Women's Swimming
Erika Russi, 3.880 GPA, Women's Cross Country
Team of the Year
Women's Basketball
Academic Team of the Year
Women's Swimming (3.278 GPA)
Helen Belden Sportsmanship Awards
Temi Arijeloye, Women's Cross Country
Caner Yilmaz, Men's Soccer
Ira Zasloff Service Awards
Elina Kerzhner, Women's Volleyball
Igor Gorodetskiy, Men's Swimming
Vincent Favara, Men's Soccer
Burt Beagle Service Awards
Sonia Sendoya, Softball
Adrian Serrano, Men's Basketball
Frank Dursi Pitching Alumni Award (Baseball)
Greg Polius
FALL SPORTS
Women's Tennis
Mirian Mkrtchyan, MVP
Mariya Korobkova, Top Rookie
Women's Volleyball
Kristin Walker, MVP
Adianna Clark, Most Improved
Lizmarie Vasquez, Coaches Award
Women's Cross Country
Erika Russi, MVP
Monnica Honrade, Most Improved
Yana Polikarpov, Top Rookie
Men's Cross Country
Andrew O'Rourke, MVP
Daniel Wong, Most Improved
Matt Soja, Coaches Award
Men's Soccer
Vincent Favara, MVP
Freddy Carrasco-Dance, Top Rookie
Anthony Favara, Coaches Award
WINTER SPORTS
Men's Swimming
R. Michael Shiwnath, MVP
Camilo Reyes, Most Improved
Igor Gorodetskiy, Coaches Award
Women's Swimming
Annelie Gregor, MVP
Tiffany Wong, Most Improved
Jessica Penaherrera, Coaches Award
Men's Basketball
George Kunkel, MVP
Tammer Farid, Top Rookie
Adrian Serrano, Coaches Award
Women's Basketball
Dominique McClendon, MVP
Monique Salmon, Most Improved
Naesha Moore, Coaches Award
Men's Volleyball
Danial Levent, MVP
Jan Wojdat, Top Rookie
SPRING SPORTS
Cheerleading
Jessica Escobar, MVP
Louie Lopez, Coaches Award
Men's Tennis
Jed Wilder, MVP
Tadas Valiukenas, Top Rookie
Emanual Imperial, Coaches Award
Baseball
Greg Polius, MVP
Benjamin Riofrio, Top Rookie
John Avona, Most Improved
Softball
Melissa Pena, MVP
Andrea Tepfer, Top Rookie
Sonia Sendoya, Coaches Award
