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