2009-10 Athletes of the Year (L-R): MALE - George Kunkel (Men's Basketball), CO-FEMALE: Kalea Davis (Women's Basketball), Jessica Penaherrera-Kang (Women's Swimming)

The Annual Athletic Department Awards Dinner took place on Tuesday, May 18 to honor the varsity teams and student-athletes for their accomplishments during the 2009-10 year.

The department distributed various honorary and team awards including plaques for each of the seniors finishing their outstanding athletic careers at Baruch College. In addition, each of the coaches presented their end of the season team awards in the category of MVP, Top Rookie or Coaches Award.

A list of award winners can be found below.

CUNYAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Justin Wong, 3.74 GPA, Men’s Swimming

CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Honorable Mention
Male
Andrew Smith, 3.57 GPA, Men's Tennis
Female
Kalea Davis, 3.28 GPA, Women's Basketball
Jessica Penaherrera-Kang, 3.46 GPA, Women's Swimming

CUNYAC Commissioner’s Cup Trophy (FINAL POINT TOTAL)
Baruch Athletic Department, First Place (Six Team Champions)

Male Athlete of the Year
George Kunkel, Men’s Basketball

Co-Female Athlete of the Year
Kalea Davis, Women's Basketball
Jessica Penaherrera-Kang, Women’s Swimming

Team of the Year
Men’s Volleyball (33-6, CUNYAC Champions, Final #7 AVCA Ranking)

Academic Team of the Year
Men’s Cross Country  (3.58 GPA)

Helen Belden Sportsmanship Awards
Shalanda Graham, Women's Tennis
Jonathan Tuwaidan, Men’s Volleyball

Burt Beagle Awards
Lynn Schiano, Softball
Nelson DiBastiano, Men’s Soccer

Ira Zasloff Service Awards
Lizmarie Vasquez, Women's Swimming
Justin Wong, Men’s Swimming
Joseph Cafarelli, Men's Basketball (Team Manager)

FALL SPORTS

Women's Tennis
Mariam Mkrtchyan, MVP
Kristine Kraujina, Coaches Award

Women's Volleyball
Melinda Santiago, Top Rookie
Posey Wilson, MVP

Women's Cross Country
Lorena Russi, Top Rookie
Estefany Tovar, Most Valuable Runner

Men's Cross Country
Hiroshi Nobuoka, Most Valuable Runner
Agustin Lastra, Coaches Award

Men's Soccer
Stefan Cocea, Top Rookie
Nelson DiBastiano, MVP

WINTER SPORTS

Men's Swimming
Gabriel Yanez, Most Valuable Swimmer
Jeffrey Wong, Coaches Award

Women's Swimming
Jessica Penaherrera-Kang, Most Valuable Swimmer
Grace Kim, Coaches Award

Men's Basketball
Lionel Hilaire, MVP
George Kunkel, Coaches Award

Women's Basketball
Monique Salmon, MVP
Kalea Davis, Coaches Award

Men's Volleyball
Pablo Oliveira, MVP
Jonathan Tuwaidan, Coaches Award

Pablo Oliveira, AVCA First Team All-American Award
Eryk Kowalski, AVCA Second Team All-American Award

SPRING SPORTS

Men's Tennis
Bryan Adler, Top Rookie
Tadas Valiukenas, MVP

Baseball
Peter Dinolfo, Top Rookie
Manuel Guerrero, MVP

Softball
Melissa Pena, MVP
Ashley Brandow, Coaches Award