PICTURED: Baruch staff, coaches and team captains pose with the Commissioner Cup Trophy.

The 39th Annual Athletic Department Awards Dinner took place on Thursday, May 26, to honor the varsity teams and student-athletes for their accomplishments during the 2010-11 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 AWARDS

Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Agustin Lastra, 3.8 GPA, Men’s Swimming/Cross Country

Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Honorable Mention
Male
Tammer Farid, 3.71 GPA, Men's Basketball
Female
Megan Bouwens, 3.38 GPA, Women's Basketball
Andrea Tepfer, 3.30 GPA, Softball

Commissioner’s Cup Trophy (FINAL POINT TOTAL)
Baruch Athletic Department, First Place (4 Team Champions, 7 Second Place)

BARUCH AWARDS

Co-Male Athlete of the Year
Eryk Kowalski, Men’s Volleyball
R. Michael Shiwnath, Men’s Swimming

Female Athlete of the Year
Monique Salmon, Women's Basketball

Team of the Year
Men’s Volleyball (34-16 Record, CUNYAC Champions, Div. III Final Four,  #6 National Ranking)

Academic Team of the Year
Men’s Cross Country  (3.44 GPA)

Helen Belden Sportsmanship Awards
Andrea Tepfer, Softball
Aliaksei Misitau, Men's Tennis

Burt Beagle Awards
Michele Runko, Softball
Sean Dickenson, Men’s Soccer

Ira Zasloff Service Awards
Tamara Tahlov, Women's Cross Country & SAAC
Adianna Clark, Women's Volleyball
Tammer Farid, Men’s Basketball

FALL SPORTS

Women's Tennis
Anna Komar, Top Rookie
Kristine Kraujina, MVP

Women's Volleyball
Christina Pierre, Co-MVP
Posey Wilson, Co-MVP

Women's Cross Country
Sara Soto, Top Rookie
Estefany Tovar, Most Valuable Runner

Men's Cross Country
Omar Griffin, Top Rookie
Hiroshi Nobuoka, Most Valuable Runner

Men's Soccer
Jonas Juozaitis, Top Rookie
Stefan Cocea, MVP

WINTER SPORTS

Men's Swimming
Patrick Campbell, Coaches Award
Ryan Flynn, Most Valuable Swimmer

Women's Swimming
Alyssa Lubrino, Coaches Award
Julia Sung, Most Valuable Swimmer

Men's Basketball
Sean Loftus, Coaches Award
Chris Beauchamp, MVP

Women's Basketball
Shamika Boyce, Coaches Award
Monique Salmon, MVP

Men's Volleyball
Steve Coniglio, Top Rookie
Pablo Oliveira, MVP

SPRING SPORTS

Men's Tennis
Phillip Bleustein, Top Rookie
Christopher Jenkins, MVP

Baseball
John Yuksekol, Top Rookie
Thomas Daly, MVP

Softball
Cristina Arce, Coaches Award
Ashley Brandow, MVP