PICTURED: The 2012 athletic senior class with their senior picture plaques.

The 40th Annual Athletic Varsity Awards Dinner took place on Thursday evening, May 24, to honor the varsity teams and student-athletes for their accomplishments during the successful 2011-12 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, Rookie of the Year or Coaches Award.

The Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) also gave every student-athlete, coach and VIP a free t-shirt to honor winning of the CUNYAC Commissioner Cup for the third straight year.

A complete list of award winners can be found below.

BARUCH AWARDS

Co-Male Athletes of the Year
Chris Beauchamp, Men’s Basketball
Thomas Daly, Baseball

Female Athlete of the Year
Posey Wilson, Women's Volleyball

Team of the Year
Women's Swimming (10-3 Overall Record, Undefeated CUNYAC Finals & Regular Season Champions (6-0), First-Time ECAC Open Qualifier at Navy)

Academic Team of the Year
Women's Tennis  (3.398 GPA)

Helen Belden Sportsmanship Awards
Carmen Pagan-Colon, Softball
Sam Park, Men's Volleyball

Burt Beagle Loyalty Awards
Jeffrey Wong, Men's Swimming
Shamika Boyce, Women's Basketball

Ira Zasloff Service Awards
Stephan Muller, Men's Tennis
Spence Packer, Men's Soccer (Team Manager)
Melanie Pellegrino, Softball

FALL SPORTS

Women's Tennis
Lisa Kurner, Top Rookie
Patricia Gomes Correia, MVP

Women's Volleyball
Jessica Wu, Top Rookie
Posey Wilson, MVP

Women's Cross Country
Viktoriya Mikhelzon, Coaches Award
Sara Soto, MVP

Men's Cross Country
Gilbert Marte, Coaches Award
Hiroshi Nobuoka, Most Valuable Runner

Men's Soccer
Arlind Stafaj, Top Rookie
Vincent Cruz, MVP

WINTER SPORTS

Men's Swimming
Jeffrey Wong, Coaches Award
Michael Matskovsky, Coaches Award

Women's Swimming
Sally Lim, Coaches Award
Denisse Duran Llano, Coaches Award

Men's Basketball
Rob Goldstein, Top Rookie
Chris Beauchamp, MVP

Women's Basketball
Sheridan Taylor, Top Rookie
Jessica Duleba, MVP

Men's Volleyball
Danny Olson, Top Rookie
Steve Coniglio, MVP

SPRING SPORTS

Men's Tennis
Joe Laskowski, Top Rookie
Guy Goren, MVP

Baseball
Paul Perez, Top Rookie
Thomas Daly, MVP

Softball
Toniann Donde, Top Rookie
Nicole Flint, MVP

CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Honorable Mention
Male
Mickey Abbatiello, 3.78 GPA, Men's Basketball
Jeffrey Wong, 3.48, Men's Swimming
Female
Posey Wilson, 3.38 GPA, Women's Volleyball

Commissioner’s Cup Trophy
Baruch Athletic Department (2011-12 Year: Eight Champions, Three Second Place)

2011-12 Commissioner Cup (Final Standings)
1.    Baruch College, 156 Points
2.    Hunter College, 98 Points
3.    College of Staten Island, 73 Points
4.    Lehman College, 63 Points
5.    Brooklyn College, 38 Points
6.    City College of New York, 33 Points
7.    John Jay College, 19 Points
8.    York College, 14 Points
9.    Medgar Evers College, 13 Points

Point System
CUNYAC Regular Season: 1st Place: 10 pts, 2nd Place 5 pts, 3rd Place 3pts
CUNYAC Tournament/Finals: 1st Place 10 pts; 2nd Place 5 pts, 3rd Place 3pts

Baruch Points (Regular Season/Tournament):
Women’s Sports: Swimming 10/10 pts, Basketball 10/10 pts, Softball 3/10 pts,
Volleyball 5/10 pts,

Men’s Sports: Volleyball 5/10 pts, Swimming 10/10 pts, Tennis 10/10 pts,
Baseball 10/10 pts, Soccer 3/5 pts, Basketball 5/0 pts

Notes
CUNYAC only counts the top 10 teams with points. (Men's and Women's Cross country each accumulated 5pts finishing second in the Finals, but it does not count among this year's top 10 as so many teams had points).  In basketball, regular season points are awarded based on their respective North/South Division finish, not overall regular season finish.