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Baruch Honors Student-Athletes at 46th Annual Awards Banquet

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Baruch Honors Student-Athletes at 46th Annual Awards Banquet

PICTURED: 2018 Baruch Athletic Senior Class

DINNER PROGRAM

The 46th Annual Athletic Awards Banquet took place on Tuesday evening, May 15, to honor the teams and student-athletes for their accomplishments during the successful 2017-18 season.

Alum R. Michael Shiwnath '12 (men's swimming) gave the Alumni Inspiration Speech, which will be a regular feature at future awards dinners.

For the first time, the athletic department awarded Newcomer of the Year Award Male/Female and a Distinguished Service Award.

The dinner was also hosted for the first time in the ARC Arena.

A complete list of award winners can be found below.

AWARDS

Female Athlete of the Year
Daniela Giraldo, Women's Cross Country & Swimming

Male Athlete of the Year
Chimaechi Ekekeugbor, Men's Basketball

Team of the Year
Men's Swimming (6-3, 4-0 CUNYAC Regular Season & Finals Champion)

Newcomer of the Year Awards
Melinda Spahiu, Women's Basketball
Liam O'Gara, Baseball

Helen Belden Sportsmanship Awards
Jaclyn Thammakhoune, Women's Basketball
Marlon Somwaru, Men's Swimming

Burt Beagle Loyalty Awards
Yijia (Viola) Cai, Women's Volleyball
Donovan Hunt, Baseball

Ira Zasloff Service Awards
Daniela Arias, Women's Basketball
Viviana Vazquez, Men's Soccer Team Manager
Chimaechi Ekekeugbor, Men's Basketball

SAAC Leadership Awards
Jack Santoro, Men's Cross Country

Distinguished Service Award
Justyna Socha from Vice President Dean of Students Office

CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Honorable Mention
Male
Edwin St. Hilaire, 3.488 GPA, Baseball
Andrew Lubrino, 3.949 GPA, Men's Swimming
Female
Cassandra Lagana, 3.75 GPA, Softball
Natalie Murawski, 3.525 GPA, Women's Cross Country & Swimming

FALL SPORTS

Women's Tennis
Lejla Redzematovic, Rookie of the Year
Grace Graham, MVP

Women's Volleyball
Stella Chung, Rookie of the Year
Katherine Chen, MVP

Women's Cross Country
Leslibeth Romero, Coaches Award
Natalie Murawski, MVP

Men's Cross Country
Victor Carrano, Rookie of the Year
Brian Michalak, MVP

Men's Soccer
Cormac Foley, Rookie of the Year
Victor Torres, MVP

WINTER SPORTS

Men's Swimming
Evan Nikolic, Rookie of The Year
Matthew Greenfield, MVP

Women's Swimming
Amanda Lee, Rookie of the Year
Yee Chung Phang, MVP

Men's Basketball
Dwayne Brydie, Coach's Award
Chimaechi Ekekeugbor, MVP

Women's Basketball
Melinda Spahiu, Rookie of the Year
Shannon Barrett, MVP

Men's Volleyball
Artem Zinkin, Coaches Award
Stephen Roach, MVP

SPRING SPORTS

Men's Tennis
Leonard Margolis, Coaches Award
Marco Gobbato, MVP

Baseball
Liam O'Gara, Rookie of the Year
Michael McGroarty, MVP
Paul Sirakowski, Frank Dursi Pitching Award

Softball
Cassandra Lagana, Co-MVP
Nicole Bellini, Co-MVP

 
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