PICTURED: 2019 Baruch Athletic Senior Class

The 47th Annual Athletic Awards Banquet took place on Tuesday evening, May 14, to honor the teams and student-athletes for their accomplishments during the successful 2018-19 season.

The Bearcats gave out many awards and honors this evening. Yee Chung Phang (Women's Swimming) and Bryler Paige (Men's Basketball) were named the Athletes of the Year.

Men's Volleyball and Soccer shared the Team of the Year Award.

Alum Justin Starrantino '16, currently employed at Goldman Sachs (men's soccer, cross country), gave this year's Alumni Inspiration Speech.

A complete list of award winners can be found below.

DINNER PROGRAM

PHOTO GALLERY

PAST WINNERS HISTORY

2018-19 AWARDS

Female Athlete of the Year
Yee Chung Phang, Women's Swimming

Male Athlete of the Year
Bryler Paige Men's Basketball

Co-Team of the Year
Men's Soccer (8-6-4, 5-1-2 CUNYAC, CUNYAC Tournament Champion)
Men's Volleyball (18-13, 4-3 CUNYAC, CUNYAC Tournament Champion)

Newcomer of the Year Awards
Kaitlyn Rivera, Women's Tennis, Basketball, Softball          
Abhinav Srivastava, Men's Tennis

Helen Belden Sportsmanship Awards
Markella Giannakopoulos, Women's Swimming & Cross Country
Jacob Mareschal Rudin, Men's Volleyball

Burt Beagle Loyalty Awards
Gabrielle Huezo, Women's Cross Country, Swimming, Softball
Leonard Margolis, Men's Tennis

Ira Zasloff Service Awards
Bryan Flannery, Baseball
Mina Pantovic, Women's Volleyball
Stanley Goldberg, Men's Soccer

SAAC Leadership Awards
William Sixsmith, Men's Basketball

Distinguished Service Award
Dionne Brown, Student Advisement

CUNYAC Scholar-Athletes of the Year - Honorable Mention
Male
Bryan Flannery, 3.89 GPA, Baseball
Leonard Margolis, 3.880 GPA, Men's Tennis
Stanley Goldberg, 3.414 GPA, Men's Soccer
Female
Yee Chung Phang, 3.851 GPA, Women's Swimming
Gabrielle Huezo, 3.451 GPA, Women's Cross Country, Swimming, Softball

FALL SPORTS

Women's Tennis
Natalie Ibelhaupt, Rookie of the Year
Elizabeth Mak, Coaches Award

Women's Volleyball
Danielle Naggar, Coaches
Anita Sengara, MVP

Women's Cross Country
Karina Chiqui, Rookie of the Year
Wendy Gonzalez, MVP

Men's Cross Country
Noah Bloomberg, Rookie of the Year
Victor Carrano, MVP

Men's Soccer
Javier Arellano Crespo, Rookie of the Year
Alexey Arefev, MVP

WINTER SPORTS

Men's Swimming
Alan Li, Rookie of The Year
Evan Nikolic,Coaches Award

Women's Swimming
Amanda Lee, Coaches Award
Yee Chung Phang, MVP

Men's Basketball
Joseph Zecchino, Rookie of the Year
Andre Harris, MVP

Women's Basketball
Kaitlyn Rivera, Rookie of the Year
Melinda Spahiu, MVP

Men's Volleyball
Kyriakos Semertzidis, Coaches Award
Nicholas Godino, MVP

SPRING SPORTS

Men's Tennis
Leonard Margolis, Coaches Award
Abhinav Srivastava, MVP

Baseball
Kemal Deljanin, Rookie of the Year
Conor McCabe, Coaches Award
Paul Sirakowski, Frank Dursi Pitching Award

Softball
Kaitlyn Rivera, Rookie of the Year
Gabrielle Huezo, MVP