PICTURED AT TOP OF STORY: 2023 Baruch Athletic Senior Class
 

AWARDS PROGRAM

ALL-TIME AWARD WINNERS

The 50th Annual Athletic Awards Banquet took place on Tuesday evening, May 16, to honor the teams and student-athletes for their accomplishments during the successful 2022-23 season.

The Bearcats gave out many awards and honors in room 14-220 of the Vertical Campus Building.

Jillian Quinn (Women's Swimming & Cross Country) and Youssef Elkhouly (Men's Swimming) were named the Athletes of the Year.

Kira Chen (Women's Swimming) annd Devin Nicholson (Men's Basketball) were named the Newcomers of the Year.

Lauren Hayden '13 (women's volleyball), who played four seasons for the women's volleyball team (2009-12) and won two CUNYAC Championships, was tonight's Alumni Reflection Speaker. Lauren finished her career as the women's volleyball programs all-time leader in kills with 1,114.

A complete list of award winners can be found below.

2022-23 AWARDS

Female Athlete of the Year
Jillian Quinn, Women's Swimming & Cross Country  

Male Athlete of the Year
Youssef Elkhouly, Men's Swimming  

Newcomers of the Year
Kira Chen, Women's Swimming 
Devin Nicholson, Men's Basketball 

Baruch Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Anesa Feratovic, 3.82 GPA, Women's Volleyball
Andrew Lu, 3,96 GPA, Men's Cross Country

CUNYAC Scholar-Athletes of the Year - Honorable Mention
Anesa Feratovic , 3.82 GPA, Women's Volleyball
Jillian Quinn, 3.80 GPA, Women's Swimming & Cross Country
Steven Patterson, 3.53 GPA, Baseball
John Ananoria, 3.6 GPA, Men's Soccer

Helen Belden Sportsmanship Awards
Amina Muminovic, Women's Volleyball 
Jehmehl Fair, Men's Basketball

Burt Beagle Loyalty Awards
Regina Kelley, Women's Tennis
Steven Patterson, Baseball

Ira Zasloff Service Awards
Pressley Norman, PE Class Fitness
Danielle Petrunti, Softball 
Jacob Auerbach, Baseball

SAAC Leadership Award
Meenakshi Mugrai, Softball

Distinguished Service Award
Janet B. Rossbach (Alumni Relations)

FALL SPORTS

Women's Volleyball

Coaches Award: Amina Muminovic

MVP: Julia Perkowski
 

Men's Cross Country

Rookie of the Year: Jose Perez

MVP: Daniel Sedgh
 

Women's Cross Country

Rookie of the Year: Jillian Quinn

MVP: Julia Cuttone
 

Men's Soccer

Rookie of the Year: Arman Celebi 

MVP: Jemali Zarnadze
 

Women's Tennis

Coaches Award: Regina Kelley

MVP: Ava Deguzman

WINTER SPORTS

Women's Basketball

Rookie of the Year: D'Andre McRae

MVP: Mia Castillo
 

Men's Basketball

Co-Coaches Awards: Sean Donnellan

Co-Coaches Awards: Emil Purisic
 

Women's Swimming

Rookie of the Year: Kaetlyn Chavez

MVP: Kira Chen
 

Men's Swimming

Rookie of the Year: Leonardo Valdivia

Most Valuable Swimmer: Youssef Elkhouly  

Men's Volleyball

Rookie of the Year: Ari Osmanaj

MVP: Defeng Han
 

SPRING SPORTS

Men' Tennis

Coaches Award: Jim Bauer

MVP: Christopher Tham
 

Baseball

Frank Dursi Pitching Award: Nathaniel Demchak

Rookie of the Year: Roy Longarzo

MVP: Joseph Cocozza

Softball

Rookie of the Year: Mia Faddah

MVP: Carly Quint