The annual celebration of Elon's scholar-athletes was held online throughout the day on Monday, May 11.
The Elon University Department of Athletics held its 46th annual athletics awards banquet on Monday, May 11, to recognize and remember many of the outstanding achievements of the 2019-20 school year.
On March 13, the COVID-19 pandemic forced all athletic events to be canceled for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year, and meant this year’s annual awards banquet was held via social media. The celebration still stuck to tradition with addresses to student-athletes from Director of Athletics Dave Blank, each of the department’s head coaches and Elon University President Connie Ledoux Book to close out the day. All of Elon’s senior student-athletes were also commemorated with a staple of the Elon Banquet, the senior slideshow.
With spring sports not able to complete regularly-scheduled campaigns over the course of the last two months, the Stein H. Basnight Outstanding Athlete of the Year honors were not awarded for 2019-20. The department’s other major awards – the A.L. Hook Scholar-Athlete and the Robert C. Browne Memorial Sportsmanship awards – were also not awarded for the 2019-20 academic year.
Football Awards
Coach’s Award – Matt Foster
Leadership Award – Matt Kowalewski
Offensive MVP – De’Sean McNair
Defensive MVP – Marcus Willoughby
Team MVP – Greg Liggs, Jr.
Volleyball Awards
Coaches’ Award – Nori Thomas
Most Improved – Julia Crabtree
Top Newcomer – Jordan Gower
Team MVP – Leah Daniel
Women’s Soccer Awards
Defensive Player of the Year – Samantha Dominguez
Midfielder of the Year – Hannah Doherty
Attacking Player of the Year – Carson Jones
Leadership Award – Breanna Mitchell
Men’s Soccer Awards
Leadership Award – Luke Matthews
Scholar-Athlete Award – Iñigo Bronte
Team MVP – Caner Snover
Women’s Cross Country Awards
Attitude of a Champion Award – Alexandra DeCicco
Commitment to Excellence Award – Melissa Anastasakis
Mental Toughness – Rachael Wesolowski
Team Builder – Bridget Kanaley
Most Improved Senior – Emily Smith
Most Valuable Freshman – Maria Ahm
Most Valuable Performer – Scolasticah Kemei
Men’s Cross Country Awards
Attitude of a Champion Award – Tamer Metwalli
Commitment to Excellence Award – Andrew Miller
Most Improved Senior – Richie Kasper
Most Valuable Freshman – Aidan Tierney
Most Valuable Performer – Andrew Miller
Cheerleading Awards
Co-Rookie of the Year – Natalie Blalock
Co-Rookie of the Year – Caroline Clark
Coach’s Award – Joshua Lim
Team MVP – Carrie Tucker
Dance Team Awards
Rookie of the Year – Joelene Hefferon
Coach’s Award – Brielle Ricciardi
Team MVP – Kehler Bryant
Men’s Basketball Awards
Captain’s Award – Seth Fuller
Team MVP – Marcus Sheffield II
Women’s Basketball Awards
Best Offense – Ariel Colón
Most Improved – Tyja Traore
Women’s Track & Field Awards
Most Improved Award – Skylar Barthelmes
Most Outstanding Freshman – Maria Ahm
Coaches Award – Melissa Anastasakis
Women’s Tennis Awards
Heart & Hustle Award – Olivia Archer
Co-Leadership Award – Alex Koniaev
Co-Leadership Award – Sofia Edo
Most Valuable Performer – Victoria Saldh
Men’s Golf Awards
Most Improved – William Frodigh
Leadership Award – Max Ferrari
Coach’s Award – Josef Dransfeld
Team MVP – Graham Hutchinson
Women’s Golf Awards
Leadership Award – Rae Spears
Coach’s Award – Sophia Mancuso
Team MVP – Adel Vadkerti
Women’s Lacrosse Awards
Scholar-Athlete – Carleigh Goldstein
Baseball Awards
Abbreviated season, no awards issued
Men’s Tennis Awards
Abbreviated season, no awards issued
Softball Awards
Abbreviated season, no awards issued