Florida Tech Scholar-Athletes Acknowledged for 2023 Accomplishments Throughout 51st Annual Award Ceremony

panthers males’s soccer obtained group of the yr award

BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – The Florida Tech Athletic Division introduced its yearly award winners on April twenty sixth on the 51st annual athletic awards banquet.

The banquet highlighted the accomplishments of Florida Tech’s scholar-athletes on and off the sphere all through 2022-23.

Listed below are the winners and nominees.

■ Ladies’s Staff GPA winner: Florida Tech Volleyball with a 3.53 Cumulative GPA

■ Males’s Staff GPA winner: Males’s Soccer with a 3.44 Cumulative GPA

■ Martha Work Sportsmanship and Andy Seminick Sportsmanship Award: Awarded to a scholar-athlete who reveals respect, courtesy and restraint of their actions and stays optimistic in pursuit of excellence.

■ Martha Work Sportsmanship Award: Winner: Isabella Leon (Ladies’s Soccer)

■ Nominees: Gillian Craig (Ladies’s Lacrosse), Whitney Ellis (Softball), Isabella Leon (Ladies’s Soccer), Lily Muszynski (Volleyball), Reegan Tiltmann (Ladies’s Swimming), and Mckenzie Winder (Ladies’s Basketball).

■ Andy Seminick Sportsmanship Award: Winner: Josh Ford (Baseball)

■ Nominees: Joshua Cajuaste (Males’s Swimming), Josh Ford (Baseball), Seth Heinzman (Esports), Hayden Linkel (Males’s Rowing), Elliott Yacu (Males’s Lacrosse).

■ Freshman of the 12 months Award: Winners should be freshmen in athletic eligibility with Florida Tech in 2022-23.

■ Feminine Freshman of the 12 months: Winner: Sophia Scichilone (Ladies’s Lacrosse)

■ Nominees: Kari Bogen (Volleyball), Kajsa Ekstrom (Ladies’s Soccer), Alex Knodel (Ladies’s swimming), Ella Niles (Softball), Tai Roberts (Ladies’s Basketball), and Sophia Scichilone (Ladies’s Lacrosse).

■ Male Freshman of the 12 months: Winner: Hugo Ruzicka, (Males’s Rowing)

■ Nominees: Dylan Cleveland (Baseball), Jax Francisco (Males’s Lacrosse), Gavin Lanka (Males’s Swimming), Johnathan Moore (Esports), and Hugo Ruzicka (Males’s Rowing).

■ Rising Star Award: That is introduced to an rising chief of their sport whose efficiency displays ongoing and distinctive progress in contribution to the group’s success and elevated ranges of management and accountability.

■ Feminine Rising Star: Winner: Kate Helminiak (Ladies’s Swimming)

■ Nominees: Emily Acampora (Ladies’s Basketball), Lizzy Christ (Ladies’s Lacrosse), Kenzie Delacher (Volleyball), Kate Helminiak (Ladies’s Swimming), Allison Platon (Softball), and Daniela Tobon (Ladies’s Soccer).

■ Male Rising Star: Winner: Jax Francisco (Males’s Lacrosse)

■ Nominees: Tomas Casas (Males’s Soccer), Jason Demarest (Esports), Jax Francisco (Males’s Lacrosse), Sandro Gardella (Males’s Rowing), Michael Hill (Baseball), and Connor Orth (Males’s Swimming).

■ Sports activities Efficiency Award: This award is given by the Sport Efficiency Division to athletes whose athletic accomplishments mirror their dedication to energy coaching and conditioning.

■ Feminine Sports activities Efficiency Award: Winner: Mikayla Lewin (Softball)

■ Male Sports activities Efficiency Award: Winner: Daniel Aizenberg (Males’s Swimming)

■ Panther Award: This award is introduced to a person exterior of athletics who has proven steady assist and has made an influence inside our packages.

■ Winners: Csaba Palotai (Affiliate Professor of Physics and House Sciences) and Jessica Smeltz (Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering)

■ Nominees: Kathy Alger (Expertise Coordinator), Javan Cameron (Barista, Lead Cashier), Paul Consentino (Mechanical and Civil Engineering Professor), Alexandra Easterling (Pupil Supervisor), Tim Fletcher (Director of Marine and Out of doors Operations, Lynne Mims (Teacher and Program Chair for On-line Undergraduate Enterprise Applications), Csaba Palotai (Affiliate Professor of Physics and House Sciences), and Jessica Smeltz (Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering)

■ Upset of the 12 months Award: This award acknowledges a contest that resulted in an consequence that was extremely opposite to common expectations.

■ Winner: Ladies’s Soccer defeating #4 Lenoir-Rhyne at Lenoir-Rhyne

■ Nominees: Baseball defeating #12 Wingate, Males’s Rowing defeating Stetson within the Varsity 8, Softball upsetting #23 Saint Leo, Volleyball defeating Embry-Riddle at Embry-Riddle, Ladies’s Basketball defeating Embry-Riddle, Ladies’s Lacrosse upsetting RV Alabama-Huntsville, and Ladies’s Soccer defeating #4 Lenoir-Rhyne at Lenoir-Rhyne.

■ Efficiency of the 12 months Award: This award acknowledges a person athlete’s finest and most vital efficiency in a single contest within the 2022-23 yr.

■ Feminine Efficiency of the 12 months: Winner: Nicole Rautenberg (Ladies’s Swimming)

■ Nominees: Alex Hendrian’s no-hitter in opposition to Tiffin (softball), Sarah Liberatore’s career-high 28 factors in opposition to Embry-Riddle (Ladies’s Basketball), Carly Niro’s 7-point efficiency in opposition to Ashland (Ladies’s Lacrosse), Nicole Rautenberg’s record-breaking efficiency on the SSC Championships (Ladies’s Swimming), and Maria Sanchez Recuero’s heroics in opposition to Florida Southern within the SSC Match (Ladies’s Soccer)

■ Male Efficiency of the 12 months: Winner: Sean Houpt’s 36 factors at No.1 Nova Southeastern within the SSC Match (Males’s Basketball)

■ Nominees: Daniel Aizenberg’s gold medal time and NCAA qualifying efficiency on the SSC Championships (Males’s Swimming), Jax Francisco’s second-half shutout at Flagler (Males’s Lacrosse), Sean Houpt’s 36 factors at No. 1 Nova Southeastern within the SSC Match (Males’s Basketball), Sean Imply’s 5 and 1/3 shutout begin in opposition to West Florida (Baseball), and Soeren Nygaard’s two-goal and one-assist efficiency within the SSC Championship (Males’s Soccer).

■ Management Award: The management award is given in appreciation of scholar-athletes who exemplify management and dedication.

■ Feminine Management Award: Winner: Victoria Bowerson (Volleyball)

■ Nominees: Ayana Aoyagi, (Ladies’s Soccer), Victoria Bowrosen, (Volleyball), Ella Gibson, (Softball), Sarah Liberatore, (Ladies’s Basketball), Kailee O’Brien, (Ladies’s Lacrosse), and Arianna Petrovia, (Ladies’s Swimming)

■ Male Management Award: Winner: JP Panchookian (Males’s Lacrosse)

■ Nominees: Nathaniel Allen, (Males’s Swimming), Parker Christensen, (Males’s Soccer), Andrew Dunham, (Baseball), Jake Elston, (Esports), Mekhii Noble, (Males’s Basketball), Justin Woodyard, (Males’s Rowing), JP Panchookian, (Males’s Lacrosse).

■ Champions Award: This award relies on his/her athletic efficiency and accomplishments through the 2022-23 athletic yr.

■ Feminine Champions Award: Winner: Cheyenne Nelson (Softball)

■ Nominees: Katie Erdmann (Volleyball), Rachel Johnson (Ladies’s Lacrosse), Jordan Michaels (Ladies’s Soccer), Cheyenne Nelson (Softball), Nicole Rautenberg (Ladies’s Swimming), Tai Roberts (Ladies’s Basketball), Male Champions Award

■ Winners: Daniel Aizenberg (Males’s Swimming) and Sjur Dreschler (Males’s Soccer)

■ Nominees: Daniel Aizenberg (Males’s Swimming), Jason Blackstone (Baseball), Sjur Dreschler (Males’s Soccer), Domantas Marocka (Males’s Rowing), Josh McLean (Esports), Sesan Russell (Males’s Basketball), and Collin Stewart (Males’s Lacrosse)

■ Scholar-Athlete of the 12 months Award: Recipients of this have been chosen on the next weighted standards: tutorial and athletic excellence, in addition to years of service to the group.

■ Feminine Scholar-Athlete of the 12 months: Winner: Shaelyn Rutta (Ladies’s Swimming)

■ Nominees: Kari Bogen (Volleyball), Emily Harris (Ladies’s Lacrosse), Kelly McLaughlin (Softball), Marem Ndiongue (Ladies’s Soccer), Shaelyn Rutta (Ladies’s Swimming), and Lina Stranger-Johanessen (Ladies’s Basketball)

■ Male Scholar-Athlete of the 12 months: Winner: Niall Harris (Males’s Basketball)

■ Nominees: Hugo Catherine (Males’s Soccer), Sean Catron (Males’s Swimming), Ryley Griffin (Esports), Niall Harris (Males’s Basketball), Arnedas Kelmelis (Males’s Rowing), JP Panchookian (Males’s Lacrosse), and Ridge Skarbek (Baseball)

■ Staff of the 12 months: This award is introduced to the group that has achieved essentially the most notable efficiency through the 2022-23 yr.

■ Winner: Males’s Soccer

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