Athletic Awards Ceremony celebrates student athletes

Oxford student athletes received recognition at a recent awards ceremony.

The Center for Healthful Living (CHL) honored the accomplishments of Oxford’s scholar athletes at a ceremony on April 30. The CHL/Athletic Awards Ceremony celebrated participants in the varsity sports of men’s basketball and both women’s and men's cross country, golf, soccer, and tennis, along with recognizing club swimming. The department also handed out national championship rings for the women’s tennis team and unveiled their national championship banner.

  • William Troy Bivings Award for Outstanding Achievement in Service: Carson Fleming
  • Dean's Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Student Athlete: Kako Yamada
  • Judy Greer Award for Outstanding Athletic Achievement by a Female Student Athlete: Caroline Kawula
  • Jim Kiersky Award for Outstanding Effort: Zachary Breathwaite
  • William H. Murdy Athletic Award — Outstanding Achievement in Athletics, Academics and Service: Kelsey Sattler
  • Dedication Award: Dujon Curtis
  • Basketball Offensive Player of the Year: Zachary Breathwaite
  • Basketball Attitude and Effort: Ian Laurie
  • Basketball Defensive Player of the Year: Sean Wickham
  • Men's Tennis Most Improved Player: Anuraaj Sonawala
  • Women's Tennis Most Improved Player: Isabella Ellis
  • Women's Tennis Most Valuable Player: Caroline Kawula
  • Women's Soccer Lucas Moreno's Most Influential Player of the Year: Karina Collins
  • Women's Soccer Coaches Award: Casey Frew
  • Women's Soccer John Fountain's Most Spirited Player of the Year Award: Jonelle Bailey
  • Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Year: Julian Coutinho
  • Men's Soccer Midfield Player of the Year: Chris Schwaiger
  • Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year: Ben Wong
  • Men's Soccer Coaches Award: Michael Delcampo
  • Golf Coaches Award: Hyejin Kim
  • Golf Leadership Award: Mary Ward
  • Golf Program MVP: Conner Wilkinson
  • Women's Cross Country Most Outstanding: Emily Rexer
  • Women's Cross Country MVP: Heather Beavers
  • Women's Cross Country Most Improved: Riana Peskopos
  • Women's Cross Country Coaches Award: Feven Alemu
  • Women's Cross Country Going the Distance: Hannah Paproski
  • Men's Cross Country Most Outstanding: Jerry Yue
  • Men's Cross Country MVP: Harish Venkatraman
  • Men's Cross Country Most Improved: Zeyad Hassan
  • Men's Cross Country Coaches Award: Jack Stewart
  • Men's Cross Country Going the Distance: Nicholas Stigaard
  • Swimming Club Leadership Award: Kate Nowak

Missed the awards ceremony? Watch the webstream.

The Oxford College Athletics website offers more complete information on these sports.