SHU Athletics Celebrates 2018-19 at #SHUcademyAwards
4/23/2019 12:44:00 PM | General
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall Athletics Department held its year-end "SHUcademy Awards" show on Monday night inside historic Walsh Gym. The student-athlete banquet, in its third year as the #SHUcademyAwards, was a celebration of the 2018-19 season as the department handed out awards for achievements in both athletics and scholastics.
Women's tennis' Michal Matson and baseball's Matt Ponsiglione hosted the show. A full video recap of the show, as well as all of the videos that aired at the event are available by clicking this link.
Winners included:
Women's tennis' Michal Matson and baseball's Matt Ponsiglione hosted the show. A full video recap of the show, as well as all of the videos that aired at the event are available by clicking this link.
Winners included:
- Most Valuable Pirate (staff): Tom Chen, Associate Athletics Director for Digital Media & Communications
- Female Iron Pirate Award: Ragen Reddick, Softball
- Male Iron Pirate Award: Chris Villa, Baseball
- Pirate Perseverance Award: Sarah Schweinberg, Women's Soccer
- Freshman Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Kelsey Gumm, Softball; Lizzy Kirk, Women's Soccer; Emma Newgarden, Cross Country
- Freshman Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year: CJ Tibbling, Men's Soccer
- Sophomore Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Olivia Hernandez, Cross Country
- Sophomore Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Andreas Nota, Men's Soccer
- Junior Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Anniek Jansen, Tennis
- Junior Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Steven Catudal, Men's Soccer
- Female Team Academic Award: Women's Golf
- Male Team Academic Award: Men's Soccer
- Academic All-Star Team:
- Steven Catudal, Men's Soccer
- Taylor Cutcliff, Women's Soccer
- Peyton Elder, Men's Soccer
- Cristina Fernandez, Cross Country
- Atley Fortney, Women's Soccer
- Olivia Hernandez, Cross Country
- Anniek Jansen, Tennis
- Katherine Matthys, Softball
- Alyssa Reszkowski, Women's Soccer
- Emily Supercynski, Softball
- Best Individual Performance, Female: Baylee Allender, Softball – Three home runs in one day
- Best Individual Performance, Male: Myles Powell, Men's Basketball – Record-setting half vs. Georgetown at the BIG EAST Tournament
- Sport & Spirituality Award: Kiley Britten, Cross Country
- Female Breakthrough Student-Athlete: Katherine Matthys, Softball
- Male Breakthrough Student-Athlete: Christian Del Castillo, Baseball
- Game of the Year: Men's Basketball win over Kentucky at Madison Square Garden
- Play of the Year: Shavar Reynolds, Men's Basketball – game-winner vs. St. John's
- Freshman Female Athlete of the Year: Regina Pitts, Tennis
- Freshman Male Athlete of the Year: David Festa, Baseball
- Sophomore Female Co-Athlete of the Year: Janae Barracato, Softball
- Sophomore Female Co-Athlete of the Year: Mia Kness, Women's Golf
- Sophomore Male Athlete of the Year: Liam Cosgrove, Swimming and Diving
- Junior Female Athlete of the Year: Shadeen Samuels, Women's Basketball
- Junior Male Athlete of the Year: Myles Powell, Men's Basketball
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