Awards Banquet Highlights Student-Athlete Achievements
5/20/2009 12:00:00 AM | General
May 20, 2009
Fort Wayne, IN – IPFW seniors Chris Gottschall of the baseball team and Crystina Martinez of the cross country and track & field squads were recently named the 2009 Male and Female IPFW Athletes of the Year at the Mastodons’ year-end awards banquet held at the Marriot Marquis Ballroom.
Gottschall ended the 2009 season ranked highly in the conference in numerous offensive categories, including hits, doubles, RBI’s, total bases and slugging percentage. Additionally, he ends the year ranked 27th in Division I in doubles with 21, and 38th in doubles per game (0.41). He led the team with a .351 batting average, 48 RBI’s, 115 total bases, .569 slugging percentage, 38 runs scored, and was tied for the team lead with seven home runs.
Martinez was named the 2008 Summit League Cross Country Runner of the Year, and earned Summit League Athlete of the Week honors five times. She took first at the 2008 Summit League championships, and earned All-Region honors by placing 12th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet. She ran in nine races during the indoor season, setting school records six times, and was the indoor conference champion in both the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs, setting a new conference record in the latter.
Jessica Miller and David Carson were named the 2009 Male and Female Senior Athletes of the Year.
Matt Pliske of the Men’s Volleyball Team was given the 2009 Student-Athlete Sportsmanship Award, and Christine Kuznar was given the 2009 SALT Service to Students Award.
The 2009 Female Freshman of the Year was given to Courtney Cronin of the Softball team, and the 2009 Male Freshman of the Year is Max Touloute of the Men’s Soccer Team.
Patrick Kelley of the Men’s Golf Team, based on his perfect 4.0 grade point average, was given the Senior Academic Excellence Award.
Six IPFW student-athletes were recognized as David R. Skelton Award nominees: Kelley; A.J. Risedorph of the Baseball Team; Pliske; Ali Okihiro of the Women’s Soccer Team; and Beth Hoekstra of the Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field Teams, with Beatrice Pedraza of the Softball Team winning the honor.
Gerald Isch was named the 2009 Tony Laux Volunteer of the Year Award, and the Women’s Soccer Team won the 2009 Mastodon Cup.
The following student-athletes were selected to individual team honors by their respective coaches:
Baseball
Most Valuable Player: Chris Gottschall
Most Improved Player: Scott Micinski
Coach’s Award: Stacy Herrold
Men’s Basketball
Most Valuable Player: David Carson
Most Improved Player: Zack Plackemeier
Coach’s Award: Jakari Johnson
Women’s Basketball
Most Valuable Player: Eva Ivanova & Courtney Reed
Most Improved Player: Tina Moen
Coach’s Award: Nan Moore
Men’s Cross Country
Most Valuable Player: Randy Quirk
Most Improved Player: Wes Kuhn
Coach’s Award: Andrew Young
Women’s Cross Country
Most Valuable Player: Crystina Martinez
Most Improved Player: Crystal Martinez
Coach’s Award: Beth Hoekstra
Men’s Golf
Most Valuable Player: Patrick Kelley
Most Improved Player: Ryan Olbin
Coach’s Award: John McMillan
Women’s Golf
Most Valuable Player: Alison Rathsman
Most Improved Player: Nikki LeRose
Coach’s Award: Tosha Embry
Men’s Soccer
Most Valuable Player: Raphael Martinez
Most Improved Player: Mitch Haifley
Coach’s Award: Jorge Ramirez
Women’s Soccer
Most Valuable Player: Jessica Scheffee
Most Improved Player: Kari Gotschall
Coach’s Award: Kristen McFadden
Softball
Most Valuable Player: Courtney Cronin
Most Improved Player: Kaylee Faurote
Coach’s Award: Beatrice Pedraza
Men’s Tennis
Most Valuable Player: Luis Maselli
Most Improved Player: Ryan Vogt
Coach’s Award: Rodrigo Tamashiro
Women’s Tennis
Most Valuable Player: Amy Recht
Most Improved Player: Katie Brien
Coach’s Award: Alex Forsyth
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Most Valuable Player: Crystina Martinez
Most Improved Player: Felicia Mondry
Coach’s Award: Laura Williams
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Most Valuable Player: Crystal Martinez
Most Improved Player: Whitney Lane
Coach’s Award: Kim Matusik
Men’s Volleyball
Most Valuable Player: Ben Duckworth
Most Improved Player: Dan Mader
Coach’s Award: Mike Morici
Women’s Volleyball
Most Valuable Player: Rebekah Roehm
Most Improved Player: Kylee Hervey
Coach’s Award: Jessica Miller
