Awards Banquet Highlights Student-Athlete Achievements
4/26/2010 12:00:00 AM | General
April 26, 2010
Fort Wayne, IN - IPFW juniors Ben Botts of the men's basketball team, and Amy Recht of the women's tennis squad, were named the 2010 Male and Female IPFW Athletes of the Year at the Mastodons' year-end awards banquet held at the Marriot Marquis Ballroom.
The event, emceed by Indiana News Center's Dean Pantazi, honored members of every team, in addition to specific all-athletic awards.
Baseball's Shaun Van Driessche and volleyball's Rebekah Roehm were named the 2010 Male and Female Senior Athletes of the Year.
The 2010 Female Freshman Athlete of the Year went to Lisa Underwood of the women's soccer team, and the Men's Freshman Athlete of the Year went to Junya Saruta of the men's tennis team and Drew Imel of men's golf.
Ryan Beer of the baseball team won both the 2010 Student-Athlete Sportsmanship Award, and the 2010 Senior Academic Excellence Award. The IPFW Athletic Training Staff was given the 2010 SALT Service to Students Award.
Four IPFW student-athletes were recognized as David R. Skelton Award nominees: Kristina Karpun of the softball team, Jamie Schwartz of women's volleyball, Jason Doerffler of baseball, and Ali Okihiro of women's soccer, with Okihiro winning the honor.
Mark Recht was named the 2010 Tony Laux Volunteer of the Year, Rick Longsworth the 2010 Fan of the Year, and the women's volleyball team as the 2010 Mastodon Cup Champions.
The following student-athletes were selected to individual team honors by their respective coaches.
Men's Basketball
Most Valuable Player: Zach Plackemeier
Most Improved Player: Trey McCorkle and Brandon Gaines
Coach's Award: Ben Botts and Nick Daniels
Women's Basketball
Most Valuable Player: Stephanie Rosado and Anne Boese
Most Improved Player: Sydney Weinert
Coach's Award: Courtney Reed
Men's Cross Country
Most Valuable Player: Randy Quirk
Most Improved Player: Steven Zimmerman
Coach's Award: Alex Quick
Women's Cross Country
Most Valuable Player: Sarah Hutchings
Most Improved Player: Jessica McNulty
Coach's Award: Becca Selner
Men's Golf
Most Valuable Player: Drew Imel
Most Improved Player: Bruno Carvalho
Coach's Award: Jon Balyeat
Women's Golf
Most Valuable Player: Nikki LeRose
Most Improved Player: Alyssa Turney
Coach's Award: Breanna Hatter
Men's Soccer
Most Valuable Player: Max Touloute
Most Improved Player: Eric Fluck
Coach's Award: Brent Helton
Women's Soccer
Most Valuable Player: Lisa Underwood
Most Improved Player: Alaina Jones
Coach's Award: Tara O'Toole
Softball
Most Valuable Player: Courtney Cronin
Most Improved Player: Ava Hall and Stacey Swinford
Coach's Award: Kristina Karpun
Men's Tennis
Most Valuable Player: Junya Saruta
Most Improved Player: Francisco Sigaud
Coach's Award: Eduardo Sztrajtman
Women's Tennis
Most Valuable Player: Amy Recht
Most Improved Player: Alex Forsyth
Coach's Award: Ingrid Ballus
Women's Indoor Track & Field
Most Valuable Player: Katy Moore
Most Improved Player: Courtney Bowen
Coach's Award: Annina Gruber
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Most Valuable Player: Crystina Martinez Ridenour
Most Improved Player: Sara Branam
Coach's Award: Kim Matusik
Men's Volleyball
Most Valuable Player: Darryl Shank
Most Improved Player: Corey Frain
Coach's Award: Oliver Kook
Women's Volleyball
Most Valuable Player: Rebekah Roehm
Most Improved Player: Allison Hook
Coach's Award: Jamie Schwartz
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