FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana Tech Department of Athletics celebrated the success of its 25 teams and over 800 student-athletes on Sunday, May 5 as it held the 2019 Student-Athlete Awards Ceremony inside the Multi-Flex Theater in the Snyder Academic Center.
The program honored those students who had earned:
- Player of the Week accolades from the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC), Sooner Athletic Conference and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
- Conference honors from the WHAC and SAC, and conference champions
- All-American, individual and team national champions and the Emil S. Liston Award winner from the NAIA
- Academic All-America honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)
- Inductees into Chi Alpha Sigma, the academic fraternity for the National College Athlete Honor Society
and awarded the following awards:
- Hayashi (awarded to a senior who promotes a Warrior Pride attitude and excels in both academics and athletics; nominated by coaches and decided by athletics administration staff)
- Scholar-Athlete of the Year (highest senior GPA combined with greatest athletic achievement)
- Ultimate Warrior (Symbolizes the student-athlete you want on your team; the one who goes all out in every practice/game/match/race/round/competition/etc. If you had multiple of them on your team it would make you and your teammates better; nominated by each head coach)
- Newcomer of the Year (first-year [freshman or transfer] student-athlete, nominated and voted on by coaches)
- Athlete of the Year (nominated and voted on by coaches)
The winners of the Hayashi Award were
Erique Early (Men's Wrestling) and
Jennifer Banks (Women's Lacrosse).
The Scholar-Athletes of the Year were
Ruben Leonardo (Men's Soccer),
Kendall Knapke (Women's Basketball) and
Loren Kreider (Women's Golf).
The Ultimate Warriors were:
Adam Kowalski – Baseball
Casey Jamison – Cheerleading
Joel Wincowski – Men's Basketball
Dawson Maier – Men's Bowling
Cayce Griffin – Men's Cross Country
Dathan Terry – Men's Golf
Alex Gregorich – Men's Ice Hockey
Evan Schuster – Men's Lacrosse
Dean Ward – Men's Soccer
Barthelemy Peter – Men's Track and Field
Lucas Braga – Men's Tennis
Oscar Martinez - Men's Wrestling
Brianna Glass – Softball
Rachel Bell – Women's Basketball
Jaimee Jaskie – Women's Bowling
Hayley Newman – Women's Cross Country
Cecilia Heck – Women's Golf
Bailey Childs – Women's Lacrosse
Kayla Saffran – Women's Soccer
Destiny Copeland – Women's Track and Field
Martina Borges – Women's Tennis
Madeline MacDonald – Women's Volleyball
The Newcomer of the Year were
Joel Holmberg (Men's Ice Hockey) and
Destiny Copeland (Women's Track and Field).
The Athletes of the Year were
Glen McClain (Baseball) and
Kendall Knapke (Women's Basketball).
See the
program for the full list of nominees.
