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And the Winner for Comeback Athlete is... |
- Cameron Ford (Men's Basketball)
- Natalie Rauwolf (Women's Basketball)
- Jacoby Cefalu (Men's Track and Field)
- Sam Kobylski (Women's Track and Field, Women's Soccer)
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Sam Kobylski (Women's Track and Field, Women's Soccer)
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Sam underwent brain surgery back in May of 2023 which ended her soccer career as an athlete. She then committed herself to throwing for the track and field team, putting in countless hours of work in a new event (javelin). In her first outdoor meet of 2024, she recorded the sixth-best javelin throw in school history. |
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| Nominees for Breakthrough Performance: |
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And the winner for Breakthrough Performance is... |
- Kyler Hickman (Baseball)
- Ella Ten Pas (Women's Basketball)
- Connor Spielvogel (Men's Basketball)
- Jenny Cortes (Women's Track and Field)
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Ella Ten Pas (Women's Basketball)
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Ella was a junior transfer who was Midwest Conference Player of the Year, Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Private School Player of the Year, first team All-MWC, d3hoops.com second team All-Region, WBCA Academic All-State, CSC Academic All-District and led the team in scoring and rebounding. She led the conference with 11 double-doubles and set the single-season program record for rebounds with 247. |
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| Nominees for Record-Breaking Performance: |
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And the winner for Record-Breaking Performance is... |
- Luke Meinholz (Men's Basketball)
- Brock Turkington (Baseball)
- Dameco Walker (Men's Track and Field)
- The women's soccer team
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Luke Meinholz (Men's Basketball)
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Luke set the single-season program record for steals, recording 73 on the year, and steals per game at 2.8. Both of these school records had not been broken for over 15 years. |
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| Nominees for Individual Performance of the Year: |
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And the winner for Individual Performance of the Year is... |
- Andreanna Wilke (Women's Soccer)
Dameco Walker (Men's Track and Field)
- Mikayla Flyte (Women's Track and Field)
- Ella Ten Pas (Women's Basketball)
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Andreanna Wilke (Women's Soccer)
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Andreanna was the NCAA statistical champion with a .929 save percentage throughout the 2023 season -- the best save percentage across all of Division III women's soccer. |
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| Nominees for Championship Performance: |
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And the winner for Championship Performance is... |
- Baseball at 2023 MWC Tournament
- Mikayla Flyte (Women's Cross Country)
- Dameco Walker (Men's Track and Field)
- Women's Basketball
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Dameco Walker (Men's Track and Field)
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Dameco became the second athlete in school history to earn two NCAA All-American awards as the same championship, doing so at the 2024 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships. He placed third in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump for the third and fourth All-American honors of his career. |
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| Nominees for Best Moment: |
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And the winner for Best Moment is... |
- Football upsetting Lake Forest in Hopp Stadium grand opening
- Men's and Women's Track and Field sweeping 2023 MWC outdoor team titles
- Men's Basketball taking down nationally ranked Illinois College on the road
- Women's Basketball winning 2024 MWC Tournament
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Football
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Football shut out previously unbeaten and nationally ranked Lake Forest 12-0 in the grand opening of Hopp Stadium on October 21. Lake Forest was #1 in the entire country in total defense and top-10 nationally in offense. |
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| Nominees for The Leadership Award: |
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And the winner of The Leadership Award is... |
- Nick Tenny (Baseball)
- Parker Campana (Football)
- Breanna Dampier (Softball)
- Bonnie Jensen (Women's Basketball)
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Nick Tenny (Baseball)
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Nick has been a staple of Red Hawks Athletics for six years. His contributions to helping run event management for all sports is irreplaceable. His loyalty to Red Hawks Athletics is unmatched and his professionalism in leading event management activites will be missed. |
