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Rockford University Holds its Annual Athletic Awards Ceremony

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Rockford University issued the following announcement on July 21

The Rockford University athletic department held its annual awards ceremony, "The Reggies", virtually on Tuesday evening to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of its student-athletes over the past year. During the ceremony, student-athletes were honored for their achievements both academically and athletically. The entire list of awards can be seen below. 

2021 Athletic Awards Ceremony Video

Academic Awards:

President's Trophy (Awarded to the team with the highest GPA for the 2020-21 academic year)

  • Softball 
Dr. Hans Wolpe Awards (Awarded to the student-athlete with the highest GPA)

  • Female Second-Year Letterwinner - Jessica Witkowski
  • Female Third-Year Letterwinner - Jessica Kearns
  • Female Fourth-Year Letterwinner - Annaka Bartz
  • Male Second-Year Letterwinner - Matthew O'Shaughnessy
  • Male Third-Year Letterwinner - Pedro Acosta
  • Male Fourth-Year Letterwinner - Troy Tucci
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (123 total student-athletes)

Chi Alpha Sigma National Athletics Honor Society (Awarded to juniors and seniors with a 3.4 or higher cumulative GPA)

Pedro AcostaLorenzo AmadorMcCathran AndrewAnnaka BartzJallen Bashford
Christopher ConnollyNicole EggersKellie FrerichsZachary FroehlichClay Goodwin
Justin HallbergQuentin HernandezZach HunterLaVar Johnson Jr.Jessica Kearns
Mariah MartinezGarrick McGregorDavid McLevainAlexa MillanDayshon Moore
Matthew O'ShaughnessyTyler PeakeChristian PearcyAdam PedroNick Phillips
Caleb RandolphAmelia RehbergAlberto RiveraGretchen SchrubbeMikayla Seay
Casey SheetzLogan StreitEmily TeagardinDylan TorelloTroy Tucci
Athletic Awards:

Male Athlete of the Year

  • Kevin Diemer - Basketball
Female Athlete of the Year

  • Gretchen Schrubbe- Softball
Male Breakout Player of the Year

  • De'Marius Bonds - Basketball
Female Breakout Player of the Year

  •  Breanna Collins - Softball
Male Freshman of the Year 

  • Jared Herzog - Baseball
Female Freshman of the Year

  • Jocelyn Callahan - Softball
Team MVPs

  • Christian Garcia - Baseball
  • Kevin Diemer - Men's Basketball
  • Naynay Clark - Women's Basketball
  • Dominick Welte - Men's Cross Country
  • Abigail Wagner - Women's Cross Country
  • LaVar Johnson Jr. - Football
  • Lorenzo Amador - Men's Soccer
  • Gretchen Schrubbe - Softball
  • Jett Stewart - Men's Volleyball
  • Della Crain - Women's Volleyball
Moment of the Year

  • Men's basketball defeating Aurora University 97-91 to win the NACC South Division Tournament and advance to the NACC Tournament Championship Game. 
Play of the Year

  • Mikayla Seay hitting a walk-off grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Dominican University and give Rockford its first NACC Tournament berth.
Game of the Year

  • The men's basketball team defeats Benedictine University 73-66 on the road to clinch the NACC South Division Regular Season Championship. 
Other Awards:

Margaret and Jack Oshita Awards (Presented to a senior student-athlete with the highest standard of team sportsmanship and spirit)

  • Kenneth Lauderdale - Men's Volleyball
  • McCathran Andrew - Softball
Original source can be found here.

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