The IUP Department of Athletics has announced the winners of the fourth annual Crimson & Gray Awards Friday afternoon, honoring the top student-athletes, teams and performances from the 2019-20 year.
The awards celebrate the top performers of the 2019-20 regular and post seasons across 22 total categories — 11 men and 11 women. They include two new awards this year, the Academic Team of the Year and the Crimson Teammate of the Year.
Here are this year’s winners:
Athlete of the Year: Damon Lloyd (football) and Paige Mikesell (women’s swimming)
Team of the Year: Women’s basketball and men’s basketball
Coach of the Year: Tom McConnell (women’s basketball) and Dan Braun (men’s golf)
Freshman of the Year: Joanna Stralk (women’s tennis) and Shaun Fedor (men’s golf)
Breakthrough Athlete of the Year: Armoni Foster (men’s basketball) and Paige Mikesell at PSAC Championships (women’s swimming)
Performance of the Year: Malik Miller vs. Edinboro (men’s basketball) and Paige Mikesell at PSAC Championships (women’s swimming)
Postseason Performer of the Year: Paige Mikesell (women’s swimming) and Armoni Foster (men’s basketball)
Senior of the Year: Katya Minchenkova (women’s tennis) and Damon Lloyd (football)
Academic Team of the Year: Women’s Cross Country (3.74 GPA) and Men’s Golf (3.59 GPA)
Crimson Teammate of the Year:
Presented to a student-athlete from each sport who inspires his or her teammates with the five pillars of the IUP Athletics vision: Experience, Leadership, Community, Excellence and Integrity.
Baseball: Nick Hess
Men’s Basketball: Chucky Humphries
Women’s Basketball: Josie Smith
Men’s Cross Country: Dylan Ruefle
Women’s Cross Country: Jessica Jones
Field Hockey: Camen Weber
Football: Quinton Maxwell
Men’s Golf: Jeremy Eckenrode
Women’s Lacrosse: Shannon Hartigan
Women’s Soccer: Mya Hilliard
Softball: Sara Hull
Men’s Swimming: Nathan Dill
Women’s Swimming: Claire Mikesell
Women’s Tennis: Katya Minchekova
Men’s Track & Field: Noah Mandel
Women’s Track & Field: Raven Russell
Women’s Volleyball: Kylie Osborn
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