Tonight was the annual Benny Awards honoring the year in athletics. Here is a listing of this year's winners:
The 2015 BENNYS AWARDS
Male Athlete of the Year: Khiry Shelton (soccer)
Female Athlete of the Year: Ruth Hamblin (basketball)
Male Newcomer of the Year: Gary Payton II (men’s basketball)
Female Newcomer of the Year: Mary-Kate Marshall (volleyball)
Male Performance of the Year: Drew Rasmussen (baseball)
Female Performance of the Year: Anica Yoo (golf)
Male Sport Coach of the Year: Steve Simmons (soccer)
Female Sport Coach of the Year: Scott Rueck (basketball) & Taras Liskevych (volleyball)
Male Team of the Year: Soccer
Female Team of the Year: Basketball
Robert Byers Spirit Award: Bob De Carolis & Tom Fregoso
Glenn Klein Community Service Awards: Kurtis Ramsay (wrestling) & Sammy Harrison (swimming)
Martin Chaves Lifetime Achievement Award: Bernie & Sue McGrath
Everyday Champions Team Academic Award: Men’s Golf & Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country
All-Americans: Khiry Shelton (men’s soccer), Timmy Mueller (men’s soccer), Ruth Hamblin (women’s basketball – athletic and academic), Sammy Harrison (swimming), Mary-Kate Marshall (volleyball), Madeline Gardiner (gymnastics), Erika Aufiero (gymnastics), Chelsea Tang (gymnastics), Andrew Moore (baseball)
NCAA Regional Champions:Madeline Gardiner (gymnastics)
Pac-12 Champions:Alex Elder (wrestling), Joe Latham (wrestling), Cody Crawford (wrestling), Jack Hathaway (wrestling), Ronnie Bresser (wrestling), women’s basketball, wrestling
Scholar Athletes of the Year: Haley Clarke (volleyball), Aiden Daly-Jensen (men’s rowing), Aaron David (wrestling), Devan Filipe (football), Taylor Keeker (gymnastics), Scott Kim (men’s golf), Aly Nielson (cross country), Katelyn Ohlrich (gymnastics), Samantha Siegner (basketball), Julie Stark (rowing), Korina Steinbergs (swimming), Anna Taylor (rowing), Seth Thomas (wrestling)
The 2015 BENNYS AWARDS
Male Athlete of the Year: Khiry Shelton (soccer)
Female Athlete of the Year: Ruth Hamblin (basketball)
Male Newcomer of the Year: Gary Payton II (men’s basketball)
Female Newcomer of the Year: Mary-Kate Marshall (volleyball)
Male Performance of the Year: Drew Rasmussen (baseball)
Female Performance of the Year: Anica Yoo (golf)
Male Sport Coach of the Year: Steve Simmons (soccer)
Female Sport Coach of the Year: Scott Rueck (basketball) & Taras Liskevych (volleyball)
Male Team of the Year: Soccer
Female Team of the Year: Basketball
Robert Byers Spirit Award: Bob De Carolis & Tom Fregoso
Glenn Klein Community Service Awards: Kurtis Ramsay (wrestling) & Sammy Harrison (swimming)
Martin Chaves Lifetime Achievement Award: Bernie & Sue McGrath
Everyday Champions Team Academic Award: Men’s Golf & Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country
All-Americans: Khiry Shelton (men’s soccer), Timmy Mueller (men’s soccer), Ruth Hamblin (women’s basketball – athletic and academic), Sammy Harrison (swimming), Mary-Kate Marshall (volleyball), Madeline Gardiner (gymnastics), Erika Aufiero (gymnastics), Chelsea Tang (gymnastics), Andrew Moore (baseball)
NCAA Regional Champions:Madeline Gardiner (gymnastics)
Pac-12 Champions:Alex Elder (wrestling), Joe Latham (wrestling), Cody Crawford (wrestling), Jack Hathaway (wrestling), Ronnie Bresser (wrestling), women’s basketball, wrestling
Scholar Athletes of the Year: Haley Clarke (volleyball), Aiden Daly-Jensen (men’s rowing), Aaron David (wrestling), Devan Filipe (football), Taylor Keeker (gymnastics), Scott Kim (men’s golf), Aly Nielson (cross country), Katelyn Ohlrich (gymnastics), Samantha Siegner (basketball), Julie Stark (rowing), Korina Steinbergs (swimming), Anna Taylor (rowing), Seth Thomas (wrestling)