University of St. Thomas Athletics
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Athletics presents academic & athletic honors at Tommie Choice Awards
5/7/2024 9:49:00 AM | Baseball, Football, Athletics, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Hockey, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming & Diving, Men's Track & Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Hockey, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Volleyball, Spirit Squad
Student-athletes celebrated third annual Tommie Choice Awards on Tuesday night
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The St. Thomas Athletic Department held its third annual Tommie Choice Awards on Monday, May 6, celebrating its academic and athletic achievements for the past year.
Below is a list of the award winners and finalists:
Summit Club Award – Given to the student-athlete that embodies everything we expect from a Tommie
· Arianna Sanchez – Women's Soccer
· Other Finalists: Parker Bjorklund – Men's Basketball, Luke Manning – Men's Hockey, Kenzie Miller – Softball
Athlete of the Year – Women's Teams
· Amber Scalia – Women's Basketball
· Other Finalists: Molly Desotell – Women's Cross Country, Grace Urkiel – Women's Swimming & Diving
Athlete of the Year – Men's Teams
· Raheem Anthony – Men's Basketball
· Other Finalists: Alec Rasmussen – Football, Lucas Wahlin – Men's Hockey
Comeback Athlete of the Year – Men's Teams
· Jack Rosner – Men's Track & Field
· Other Finalist: Johnson Fallah – Football
Comeback Athlete of the Year – Women's Teams
· Anna Swanson – Track & Field
· Other Finalists: Christina Crawford – Softball, Jordyn Lamker – Women's Basketball
Support Staff Employee of the Year
· Nate Casanova – Productions
· Other Finalist: Jamie Jaeger – Sports Medicine
Coach of the Year – Women's Teams
· Katie Hanneman – Women's Golf
· Other Finalist: Ashley Lucas – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Coach of the Year – Men's Teams
· Rico Blasi – Men's Hockey
· Other Finalist: Johnny Tauer – Men's Basketball
Dr. Julie Sullivan Campus Partner of the Year
· Seth Quam – Health Promotion and Violence Prevention Program Manager, Center for Well-Being
Individual Community Service Award – Women's Teams
Below is a list of the award winners and finalists:
Summit Club Award – Given to the student-athlete that embodies everything we expect from a Tommie
· Arianna Sanchez – Women's Soccer
· Other Finalists: Parker Bjorklund – Men's Basketball, Luke Manning – Men's Hockey, Kenzie Miller – Softball
Athlete of the Year – Women's Teams
· Amber Scalia – Women's Basketball
· Other Finalists: Molly Desotell – Women's Cross Country, Grace Urkiel – Women's Swimming & Diving
Athlete of the Year – Men's Teams
· Raheem Anthony – Men's Basketball
· Other Finalists: Alec Rasmussen – Football, Lucas Wahlin – Men's Hockey
Comeback Athlete of the Year – Men's Teams
· Jack Rosner – Men's Track & Field
· Other Finalist: Johnson Fallah – Football
Comeback Athlete of the Year – Women's Teams
· Anna Swanson – Track & Field
· Other Finalists: Christina Crawford – Softball, Jordyn Lamker – Women's Basketball
Support Staff Employee of the Year
· Nate Casanova – Productions
· Other Finalist: Jamie Jaeger – Sports Medicine
Coach of the Year – Women's Teams
· Katie Hanneman – Women's Golf
· Other Finalist: Ashley Lucas – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Coach of the Year – Men's Teams
· Rico Blasi – Men's Hockey
· Other Finalist: Johnny Tauer – Men's Basketball
Dr. Julie Sullivan Campus Partner of the Year
· Seth Quam – Health Promotion and Violence Prevention Program Manager, Center for Well-Being
Individual Community Service Award – Women's Teams
- Elizabeth Gregory – Women's Track & Field
- Other Finalists: Isabel Castilleja – Women's Track & Field, Alexis Mohlin – Women's Track & Field
Individual Community Service Award – Men's Teams
- Will Burke – Football
- Other Finalists: Jacob Wildermuth – Football, Julien Yung – Men's Swimming & Diving
Team Community Service Award – Men's Teams
- Football
- Other Finalists: Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, Men's Swimming & Diving
Team Community Service Award – Women's Teams
- Women's Soccer
- Other Finalists: Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, Women's Swimming & Diving
Best Record-Breaking Performance
- Men's Track and Field's Nate Raddatz broke a 30-year-old school record in the decathlon and currently ranks 22nd in the nation at the NCAA DI level
- Other Finalists: Men's basketball's Parker Bjorklund became the first 1,000-point scorer in the DI era, Women's basketball's Jade Hill became the first 1,000-point scorer in the DI era
Best Moment or Play of the Year
- Jade Hill's 3-pointer buzzer beater against Oral Roberts for a one-point victory and second place at the time in the conference standings for women's basketball
- Other Finalists: Rylee Bartz's game-winning goal against No. 9 St. Cloud State leading women's hockey to a 5-1 victory, Football's homecoming win versus Butler with a six-play, defensive goal-line stand inside the five-year-line as time expired
- Men's Golf
- Other Finalists: Men's Cross Country, Men's Hockey
Academic Team of the Year – Women's Teams
- Women's Soccer
- Other Finalists: Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country
Individual Academic Awards
- Baseball - Marlin Sejnoha III
- Cheer - Victoria LaRocca
- Dance - Mackenzie Hall
- Football - Alec Rasmussen
- Men's Basketball - Dom Martinelli
- Men's Cross Country - Tony Weeks
- Men's Golf - Owen Rexing
- Men's Hockey - Quinton Pepper
- Men's Soccer - Dawson Lorrens
- Men's Swimming & Diving - Ben Linde
- Men's Track & Field - Mitchell Piehl
- Softball - Kameron Monson
- Volleyball - Kaitlynn Peterson
- Women's Basketball - Phoebe Frentzel
- Women's Cross Country - Lauren Ellefson
- Women's Golf - Caroline Monty
- Women's Hockey - Maddy Clough
- Women's Soccer - Ellie Tempero
- Women's Swimming & Diving - Rebecca Bishop
- Women's Tennis - Marthe Degeorges
- Women's Track & Field - Ava Pankratz
- Kathryn VanArragon – Women's Golf
- Other Finalists: Ella Boerger – Women's Hockey, Rebecca Randleman – Women's Track & Field
First-Year of the Year – Men's Teams
- Matthew Maulik – Baseball
- Other Finalists: Gavin Newkirk – Men's Golf, Max Westerlund – Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Follow Along
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