Saint Francis University Athletics

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Wallace Athletic Award-
J. Irving Whalley Athletics Sportsmanship Award
Presented annually to the senior male and/or female student-athlete who demonstrates the following criteria: Sportsmanship on and off the field of play, Positive Attitude, Community Service, Leadership, Role Model for Younger Student-Athletes	1990	Melinda Oleska
	2000	Nicole Hollman
	2001	Erin Daniher
	2002	Brooke Keiper
	2003	Erin Walczak
	2004	Karen Hewitt
	2005	Cassidy Yeager
	2006	Erin Davis
	2007	Jonathen Beck / Liz McCague
	2008	Adam Sciulli / Emily Bollinger
	2009	Jonathan Guse / Kelly Slingwine
	2010	Russel Fisher / Ashley Zalewski
	2011	Mislav Jukic / Allison Daly
	2012	Luke McConnell / Claire Wilkie
	2013	Jake Smith / Kellie Mason
	2014	Colin Sherwin / Alecia McNiff
	2015	Bishop Neal / Taylor Parsons
	2016	Mike Marshman / Katie Schaaf
	2017	Katie Reese / Jimmy Marks
	2018	Siobhan Bross / Malik Duncan
	2019	Haley Carroll / Hakeem Kinard
	2020	Sabrina Bowman / Jacob Gratzer
	2021	Haley Thomas / Roman Szwabinsky
	2022	Mylan Crews / Christian Massey
	2023	Mary Kate Norcross / Jordi Garcia
	2024	Julianna Marshall / David Niang
	2025	Maggie Hogan / Eddie Bierals
	2026	Caylah Olay / KJ Swain, Jr.

Frank and Marie Picarella Graduate Scholarship Award
Presented annually to a senior male or female student-athlete who has demonstrated excellence in academics and athletics. Scholarship recipient must have completed his or her eligibility and must be pursuing a postgraduate degree at Saint Francis	2005	Regina Schlichter
	2006	Samantha Nonweiler / Michael Bowman
	2007	Kelly DiBiagio
	2008	John Balouris
	2009	Katie Snyder
	2010	Chris Behre
	2011	Joey Amelia
	2012	Chloe Pierre
	2013	Nathan Turco
	2014	Thurston Kino
	2015	Selena Adamshick
	2016	Sara Dieterich
	2017	Dom Ramirez
	2018	Sophia Esposito
	2019	Christian Eubanks
	2020	Michael Fisher
	2021	Joshua Blair
	2022	Nicole Adams
	2023	Rachel Marsden
	2024	Riley Kromer
	2025	Nathan Zini

 

Ronald P. Muffie Sr. Memorial Scholarship
The Bruno and Lena DeGol Family Foundation endowed this scholarship on behalf of 1957 Saint Francis graduate Ronald Muffie, who passed away on June 21, 2017. The $1,000 scholarship will be divided evenly between a male and female athlete who exemplify the the spirit and commitment that Mr. Muffie showed during his time at the University. Candidates for the scholarship must have achieved at least sophomore status and are in good academic standing.	2018	Shannon McGinnis / Ryan Alu
	2019	Mekenzie Saban / Roman Szwabinsky
	2020	Jordan Frank / Lucas Rosa
	2021	Elyssa Enrique / Bryce Baker
	2022	Julia Breneman / Bryce Baker
	2023	Juliana Marshall / Giambi Nesbitt
	2024	Alyssa Delosh / Nathan Hayes
	2025	Mercedez Paino / Trent Meyers

 

Dr. Phillip Benham Scholar-Athlete Award
Presented annually to the male and female student-athletes who demonstrate academic and athletic excellence	2000	Kate Wallace / Rob Krimmel
	2001	Tammy Pearson / Matt Hartman
	2002	Beth Pile / Chris Telesco
	2003	Michele Raymond / Dan Solomon
	2004	Lindsey Stefan / Dustin Sherry
	2005	Cassie Scofield / Andrew Maloney
	2006	Kelly Carlsen / Bobby Pipech
	2007	Erika Jacobs / Luke Palko
	2008	Lisa Morse / Bryce Luetzen
	2009	Erin Reifsteck / Shane Conley
	2010	Anna Hoffman / Nick Rivett
	2011	Christin Bridge / Patrick Fleming
	2012	Taylor Powers / Megan Layne
	2013	Tamas Maffey-Stumpe / Lauren Wingard
	2014	Jake DeMedal / Elise Löfgren
	2015	Pablo Medina / Alexa Hayward
	2016	Washi Gervais/ Taylar Jaramillo
	2017	Ehthel Santai/ Francis de Vries
	2018	Allison LaDuke/ Brandon Mihalo
	2019	Cheyenne McKee / Mike Ames
	2020	Alyssa McGhee / Christian Eubanks
	2021	Shannon Cody / Lucas Rosas
	2022	Anouk Ma-Jong / Matthew Blake
	2023	Taylor Haubauer / Luke Ruggery
	2024	Olivia Muffitt / Peyton Blain
	2025	Dolores Zavaleta / Tom Schellbach
	2026	Annabelle Farmer / Sara Turner / Nathan Zini

Franciscan Athletic Award
Presented annually to a senior male and female student-athlete who demonstrates the eight goals of Franciscan Higher Education. Saint Francis University and its athletics teams, grateful for the Franciscan heritage of the institution and open to the living spirit of Saint Francis of Assisi, strive to incorporate these Franciscan values into their lives as student-athletes: Humility, Generosity, Reverence, Service, Respect, Prayer, Joy and Love	2006	Amber Hein / Garrett Farha
	2007	Angela Shotter / Nick Wheeler
	2008	Jennifer Jeffreys / Mark Steele
	2009	Belen Albanes / Cale Nelson
	2010	Elise Merrill / Kurt Hoffman
	2011	Maria Penksa / Eric Syty
	2012	Chris Friedhoff / Catherine Helming
	2013	Jeff Wasilewski / Taylor Darneille
	2014	Matt Mazzara / Breanna Kochinsky
	2015	Ryan Kennedy / Kylie Jackson
	2016	Matt Camilletti / Hallie Rexer
	2017	Casey Gallaher/ Shamsiddin (Pop) Little
	2018	Jessica Mazzur / Stephen Braswell
	2019	Sierra McKee/ Dashaun Jackson
	2020	Sierra McKee / Dashaun Jackson
	2021	Livia Baker / Christopher Frederick
	2022	Jordan Frank / Alex Kiepert
	2023	Jordan Pietrzykowski / Sean Smolyn
	2024	Anna Bernasconi / Dallan Schoenberger
	2025	Tess Helms / Patrick Reese
	2026	Kelly Douwouna / Vincent Franco

Father Gabriel Zeis, T.O.R. Student-Athlete Development Leadership Award
Presented annually to senior student-athletes who demonstrate exceptional leadership skills/qualities through their involvement in the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and/or Student-Athlete Mentors	2011	Rachel Capizzi / Julia Baczeski
	2012	Paul Print / Katherine Dacanay
	2013	Jake Smith / Kelley Doogan
	2014	Gabrielle Pierre / Logan Meinert / Shane Gensiak
	2015	Christina Leid / Nikki Snyder / Franklyn Williamson
	2016	Dani Gryckiewicz / Kordell McInnis
	2017	Sam Frierich
	2018	Krya Castano
	2019	Shannon McGinnis / Maurice Hubbard
	2020	Abigail Tarosky / Jacob Coatzer
	2021	Dakota Graham / Kei-Shon Graham
	2022	Elyssa Enrique / Sophie Rice / Kyle Simmonds
	2023	Kelly Dickson / Matthew Menosky
	2024	Savananah Schoonmaker / Paige Theobald / Peyton Blain
	2025	Haley Connors / Nathan Hayes
	2026	Megan Marlin / Sam Lane

Red Flash Spirit Award
Presented annually to an outstanding member of the Pep Band, Marching Band, Cheerleaders, Dance Team or Mascots	2012	Nathan Turco
	2013	Diane Luther
	2014	Erika Deissler / Claire Kovach
	2015	Kelsy Pielmeier / Justin Skipper / Katie Mihelcic
	2016	Alison Adamrovich/Katie Mihelcic /Erin Sager
	2017	Zachary Sterner/ Brenna Erzen/ Alexandra Ruhl-Dance
	2018	Orchid Downs/ Brenna Erzen/ Katelyn Flynn
	2019	Genell Jasper/ Rylie Rusnica/ Leah Hockensmith
	2020	Michelle Cybulski / Emily Weaver
	2021	Alexa Schmidhamer / Kari Lagan
	2022	Abby Clayton / Emily Weaver
	2023	Angelina Petro / Maria Ernst
	2024	Angelina Petro / Paige Kistner
	2025	Jenna Ramsey / Elle Kovalchik
	2026	Madeline Foor / Zoey Dunkle

Community Service Award
Presented Annually for Outstanding Contributions to the Community	2001	Men's Volleyball
	2002	Women's Basketball
	2003	Field Hockey / Lacrosse
	2004	S.A.A.C.
	2005	Women's Basketball
	2006	Softball
	2007	Men's Basketball / Swimming
	2008	Men's Soccer / Women's Basketball
	2009	Lacrosse
	2010	Women's Basketball
	2011	Field Hockey
	2012	Lacrosse
	2013	Women's Soccer
	2014	Field Hockey / Women's Basketball
	2015	Women's Basketball
	2016	Women's Soccer
	2017	Women's Soccer
	2018	Women's Soccer
	2019	Women's Soccer
	2020	Softball
	2021	Women's Lacrosse
	2022	Women's Lacrosse
	2023	Women's Soccer
	2024	Field Hockey
	2025	Softball
	2026	Women's Swimming

Bob Hahn Team of Excellence
Presented annually to the team (or teams) that excel in areas such as community service, team GPA, support of Red Flash athletics programs, attendance in life skills seminars, and regularly models the eight goals of Franciscan higher education	2005	Men's Volleyball
	2006	Softball
	2007	Softball
	2008	Swimming
	2009	Swimming
	2010	Swimming
	2011	Women's Basketball / Swimming / Women's Soccer
	2012	Swimming / Field Hockey
	2013	Field Hockey / Women's Soccer / Swimming
	2014	Women's Soccer / Bowling
	2015	Field Hockey / Men's Soccer
	2016	Women's Basketball/Women's Bowling
	2017	Woman's Soccer/ Women's Cross Country
	2018	Women's Soccer
	2019	Softball
	2020	Women's Lacrosse
	2021	Women's Volleyball
	2022	Women's Volleyball
	2023	Women's Lacrosse
	2024	Men's Soccer
	2025	Swimming
	2026	Women's Tennis

Outstanding Freshman Student-Athlete
Presented annually to a male and female freshman student-athlete that exhibits outstanding performances in competition and in the classroom. In 2021, the award was not issued and between 2022 and 2025 the award was not issued due to eligibilty confusion due to the extra year granted by COVID. The award came back in 2026.	2012	Christina Leid / Pablo Medina
	2013	Ben Millaud-Meunier / Selena Adamshick
	2014	Francis de Vries / Alexis Bower / Emma O'Hara
	2015	Daniel Meyer / Shannon Pereira / Allison LaDuke
	2016	Jessica Kovatch /Haley Norton / Mario Mastrangelo
	2017	Abby Trahan / Keith Braxton
	2018	Emma Wrenn / Lucas Rosa
	2019	Madi Tyus / Jalen Brown
	2020	Taylor Halbauer (Water Polo) / Nikolas Hyde (Track and Field)
	2026	Helena Lynn (Women's Tennis) / Mario Beckles (Men's Tennis)

Outstanding Sophomore Student-Athlete
Presented annually to a male and female sophomore student-athlete that exhibits outstanding performances in competition and in the classroom. In 2021, the award was not issued and between 2022 and 2025 the award was not issued due to eligibilty confusion due to the extra year granted by COVID. The award came back in 2026 and a separate award was added for be the best athlete and the best scholar-athlete.	2012	Tesa McKibben / Scott Eatherton
	2013	Carissa Makea / Earl Brown
	2014	Ryan Steinbugl / Paris Cotman
	2015	Francis de Vries / Blaire Lauthers / Emma O'Hara
	2016	Stephen Braswell / Katie Lafferty
	2017	Jessica Kovatch / Kameron Lewis
	2018	Alyssa McGhee / Keith Braxton
	2019	Taylor Weaver / Christopher Frederick
	2020	Mylan Crews (Track & Field) / Jason Brown (Football)
	2026	Athlete: Sofia Zielinski (Softball) / Clark Gulycz (Track & Field)	Scholar-Athlete: Olivia Renk (Track & Field) / Kevin Titus Suresh (Men's Tennis)

Outstanding Junior Student-Athlete
Presented annually to a male and female junior student-athlete that exhibits outstanding performances in competition and in the classroom. In 2021, the award was not issued and between 2022 and 2025 the award was not issued due to eligibilty confusion due to the extra year granted by COVID. The award came back in 2026 and a separate award was added for be the best athlete and the best scholar-athlete.	2012	Alicia Ford / Kyle Harbridge
	2013	Tesa McKibben / Jake DeMedal
	2014	Carissa Makea / Earl Brown
	2015	Taylar Jaramillo / Khairi Dickson
	2016	Alexis Bower / Francis de Vries / Lance Geesey / Lorenzo Jerome
	2017	Jordan Seneca / Bryce England
	2018	Jessica Kovatch / Jamaal King
	2019	Sabrina Bowman / Keith Braxton
	2020	Taylor Weaver (Track & Field) / Lucas Rosa (Men's Soccer)
	2026	Athlete: Alexandria Sappia (Women's Volleyball) / Alvaro Planas (Men's Soccer)	Scholar-Athlete: Anna Quackenbush (Cross Country/Track & Field) / Dylan Andrews (Track & Field)

Fr. Daniel Sinisi, T.O.R. Red Flash Inspiration Award
Presented annually to the individual or individuals who demonstrated: courage, enthusiasm, dedication while overcoming challenges throughout the year inspiring teammeates, coaches, and all who know them	2015	Jorden McClure / Brent Zierer
	2016	Paige Butler/Thomas Lill
	2017	Kelly Quealy
	2018	Kaite Lafferty
	2019	Jeremie Venne
	2020	Isaiah Blackmon
	2021	Jonathan Allard
	2022	Dustin Hyde / Nickolas Hyde
	2023	Lizzie Fisher
	2024	Kaitlyn Maxwell
	2025	Football Team
	2026	Matthew Hall