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Saint Francis University Athletics

SFU Athletics Award Winners

Wallace Athletic | Turano Athletic | Whalley Sportmanship | Benham Scholar Athlete | Picarella Graduate Scholarship | Franciscan Athletic
Red Flash Spirit | Student-Athlete Development Leadership | Community Service | Hahn Team of Excellence | Outstanding Freshman
Outstanding Sophomore | Outstanding Junior | Inspiration
Wallace Athletic Award
Presented annually to the outstanding senior female student-athlete. Criteria Include: Value to Team, Athletic Ability, Dedication, Attitude, Athletic and Academic Accomplishments and Sportsmanship 1975 Lois Langennegger
1976 Mary Lou Keimig
1977 Bonnie Kleinschuster
1978 Bonnie Kleinschuster
1979 Patricia Bailey
1980 Linda Rehm
1981 Jean Miklosko
1982 Diane Ferrara
1983 Mary Kenny
1984 Gayle Slevin
1985 Adrienne Goss
1986 Cheril Meier
1987 Barbara Miller
1988 Tammy Cherry
1989 Missy Raab
1990 Lisa Whitford
1991 Kathy Crouse
1992 Barbara Dipko
1993 Erin Murphy
1994 Tabitha Nicolini
1995 Christine Tarpey
1996 Colleen Joyce
1996 Stacy Alexander
1997 Jeannie Williams
1997 Erin Shaw
1998 Cheryl Cicio
1998 Mary Markey
1999 Melissa Lash
2000 Jess Zinobile
2001 Tina Miller
2002 Kristen Arnott
2003 Carlin Chesick
2004 Tonjee Ward
2005 Beth Swink
2006 Kate Lancaster
2007 Diane Gmiter
2008 Samantha Milosh
2009 Laura Caldwell
2010 Britney Hodges
2011 Samantha Leach
2012 Keishana LaRose
2013 Alicia Ford
2014 Tesa McKibben / Alli Williams
2015 Carissa Makea
2016 Ashley Howe-Yorio                                                                        
2017 Shannon Pereira
2018 Madison Cabell
2019 Jessica Kovatch
2020 Sara Phelan
2021 Did Not Award This Year (COVID-19)
2022 Mekenzie Saban
2023 Autumn McHenry
2024 Grace Vesco
2025 Olivia Ulam
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Eugene & Rosemary Turano Athletic Award
Presented annually to the outstanding senior male student-athlete. Criteria Include: Value to Team, Athletic Ability, Dedication, Attitude, Athletic and Academic Accomplishments and Sportsmanship 1977 John Phelan
1979 Nick Leasure
1979 John McGough
1980 Ted Helsel
1981 Robert Convey
1982 Daniel Kanuch
1983 Gregory Boake
1984 Paul Dumm
1985 Jeffrey Hamilton
1986 Brian Foster
1987 Christopher Tantlinger
1988 David Koskinen
1989 Jeff Mendenhall
1990 Greg Sipos
1990 Robert Wright
1991 Ken Salem
1992 Frank Blair
1993 Dan Mathis
1994 Barry Bimbi
1995 Tom Crist
1996 John Zebo
1997 Terrance Martin
1998 Eric Taylor
1999 Matt Farabaugh
2000 John Handrigan
2001 Brian Sell
2002 Kevin Doyle
2003 Daunte Neal
2004 Tom Carey
2005 Ryan Sheehan
2006 A.J. Suravicz
2007 Marc Honore
2008 John Balouris
2009 Jorden Davis
2010 Devin Sweetney / Jordan Varee
2011 Scott Lewis
2012 Chris Mills
2013 John Kelly
2014 Kyle Harbridge
2015 Earl Brown
2016 Khairi Dickson / Ronnie Drinnon
2017 Lorenzo Jerome
2018 Bryce England
2019 Jamaal King / Michael Mastrangelo
2020  Keith Braxton
2021 Did Not Award This Year (COVID-19)
2022 Joshua Blair
2023  Blake Liprando
2024 Nickolas Hyde
2025 Andrew Deardorff


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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
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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
 
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Outstanding Freshman Student-Athlete
Presented annually to a male and female freshman student-athlete that exhibits outstanding performances in competition and in the classroom 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 
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Outstanding Sophomore Student-Athlete
Presented annually to a male and female sophomore student-athlete that exhibits outstanding performances in competition and in the classroom 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
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Outstanding Junior Student-Athlete
Presented annually to a male and female junior student-athlete that exhibits outstanding performances in competition and in the classroom 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
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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
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