PROVO, Utah — BYU Athletics honored 27 student-athletes and coaches during the annual Y-Awards on Monday night at the Marriott Center.
Football was recognized as the men’s team of the year, led by head coach Kalani Sitake, while soccer received the honor as women’s team of the year, led by head coach Jen Rockwood. Men’s volleyball was the SAAC Cup award winner, given to the team that accrued the most points throughout the year for attendance and participation in SAAC events, service projects, etc. Gymnastics was the SAAC Cup runner up. Football offensive line coach and running game coordinator TJ Woods received the award for assistant coach of the year.
A complete list of student-athlete award winners can be found below.
Lu Wallace Outstanding Senior Award
Senior female student-athlete who has most clearly demonstrated high athletic and academic performance and sportsmanship.
Riley Chamberlain, Women’s Track & Field
Ed Stein Outstanding Senior Award
Senior male student-athlete who has most clearly demonstrated high athletic and academic performance and sportsmanship.
Richie Saunders , Men’s Basketball
Leona Holbrook Spirit of Sport
Junior or Senior female student-athlete whose participation best exemplifies the true spirit of sport in athletics and life.
Brielle Kemavor, Women’s Volleyball
Dale R. McCann Spirit of Sport
Junior or Senior male student-athlete whose participation best exemplifies the true spirit of sport in athletics and life.
Keanu Tanuvasa, Football
Kimball Memorial Award
Student-athletes who have the highest cumulative GPA among those who have lettered twice or more and completed 70 or more credit hours.
Chloee Hoke, Gymnastics, 4.0 GPA
Jake Orr, Men’s Track & Field, 3.97 GPA
Floyd Johnson Service Award
Student-athletes who have demonstrated uncommon commitment to giving back to the community. Their attitude of giving truly exemplifies the university’s motto “Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve.”
Jayda Lee, Women’s Track & Field
Bernardo Adam, Men’s Volleyball
Cougar Club Memorial Award
Outstanding junior male or female student-athlete with high scholarly achievement.
Carter Cutting, Men’s Track & Field
Comeback Athlete of the Year
Male or female student-athlete who has overcome incredible odds to succeed as a Cougar student-athlete.
Ellie Walbruch , Soccer
Crowd Pleaser of the Year
Student-athletes whose enthusiasm and outstanding performance have given extra excitement to the crowd.
Delaney Gibb , W Basketball
Tre Alexander, Football
Tom Holmoe ONE TEAM Award
This award is for the unsung hero – someone who may not always receive recognition for their athletic performance but consistently prioritizes the team's success. They are supportive, maintain a positive attitude and embody the priorities outlined in BYU’s ONE TEAM strategy.
Aubryn Ordyna, Women’s Swim & Dive
Jackson Fife, Men’s Volleyball
Inspirational Athletes of the Year
Student-athletes who have been an inspiration to others, whether through words or example.
Sydney Benally, Women’s Basketball
Ammon Montenegro, Cheer Squad
Breakout Athletes of the Year
Student-athletes who had an especially breakout seasons or moments and are ones to watch as a future game changers.
Lucy Kesler, Soccer
Rob Wright, Men’s Basketball
Hinckley Award Winners
The Edwin S. and Abrelia C. Hinckley Scholarship is a prestigious, privately endowed scholarship honoring junior and senior students for high academic achievement, leadership and service. It is one of the most prestigious scholarships at BYU, and 75 students from across campus are awarded this scholarship each year.
Three BYU student-athletes received the scholarship this year, each having a 4.0 cumulative GPA during their time at BYU.
Maggie Bailey, Cheer Squad, majoring in communications
Chloee Hoke, Gymnastics, majoring in communications
Kylie Olsen, Track & Field, majoring in exercise science
Athletic Director’s Leadership Award
Awarded to both a female and male student-athlete who are all in on BYU, are great leaders and show exemplify alignment with BYU.
Hailey Morrow, Softball
Chase Roberts, Football
Rookies of the Year
Freshmen student-athletes who contribute the most in their true-freshman or red-shirt freshman year.
Jane Hedengren , Women’s Track & Field
Bear Bachmeier, Football
Athletes of the Year
Demonstrating the competitive spirit of desire, dedication and determination, leading them to top competition and serving as an inspiration to both teammates and fans.
Jane Hedengren, Women’s Track & Field
AJ Dybantsa, Men’s Basketball