Posted: Apr 30, 2019
WILMINGTON, Ohio - The Wilmington College Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted the seventh annual WESPYs Awards Ceremony on April 30.
The 2019 WESPYs is a ceremony that SAAC organizes and runs that honors the successes of Wilmington student-athletes for performance(s) during the 2018-19 academic year. The 2018-19 SAAC Executive Board who put on the ceremony include: Kaitlin Evans, Kadie Grundy, Hannah Davis, Allison Helmke, Josh Cyrus, Darron Crump and advisor Janel Blankespoor. A list of award winners can be found below.
Name of Award | Award Winner | Sport(s) |
Female Breakout Player of the Year | McKayla Binkley | Women's Basketball |
Male Breakout Player of the Year | Kevin Lewis | Men's Basketball |
Female Comeback Player of the Year | Kelly Noll | Women's Basketball |
Male Comeback Player of the Year | Luke Kleindl | Baseball |
Female Fall Athlete of the Year | Mellonee Hall | Women's Soccer |
Male Fall Athlete of the Year | Niklas Martensson | Men's Soccer |
Female Fall Athlete of the Year | Macki Leon | Women's Swimming |
Male Fall Athlete of the Year | DaeShawn Jackson | Men's Swimming |
Female Spring Athlete of the Year | Emma Burke | Women's Track & Field |
Male Spring Athlete of the Year | Luke Richardson | Men's Track & Field |
Fall Game of the Year | Soccer Defeating No. 14 Mount Union in Overtime | Men's Soccer |
Winter Game of the Year | Basketball Defeating Capital on Senior Day | Men's Basketball |
Spring Game of the Year | Lacrosse Winning Quaker Bowl | Men's Lacrosse |
Jenna Parlette Award | Kaitlin Evans | Women's Soccer |
Judy Doyle Award | Mackenzie Campbell | Women's Basketball |
Lauryn Griewahn Award | Andrew Russell | Men's Basketball |
Female Freshman of the Year | Kennedy Lewis | Women's Basketball |
Male Freshman of the Year | Evan Whitaker | Men's Cross Country/Track & Field |
Female Scholar Athlete of the Year | Kaitlin Evans | Women's Soccer |
Male Scholar Athlete of the Year | Benny Spirk | Men's Soccer |
Female Senior Athlete of the Year | Allison Pierce | Softball |
Male Senior Athlete of the Year | Kevin Lewis | Men's Basketball |