San Diego State University Hosts Second A.C.E. Awards Banquet
The second annual Aztecs Celebrating Excellence (A.C.E) Awards were held last week hosted by athletics staff and coaches. The event honored student-athletes for excellence in their sport and holistic development in the classroom.
Throughout the night multiple student-athletes were honored for their various academic achievements, as well as teams were rewarded for their outstanding academic performances as a team this year. Swim and Dive’s Alex Roberts and men’s basketball’s Matt Bradley were awarded Student-Athlete of the Year, while men’s golf and lacrosse were honored for having the highest team GPAs.
Other awards handed out to student-athletes and support staff include the All-Aztecs Going Pro Award, which is given to seniors who have exemplified personal growth, career development, and civic engagement throughout their time at SDSU. Jada Moore of track & field and Aguek Arop of men’s basketball earned the award. Additionally, the department handed out the Aztecs Going Pro Resilience Award to Shaquena Foote of track & field and Aguek Arop of men’s basketball. The Aztecs Going Pro Resilience Award is given to student-athletes who have improved academically and personally through continuous effort, resilience, and commitment throughout their time at San Diego State.
34 Aztec student-athletes earned the Malik award during the event. The Malik award is awarded to any student-athlete that earned a perfect 4.0 GPA over a semester at San Diego State. Additionally, 372 student-athletes earned scholar-athlete designation. Scholar athlete designation is awarded to a student-athlete who earned either a 3.2 semester GPA or a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. To cap off the night Kristina Murphy of swim & dive and Jack Browning of football were named Scholar-Athletes of the Year.
Department Award Recipients
Student-Athlete of the Year Award
Alex Roberts, Swim & Dive
Matt Bradley, Men’s Basketball
Highest Team GPA (Average of Spring and Fall 2022 Semesters)
Lacrosse (3.52)
Men’s Golf (3.04)
All-Aztecs Going Pro Award
Jada Moore, Track & Field
Michael Shawcroft, Football
Aztecs Going Pro Resilience Award
Shaquena Foote, Track & Field
Aguek Arop, Men’s Basketball
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Kristina Murphy, Swim & Dive
Jack Browning, Football
Newcomer of the Year
Yummy Morris, Women’s Basketball
CJ Fodrey, Men’s Soccer
Malik Award Recipients
Emily Burd Cross Country
Lauren Harper Cross Country
Carlene Masar Cross Country
Natalie Regalado Cross Country
Bailey Watts Cross Country
Tiger Yu Football
Courtney Anderson Lacrosse
Caitlin Jones Lacrosse
Mia Kohn Lacrosse
Camdyn O’Donnell Lacrosse
Kathryn Wozencroft Lacrosse
Cailin Young Lacrosse
Jaedon LeDee Men’s Basketball
Steve Sugimoto Men’s Golf
Joey Kettle Men’s Soccer
Mathieu Josserand Men’s Tennis
Emily Gebhardt Swim and Dive
Samantha Geyer Swim and Dive
Kristina Murphy Swim and Dive
Klara Thormalm Swim and Dive
Avery Turney Swim and Dive
Summer Westmoreland Swim and Dive
Christiana Williams Swim and Dive
Olivia Zamudio Swim and Dive
Carina Clark Track and Field
Jenna Fee Feyerabend Track and Field
Jalyn Harris Track and Field
Kennedy Feuerborn Volleyball
Serena Hodson Volleyball
Karli Canale Water Polo
Adrina Daniel Water Polo
Brooke Lee Romo Water Polo
Alexandria Von Tersch Pohrer Women’s Tennis
Alicia Melosch Women’s Tennis