STONY BROOK, N.Y. — The Stony Brook Athletics family gathered Monday to celebrate a year of triumphs.

The year-end Wolfie Awards were held inside Island Federal Arena, bestowing honors on several individuals and recognizing department-wide success.

"You played a crucial role in the history of Stony Brook Athletics," director of athletics Shawn Heilbron told the assembled student-athletes, as well as others watching the live stream on social media.

The class awards went to …

Freshman of the Year
Male: Dylan Pallonetti, lacrosse
Female: Clare Levy, lacrosse

Sophomore of the Year
Male: Richmond Boateng, track and field
Female: Catharina Von Drigalski, soccer

Junior of the Year
Male: Evan Giordano, baseball
Female: Anastasia Warren, basketball

Senior of the Year
Male: Vann Moffett, track and field
Female: Ally Kennedy, lacrosse

Other special awards also were issued.

NSCA All-America Awards
Male: David Miele-Estrella, lacrosse
Female: Melissa Rahrich, softball

Danni Kenp Teammate Award
Male: Chris Pickel Jr., lacrosse
Female: Amanda Stead

Noah Farrelly Spirit of the Seawolf Award
Male: Robert Becker, track and field
Female: Chelsie DePonte, soccer

Senior Scholar-Athlete Award
Male: Kyle Hebert, lacrosse
Female: Margaret Ross, cross country

Ross produced a 4.0 cumulative GPA during her undergraduate career as a sociology major and also served as secretary of SAAC. Hebert had a 3.78 GPA as a business major with a specialization in marketing. He made the dean's list every semester at Stony Brook/

Athletics Director Award
Male: Cameron Avery, track and field
Female: Hailey Zeise, basketball

"I'm just extremely grateful," Zeise said. "These past few years have been wild, but I wouldn't be here without my teammates. It's so great to be surrounded by such a great community."