Stony Brook Athletics Celebrates Excellence in Academics & Athletics at Annual Wolfie Awards Banquet

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Stony Brook University Athletics celebrated excellence in academics and athletics at its annual Wolfie Awards banquet on Monday evening. The department was able to honor its student-athletes for all of their hard work and dedication after a year of great success in the classroom and in their respective sport. 

In total, the department handed out 30 awards to it student-athletes. The award categories were as follows: Freshman of the Year (male/female), Sophomore of the Year (male/female), Junior of the Year (male/female), Senior of the Year (male/female), Graduate of the Year (male/female), Best Dressed (male/female/team), NSCA All-American Award (male/female), Danni Kemp Teammate of the Year (male/female), Seawolves Impact Award (male/female), Comeback Athlete of the Year, Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year (male/female), 2023 Women's Cross Country Division I Scholar Athlete of the Year, 2023 Men's Soccer Division I Scholar Athlete of the Year, 2023 SUNY Scholar Athlete of the Year, Noah Farrelly Spirit of the Seawolf Award (male/female), Athletic Director Award (male/female), Community Service Award (team), Soul of the Team Award (male/female), Dave Alexander Courage Award. 

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

George Franks, Men's Track & Field & Ava Jackson, Volleyball

SOPHOMORE OF THE YEAR

Eddie Smink, Baseball & Naiah Ackerman, Softball (Not Pictured)

JUNIOR OF THE YEAR

Jonas Bickus, Men's Soccer & Avery Hines, Women's Lacrosse

SENIOR OF THE YEAR

Matt Brown-Eiring, Baseball & Ellie Masera, Women's Lacrosse

GRADUATE OF THE YEAR

Tyler Stephenson-Moore, Men's Basketball & Gigi Gonzalez, Women's Basketball

BEST DRESSED

Anthony Pecorella, Football & Ashleigh Woodruff, Volleyball & The Volleyball Team

NSCA ALL-AMERICAN AWARD

Taylor Bolesta, Football & Aneta Sovakova, Women's Soccer

DANNI KEMP TEAMMATE OF THE YEAR

Michael Sabella, Men's Lacrosse & Fiona McLoughlin, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field

SEAWOLVES IMPACT AWARD

Cal Redman, Football & Jaelyn Davis, Women's Track & Field

COMEBACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

George Franks, Men's Track & Field

SENIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Jackson Dorr, Football & Sofia Chambers, Softball (Not Pictured)

2023 SUNY SCHOLAR ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Grace Weigele, Women's Cross Country & Track & Field, Edmond Kaiser, Men's Soccer & Alyssa Costello (Not Pictured)

NOAH FARRELLY SPIRIT OF THE SEAWOLF AWARD

Evan Brennan, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field & Julianna Sanzone, Softball (Not Pictured)

COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM AWARD

Brett Paulsen accepted the award for the baseball team

SOUL OF THE TEAM AWARD

Ryan Micheli, Baseball & Marla King, Women's Basketball

DAVE ALEXANDER COURAGE AWARD

Anthony Pecorella, Football

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AWARD

Evan Fox, Baseball & Clare Levy, Women's Lacrosse

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