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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 honored its student-athletes for all of their hard work and dedication after a year of great success in the classroom and in their respective sports.

In total, the department handed out 27 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), Noah Farrelly Spirit of the Seawolf Award (male/female), Athletic Director Award (male/female) and Community Service Award (team).

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Collin O'Connor, Men's Basketball & Crimson Rice, Softball

SOPHOMORE OF THE YEAR

Erik Paulsen, Baseball & Isabella Caporuscio, Women's Lacrosse

JUNIOR OF THE YEAR

Nico Azpilcueta, Baseball & Linn Beck, Women's Soccer

SENIOR OF THE YEAR

Roland Dempster, Football & Avery Hines, Women's Lacrosse

GRADUATE OF THE YEAR

Cal Redman, Football & Kerry Pearson, Women's Soccer

BEST DRESSED

Dominick Novello, Football & Kali Moore, Volleyball

NSCA ALL-AMERICAN AWARD

Niko Papic, Football & Kyra McFarland, Softball with Assistant AD for Athletic Performance Kate Bouchey

DANNI KEMP TEAMMATE OF THE YEAR

Casey Case, Football & Sara Medved, Tennis

SEAWOLVES IMPACT AWARD

Clayton Taylor, Football & Torri Henry, Volleyball

COMEBACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Reilly Rich, Women's Soccer

SENIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Thomas Burfeind, Men's Cross Country/Track and Field (not pictured) & Madelaine Male, Softball

NOAH FARRELLY SPIRIT OF THE SEAWOLF AWARD

Jaden Baldwin, Men's Lacrosse & Madison Cigna, Volleyball

COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM AWARD

Swimming and Diving
Clara Armstrong accepted the award on behalf of the swimming and diving team

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AWARD

AJ Roberts, Football & Kyra McFarland, Softball with Director of Athletics Shawn Heilbron

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