By AUSTIN MORTON, Senior Reporter
A gathering of greatness in sports skills took place Wednesday at the Northwespys awards.
The Northwespys, an annual student athlete award ceremony, has been going on for 10 years. Some of the award categories are broken up by year and gender, allowing multiple student athletes to receive recognition for their efforts during the year.
Other awards recognize outstanding coaching, scholarly students, the Ranger of the year, teamwork and even fans.
Award Winners
• Female Athlete of the Year:
Bailey Brown (Women’s Basketball)
• Male Athlete of the Year:
Gavin Garner (Football)
• Female Freshman of the Year: Tiara Campbell (Soccer)
• Male Freshman of the Year
Dylan Collins (Baseball)
• Female Sophomore of the Year: Emily Smith (Track)
• Male Sophomore of the Year: Brian Free (Men’s Basketball)
• Female Junior of the Year: Kaitlyn Morphy (Soccer)
• Male Junior of the Year: Brian Holiday (Football)
• Female Senior of the Year: Bailey Brown (Women’s Basketball)
• Male Senior of the Year: Bubba Furlong (Men’s Basketball)
• Female Scholar Athlete: Maggie Peterson (Volleyball)
• Male Scholar Athlete: Eric Hancik (Men’s Basketball)
• Sportsmanship Award: Nick Dill (Football)
• Ranger Award: Reagan Allen (Soccer)
• Faculty Award: Shane Hansen
• Fan of the Year: Steve Barrows
• Coach of the Year: Head Coach Vinay Patel
• Make – A – Wish Award: Baseball
• Team of Excellence: Soccer
• Scholar Team of the Year: Women’s Basketball