Soaring Eagles Host 50th Annual Elmira College Athletics Awards Banquet

ELMIRA, N.Y. – The Soaring Eagles held their 50th annual Elmira College Athletics Awards Banquet on Monday inside Speidel Gymnasium to honor the accomplishments of the student-athletes and 2022 senior class.

This year alone, the Purple & Gold saw five teams qualify for conference tournaments to go along with one conference champion, one NCAA Tournament Semifinalist, and a National Championship performance from the cheerleading team.

Elmira broke ground at the Holding Point Recreation Complex as the new home for softball and baseball, while sending three women’s wrestlers to the National Tournament. EC finished the year with 34 all-conference selections, three Empire 8 Rookie of the Year’s, a Conference Player of the Year, and four All-Americans.

Listed below are each of the 2022 Elmira College Athletics Awards Banquet award winners.

AWARD WINNERS

Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Ryan Hardy ’23 (Esports)

Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Kathryn Kielbasinski ’23 (Field Hockey)

Team Academic Award – Women’s Volleyball (3.50 Team GPA)

Dean William S. Neal Sportsmanship Award – Cheerleading

Wayne Moschetti ’73 Memorial Award – Madison Brown-Bloom ’23 (Softball)

Lowman Award – Kyle Kokoskie ’22 (Men’s Basketball)

Margaret Locke Citizenship Award – Hannah Whittier ’23 (Field Hockey)

Ellen Gibbs Matson Award – Sydney Harris ’21 (Women’s Ice Hockey)

Paul Brand Athletics Staff Award – Erin Gehen (Associate Director of Athletics)

Male Rookie of the Year – Bryan Adams ’25 (Men’s Basketball)

Female Rooke of the Year – Leonie-Louise Kuehberger ’25 (Women’s Ice Hockey)

Male Athlete of the Year – Oscar Munoz Trinidad ’23 (Men’s Volleyball)

Female Athlete of the Year – Skylah Chakouian ’25 (Women’s Wrestling)

Male Outstanding Career Achievement Award – Chris Janzen ’21 (Men’s Ice Hockey)

Female Outstanding Career Achievement Award – Eliza Beaudin ’22 (Women’s Ice Hockey)

Female Outstanding Career Achievement Award – Emma Crocker ’21 (Women’s Ice Hockey)

BOOSTER CLUB PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

Field Hockey – Kristen Tull ’22

Women’s Soccer – Nevaeh Winston ’25

Men’s Soccer – Kodel Frontin ’25

Women’s Volleyball – Kaylene Sauschuck ’22

Men’s Volleyball – Oscar Munoz Trinidad ’23

Women’s Basketball – Alyssa Waters ’22

Men’s Basketball – Bryan Adams ’25

Women’s Ice…