GSU JAGUARS 2024 All-SPORTS BANQUET TEAM AWARD WINNERS
GovState's athletic teams and student-athletes were honored Friday night, April 26 at the 2nd annual Athletic Department Sports Banquet held at the Matteson Holiday Inn Conference Center Ballroom.
2023-2024 Governors State University Ahletic Team Awards
Fall Sports
Volleyball
Team MVP - Aleksandra Barac
Most Improved - Deborah Ortiz
All-Around Student-Athlete - Mia Barr
Women's Soccer
Team MVP - Mayra Guerrero
Most Improved - Claudia Lopez
All-Around Student-Athlete - Grace McLaughlin
Men's Soccer - 2nd place CCAC, NAIA Nationals Qualifier (2nd all-time appearance at Nationals)
Team MVP - John Gonzalez
Defensive Player of Year - Peter Sorich
All-Around Student-Athlete - Bryan Villa
Women's Cross County - (Record-setting team/best-ever 5th at CCACs, Krysta Stanka to NAIA Nationals)
Team MVP - Krysta Stanko
Most Improved - Camila Mendez
All-Around Student-Athlete - Diana Perez
Men's Cross Country - (Record-setting team/best-ever- 3rd place at CCACs) - Brandon Armendarez, Daniel Zavala competed at NAIA Nationals
Team MVP - Brandon Armendarez
Most Improved - Daniel Zavala
All-Around Student-Athlete
Women's Golf (both semesters)
Team MVP - Kelsey Brown
Most Improved - Alexis Foltz
Men's Golf (both Fall and Spring seasons)
Team MVP - Alex Cortez
Most Improved - Dominic DalPolo
Winter Sports
Women's Basketball - (record setting, 23-7 season, 18-2 CCAC, 2nd place, first-ever NAIA Nationals appearance for GSU women's basketball)
Team MVP - Tabetha Jones (4th all-time leading scorer at GSU) - First Team All-CCAC selection
Defensive Player of the Year - Trinity Sims (GSU's all-time blocked shots leader)
All-Around Student-Athlete - Angelique Cowan (2nd all-time leading scorer at GSU, all-time assists leader for Jaguars), two-time All-CCAC selection/2nd team All-CCAC the past 2 seasons
GSU Head Women's Basketball Coach Tonishea Mack - 2023-24 CCAC Conference Women's Coach of the Year & 2023-24 IBCA Women's NAIA Basketball Coach of the Year -
Men's Basketball
MVP - Tyrell Isom - leading scorer for the Jaguars and All-CCAC Honorable Mention in 2023-24
Most Improved Player - Dakari Graham
All-Around Student-Athlete - Jalen Levy
Women's Bowling (First season of GSU women's bowling)
Team MVP - Katherine Strache
Most Improved - Samantha Mann
All-Around Student-Athlete - Jillian Brinkmann
Spring Sports
Women's Indoor-Outdoor Track -(First Season of GSU Track)
Team MVP - Sydney Bonham
Most Improved Player - Yahaira Rodriguez
All-Around Student-Athlete - Ariana Ortiz
Men's Indoor-Outdoor Track - (First Season of GSU Track)
Team MVP - Russell Ward
Most Improved Player - Russell Ward
All-Around Student-Athlete - Randy Almarales
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