Nominees Announced For Victors Awards Show
5/9/2022 9:50:00 AM | Cross Country, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Tennis, Softball, Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Swimming and Diving
BUFFALO, NY – The Division of Athletics will be hosting their annual Victors Awards Show on Tuesday evening, honoring the academic and athletic successes of our student athletes across multiple playing fields.
The evening will begin with academic honors as 162 student-athletes will be recognized as MAC Honor Roll recipients, 70 for the MAC Commissioner's Award and 24 student-athlete who have exhausted their eligibility will be honored with the MAC Presidential Award.
The MAC Medal of Excellence Award will also be presented, which is given annually to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each of the 12 conference member institutions. Award winners must participate in a conference-sponsored sport and show evidence of athletics excellence, leadership, service, and academic success (minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA).
The FormidaBULL Scholar Award was created to honor those individuals who have internalized the love of learning and moreover the process of learning to emerge as leaders within the student-athlete body here at UB. This award is not intended to simply award those student-athletes with the most improved GPA but rather those who have internalized a passion for learning and overall academic success.
Nominees:
Gabe Wallace, Football
DeMarco Cuffey, Football
Ramatoulaye Keita, Women's Basketball
Marcus Petite, Wrestling
Women's Soccer's Katherine Camper will be recognized as the Clifford C. Furnas recipient, the highest academic honor bestowed on a UB student-athlete. She was part of nomination group that included Caleb Nickens, Pia Schwarz, Jenna Sonnenberg, and Simon Wibler.
The winners for all other awards will be announced on Tuesday evening and the nominees are below
Chrisy Dickerson Unsung Hero Award - Selected by members of the Student-Athlete Committee to recognize an individual who makes a significant contribution on the court, field or in the pool and is recognized for his or her dedication, unselfishness and contribution to the team. The award is named after Chrisy Dickerson, a member of UB's Rowing team who lost her life in a car accident on December 11, 2002.
Nominees:
Chandler Baker, Football
Antoinette Miller, Track & Field
Molly McCreedy, Track & Field
Derek Spann, Wrestling
Annie Judasz, Women's Soccer
Male & Female IAB Ideal Bull Award - Given by the Intercollegiate Athletics Board, this honor goes to a senior male and female athlete who have demonstrated leadership beyond their own teams to the division and/or the campus, and whose character, actions, excellence, and concern for other student-athletes make them strong ambassadors for the Division of Athletics and the University at Buffalo.
Male Nominees:
John Arceri, Wrestling
Brandon Burke, Track & Field
James Patterson, Football
Derek Spann, Wrestling
Female Nominees:
Adebola Adeyeye, Women's Basketball
Nikoleta Antoniou-Karademitrou, Women's Tennis
Kiaya Franklin, Track & Field
Monika Simkova, Volleyball
Jaidyn Wolfe, Swimming & Diving
Male Team Moment of the Year Nominees
Wrestling sets program record for MAC dual wins
Men's Basketball goes a perfect 9-0 in February
Football defeats Ohio on last second field goal
Female Team Moment of the Year Nominees
Women's Basketball wins 2022 MAC Tournament Championship
Softball opens MAC play with a pair of walk-off wins over Ohio
Women's Swimming & Diving sets a pair of school relay records at MAC Championships
Female Newcomer of the Year Nominees
Alya Ruken, Women's Soccer
Mandy Leigh, Volleyball
Marialis Kwak, Swimming & Diving
Male Newcomer of the Year Nominees
Cheng Tang, Men's Tennis
Quian Williams, Football
Jay Nivison, Wrestling
Female Individual Moment of the Year Nominees
Victoria Franz named MAC Diver of the Year after winning 1 and 3 meter MAC titles
Summer Hemphill becomes UB's all-time career rebounding leader in Buffalo's MAC Semifinal win over Akron
Anna Aguon becomes UB's all-time home run leader against Kent State
Male Individual Moment of the Year Nominees
Brandon Burke earns All-American honors at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Jeenathan Williams sets a career high with 32 point in UB's season opener at then nationally-ranked Michigan
Derek Spann becomes UB's all-time career leader in dual victories with 53
Female Athlete of the Year Nominees
Marcy Barberic, Women's Soccer
Victoria Franz, Swimming & Diving
Katie Pollock, Swimming & Diving
Male Athlete of the Year Nominees
Brandon Burke, Track & Field
Jeenathan Williams, Men's Basketball
James Patterson, Football
Team of the Year
Wrestling
Swimming & Diving
Women's Basketball
All award winners will be announced Tuesday night at the Victors Award Show. Follow along on all UB social media channels for the latest coverage.
The evening will begin with academic honors as 162 student-athletes will be recognized as MAC Honor Roll recipients, 70 for the MAC Commissioner's Award and 24 student-athlete who have exhausted their eligibility will be honored with the MAC Presidential Award.
The MAC Medal of Excellence Award will also be presented, which is given annually to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each of the 12 conference member institutions. Award winners must participate in a conference-sponsored sport and show evidence of athletics excellence, leadership, service, and academic success (minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA).
The FormidaBULL Scholar Award was created to honor those individuals who have internalized the love of learning and moreover the process of learning to emerge as leaders within the student-athlete body here at UB. This award is not intended to simply award those student-athletes with the most improved GPA but rather those who have internalized a passion for learning and overall academic success.
Nominees:
Gabe Wallace, Football
DeMarco Cuffey, Football
Ramatoulaye Keita, Women's Basketball
Marcus Petite, Wrestling
Women's Soccer's Katherine Camper will be recognized as the Clifford C. Furnas recipient, the highest academic honor bestowed on a UB student-athlete. She was part of nomination group that included Caleb Nickens, Pia Schwarz, Jenna Sonnenberg, and Simon Wibler.
The winners for all other awards will be announced on Tuesday evening and the nominees are below
Chrisy Dickerson Unsung Hero Award - Selected by members of the Student-Athlete Committee to recognize an individual who makes a significant contribution on the court, field or in the pool and is recognized for his or her dedication, unselfishness and contribution to the team. The award is named after Chrisy Dickerson, a member of UB's Rowing team who lost her life in a car accident on December 11, 2002.
Nominees:
Chandler Baker, Football
Antoinette Miller, Track & Field
Molly McCreedy, Track & Field
Derek Spann, Wrestling
Annie Judasz, Women's Soccer
Male & Female IAB Ideal Bull Award - Given by the Intercollegiate Athletics Board, this honor goes to a senior male and female athlete who have demonstrated leadership beyond their own teams to the division and/or the campus, and whose character, actions, excellence, and concern for other student-athletes make them strong ambassadors for the Division of Athletics and the University at Buffalo.
Male Nominees:
John Arceri, Wrestling
Brandon Burke, Track & Field
James Patterson, Football
Derek Spann, Wrestling
Female Nominees:
Adebola Adeyeye, Women's Basketball
Nikoleta Antoniou-Karademitrou, Women's Tennis
Kiaya Franklin, Track & Field
Monika Simkova, Volleyball
Jaidyn Wolfe, Swimming & Diving
Male Team Moment of the Year Nominees
Wrestling sets program record for MAC dual wins
Men's Basketball goes a perfect 9-0 in February
Football defeats Ohio on last second field goal
Female Team Moment of the Year Nominees
Women's Basketball wins 2022 MAC Tournament Championship
Softball opens MAC play with a pair of walk-off wins over Ohio
Women's Swimming & Diving sets a pair of school relay records at MAC Championships
Female Newcomer of the Year Nominees
Alya Ruken, Women's Soccer
Mandy Leigh, Volleyball
Marialis Kwak, Swimming & Diving
Male Newcomer of the Year Nominees
Cheng Tang, Men's Tennis
Quian Williams, Football
Jay Nivison, Wrestling
Female Individual Moment of the Year Nominees
Victoria Franz named MAC Diver of the Year after winning 1 and 3 meter MAC titles
Summer Hemphill becomes UB's all-time career rebounding leader in Buffalo's MAC Semifinal win over Akron
Anna Aguon becomes UB's all-time home run leader against Kent State
Male Individual Moment of the Year Nominees
Brandon Burke earns All-American honors at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Jeenathan Williams sets a career high with 32 point in UB's season opener at then nationally-ranked Michigan
Derek Spann becomes UB's all-time career leader in dual victories with 53
Female Athlete of the Year Nominees
Marcy Barberic, Women's Soccer
Victoria Franz, Swimming & Diving
Katie Pollock, Swimming & Diving
Male Athlete of the Year Nominees
Brandon Burke, Track & Field
Jeenathan Williams, Men's Basketball
James Patterson, Football
Team of the Year
Wrestling
Swimming & Diving
Women's Basketball
All award winners will be announced Tuesday night at the Victors Award Show. Follow along on all UB social media channels for the latest coverage.
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/ Women's Volleyball
/ Track and Field
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/ Women's Soccer
/ Women's Tennis
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