The WOLFIES were held Thursday night inside Mitby Theater as the Madison College Athletic Department's 58th Annual Athletic Awards Banquet. The Wolfie Awards, in its second year of existence, celebrated current student-athletes, coaches, and staff for their athletic and academic achievements.

The special awards presented at this year's banquet are as follows:

Madison College Sportspeople of the Year (List)

Gabby Hack - Women's Volleyball - Lake Mills, WI (Lake Mills H.S.) - Presenting Speech

Gabe Voung - Men's Soccer - Sun Prairie, WI (Sun Prairie H.S.) - Presenting Speech

Madison College Scholar-Athletes

Ryan Karst - Baseball - Elm Grove, WI (Brookfield East H.S.)

Ethan Transue - Esports - Deerfield, WI (Deerfield H.S.)

Special Recognition Award

Ethan James - Photographer for The Clarion (Official Site)

Academic Honors

Madison College student-athletes achieved success in the classroom last spring and fall as 89 current student-athletes received academic honors this season, and four teams were recognized as NJCAA Team Academic Award winners: baseball, golf, women's soccer, volleyball.

Academic Honors

Big Dog Spirit Award**

Baseball: Evan Iwinski
Men's Basketball: Brian Gould
Women's Basketball: Kaylee Anzalone
Esports: Nikolai Savitskij
Golf: Alex Sutter
Men's Soccer: Enzo Guimaraes
Women's Soccer: Camille Gilbertson
Softball: Kendall Weik
Women's Volleyball: Alexandria Smith

Leadership Award**

Baseball: Nick Nowak
Men's Basketball: Peter Gustafson
Women's Basketball: Kaylee Anzalone
Esports: Tye Dillen
Golf: Brent Schmiesing
Men's Soccer: Phil McCloskey
Women's Soccer: Mirella Zielke
Softball: Mackenna Schultz
Women's Volleyball: Addyson McHugh

Special Team Awards**

Men's Basketball - The GRIT Award: Justin Pleasant
Women's Basketball - Unsung Hero Award: Mirella Zielke
Esports - Teammate of the Year: Tye Dillen
Women's Soccer - Iron Award: Camille Gilbertson
Women's Volleyball - The WolfPack Award: Daryn Schaefer

Most Improved Player**

Men's Basketball: Monte Mayberry
Women's Basketball: Mirella Zielke
Esports: Ava Johnson
Men's Soccer: Damo Lovell
Women's Soccer: Jeanelle Alonso
Women's Volleyball: MacKenzie Thom

Most Valuable Award**

Men's Basketball: Deante Luster
Women's Basketball: Kayla Staveness
Esports: Ethan Hanson
Men's Soccer: Jamie Le Comte
Women's Soccer: Samantha Petroski
Women's Volleyball: Kendall Weisensel

Back to the Pack Award

Peyton Yaun - Women's Soccer - Presenting Speech

Eli Hoyt - Baseball - Presenting Speech

Champions of Change Championship Belt

Men's Basketball - Presenting Speech

WOLFIES Voting Awards

Performance of the Year (Team)

#1 - Esports wins the Fall 2023 NJCAAE Championship in Valorant with 3-1 win over South Puget Sound
#2 (WINNER) - Golf sets school record for 36 holes with 599 to win Highland "36" Invitational (Story)
#3 - Women's soccer rallies with two second half goals in 3-2 win in season opener
#4 - Women's basketball plays final 11 games of the season with five players

Performance of the Year (Player)

#1 (WINNER) - Gabe Voung (Men's Soccer) breaks all-time scoring record with two goals vs. Lake County (Story)
#2 - Courtney Gorum (Women's Volleyball) breaks single match kills record with 27 against Illinois Central
#3 - Kendall Weik (Softball) breaks single game strikeout record with 15 against Lackawanna
#4 - Deante Luster (Men's Basketball) scores 30 in home win over Western Tech
#5 - Charlie Schau (Baseball) ties single game record with seven RBI in win over Harper

** In keeping with tradition, many spring semester teams (baseball, Esports, golf, softball) will present their awards following the completion of their season.

Photos of The Wolfie Awards are available in the Madison College Photo Archives.
 

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