Indiana University Athletics
Student-Athletes Honored at Spirit of Indiana Showcase
4/24/2017 11:30:00 PM | General, Student-Athlete Services
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics honored its student-athletes at the seventh-annual Spirit of Indiana Showcase on Monday, April 24, at the Indiana University Auditorium.
The Showcase honored student-athletes with year-end awards from 2016 and 2017. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Spirit of Indiana Director's Award, given by Vice President and Director of Athletics Fred Glass to two student-athletes that best represent The Spirit of Indiana: 24 Sports, 1 Team.
This year's honorees are Sydney Clute (Track and Field) and Rashard Fant (Football).
Clute was the 2016 Indoor and Outdoor Big Ten Champion in the Pole Vault and a 2016 Outdoor First Team All-American. In 2017, Clute currently has the best collegiate mark in the nation and top in the Big Ten. Clute is the SAAC President this year and is currently working towards a master's degree.
"I'm very honored and humbled with this award," Clute said. "I would like to thank the athletic department staff and my coaches and teammates. I will forever be a Hoosier."
"In my many years of coaching I have not worked with a more complete student-athlete," IU head coach Ron Helmer said. "Sydney is unassuming but is involved in many areas that enhance but take time from her academic and athletic responsibilities. She cares about her team and those on it but never at the expense of making sure she is doing her part, not just leading but performing at the highest level."
A second team All-Big Ten selection in 2016, Fant's 17 pass breakups led the conference and tied for second nationally, while his 20 passes defended paced the B1G and ranked third in the country. Fant is first in the NCAA among active players with 48 career passes defended, averaging 1.3 per game in 38 career contests. The Atlanta native's three interceptions, tied for 12th in the Big Ten last season. He made 33 tackles, 29 solo. Fant graduated with a degree in SPEA Management in 2016.
"Thank you to my coaches and my teammates for letting me be me," Fant said. "It is great to celebrate the achievements of everyone tonight."
The department also recognized the Big Ten Medal of Honor recipients. The award is given to a person who strives for excellence in both athletics and academics.
The Big Ten, the nation's oldest collegiate conference, commemorates the 102nd anniversary of a very unique tradition - the Big Ten Medal of Honor. The conference's most exclusive award was the first of its kind in intercollegiate athletics to recognize academic and athletic excellence. The Big Ten Medal of Honor was first awarded in 1915 to one student-athlete from the graduating class of each university who had "attained the greatest proficiency in athletics and scholastic work." Big Ten schools currently feature almost 9,500 student-athletes, but only 28 earn this prestigious award on an annual basis. In the 101 years of the Medal of Honor, almost 1,400 student-athletes have earned this distinction.
The women's honoree this year is CaraMia Tsirigos (Softball) and the men's honoree Derek Creviston (Men's Soccer).
As Indiana's designated player, Tsirigos leads the team in home runs with eight this season and has knocked 25 home runs in her career, which is tied for fifth all-time at Indiana. She is currently batting .305, a career best for the senior. Her 111 career walks is tied for second all-time in program history. Tsirigos has played in 174 games in a Hoosier uniform, with 174 starts.
Off the field, Tsirigos is an Executive Board Member for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), which works to act as a liaison between athletes and the athletic department. She has also been greatly involved in the Hoosier Heroes Leadership and Emerging Leaders programs. A two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, she was also named a 2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. Tsirigos will graduate with a major in Sport Marketing and Management and a minor in the Kelley School of Business.
Derek Creviston was a leader on and off the pitch for the Hoosiers, earning the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree this past season. For his career, Creviston appeared in 59 matches for Indiana, earning 57 starts. The Atlanta, Ga. native was a stalwart on the Hoosiers' backline during his time playing for the Cream & Crimson, but also totaled one goal and one assist during his junior season. Creviston was also a standout in the classroom, earning three Academic All-Big Ten honors.
In addition to the Spirit of Indiana Director's Award and Big Ten Medal of Honor, the following honors were presented:
Big Ten Champions
Men's Track and Field
Men's Swimming and Diving
Spirit of Indiana Director's Award (given to two senior student-athletes, which best represent The Spirit of Indiana: 24 Sports, One Team):
Sydney Clute (Track and Field)
Rashard Fant (Football)
Anita Aldrich Leadership Award (which recognizes a female student-athlete for best exemplifying Anita Aldrich's ideals of leadership, scholastic achievement and athletic ability among all female student-athletes):
Malia Fujisawa (Field Hockey)
Jake Gimble Award (given to a senior male student-athlete who has distinguished himself in athletics and scholarship and who has displayed an outstanding mental attitude):
Dan Feeney (Football)
Jack D. Tichenor Award (which is given to a male and female student-athlete with the highest grade point average across all sports):
Morgan Dye (Field Hockey)
Bobby Browning (Cross Country and Track and Field)
Big Ten Medal of Honor
CaraMia Tsirigos (Softball)
Derek Creviston (Men's Soccer)
2015-16 Indiana Athletes of the Year
Lilly King (Women's Swimming and Diving)
Kevin Yogi Ferrell (Men's Basketball)
24 Sports, 1 Team Program of Excellence
Field Hockey
Scholastic Achievement Award
Wes Martin – Football (Criminal Justice)
Pear Siriko – W. Golf (Interior Design)
Morgan Dye – Field Hockey (Finance and Accounting)
Aimilia Mcdonough – Softball (Criminal Justice)
Luke Stephenson – Baseball (Finance/Real Estate)
Jack Griffith – M. Soccer (Finance/Business Analytics)
Jessica Leish – Volleyball (Finance)
Olivia Hippensteel – W. Cross Country (Human Development and Family Studies)
James Connor – M. Diving (Neuroscience)
Michal Bower – W. Diving (Psychology)
Wyatt Wilson – Wrestling (Communications and Culture/LAMP)
Levi Brock – M. Swimming (Biology)
Amanda Cahill – W. Basketball (Elementary Education)
Brooklyn Snodgrass – W. Swimming (Exercise Science)
Corinne Cominator – W. Track & Field (Psychology)
Paul Galas – M. Track & Field (Education)
Nicole Zuckerman – W. Soccer (Human Health and Disease)
Kim Schmider – W. Tennis (Sports Marketing and Management)
Sarah Myers – Water Polo (Neuroscience)
Robert Browning – M. Cross Country (Finance/Business Analytics)
Jonathan Sussler – SAB Director
Jacob Brown – M. Golf (Finance/Entrepreneurship)
Zach McRoberts– M. Basketball (Economics)
Emily Barber – Rowing (Biology)
Matt McCoy – M. Tennis (Finance/Real Estate)
Hoosier Award (which recognizes a student-athlete for bringing honor and distinction to Indiana University in their representative sport during the academic year):
| Craig Dedelow |
| Robert Johnson |
| Dawson Fletcher |
| Will Seger |
| Tanner Thompson |
| Blake Pieroni |
| James Connor |
| Stefan Lugonjic |
| Paul Galas |
| Nate Jackson |
| Tyra Buss |
| Kate Barber |
| Emma Fisher |
| Maddie Pierce |
| Kayla Smith |
| Taylor Uden |
| Lily King |
| Jessica Parratto |
| Madison Appel |
| Taylor Williams |
| Jazzmine McDonald |
| Jessica Gaudreault |
IU Sportsmanship Award (which recognizes student-athletes from each sport for demonstrating outstanding sportsmanship in their respective sport throughout the year):
| Austin Cangelosi |
| Zach McRoberts |
| Matt Schwartzer |
| Ricky Jones |
| Jack Sparrow |
| Jack Griffith |
| Bob Glover |
| Cody Coldren |
| Bennett Crane |
| Adrian Mable |
| Jordan Huntoon |
| Chris Perez |
| Bre Wickware |
| Katherine Receveur |
| Mollie Getzfread |
| Theresa-Ann Jedra |
| Hanna Henry |
| Kylie Kirk |
| Erin Lehman |
| Stephanie Marchuk |
| Michal Bower |
| Pauline Jahren |
| Olivia Hippensteel |
| Khayla Dawson |
| Jessica Admire |
| Sarah Myers |
Aline Robinson Mental Attitude Award (which recognizes female student-athletes for their mental attitude and distinguished performance in athletics and academics on their respective team):
| Alexis Gassion |
| Mollie Getzfread |
| Ana Sanjuan |
| Kaelin Blessinger |
| Nicole Zuckerman |
| CaraMia Tsirigos |
| Rachel Matsumura |
| Michal Bower |
| Caitlin Bernard |
| Olivia Hippensteel |
| Elizabeth Asdell |
| Bronwyn Smith |
Hoosier HEROES (peer mentors who help with the transition to college life for first-year student-athletes):
Kate Barber
Luke Blanton
Sam Clifford
Morgan Dye
Veronica Ellis
Mollie Getzfread
Brittni King
Adrian Mable
Stephanie Marchuk
Jazzmine McDonald
Chanli Mundy
Ana Sanjuan
Kim Schmider
Megan Tallman
CaraMia Tsirigos
Grace Vertigans
Athletic Director's Council on Diversity and Inclusion
Christian Fairbanks
Ta 'Kendra Elbert
Mackenzie Rosenthal
Nick Westbrook
CaraMia Tsirigos
Paul Galas
Spencer Manton
Ana Sanjuan
James Connor
Rashard Hyacenth
Stefan Lugonjic
Kim Schmider
Holly Spears
Caroline Dreher
Jeremy Houston
2016-17 SAAC Leadership
Sydney Clute, President
Max Irwin
CaraMia Tsirigos
Paul Galas
Taylor Uden
Big Ten Athletes of the Year
Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships – Vini Lanza
Big Ten Diver of the Championships – Michael Hixon
Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships – Lilly King
Big Ten Rowing Athlete of the Year – Rebecca Brougher
Big Ten Cross Country Freshman of the Year: Ben Veatch
Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year – Kyle Mau
Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Field Athlete of the Championships - Treyton Harris
Big Ten Midfielder of the Year – Tanner Thompson
Rawlings Gold Glove Award – Tony Butler
Spring 2016/Fall 2017/Winter 2017 All-Americans
Basketball:
Men's Soccer:
Tanner Thompson
Grant Lillard
Men's Swimming & Diving
Cody Coldren
James Connor
Marwan Elkamash
Ian Finnerty
Bob Glover
Michael Hixon
Ali Khalafalla
Vini Lanza
Sam Lorentz
Blake Pieroni
Josh Romany
Mohamed Samy
Anze Tavcar
Women's Swimming & Diving
Delaney Barnard
Gia Dalesandro
Kennedy Goss
Maria Paula Heitmann
Cassie Jernberg
Lilly King
Stephanie Marchuk
Jessica Parratto
Ali Rockett
Holly Spears
Rowing
Rebecca Brougher
Women's Cross Country
Katherine Receveur
Women's Indoor Track & Field
Katherine Receveur
Men's Cross Country:
Jason Crist
Men's Indoor Track & Field
Joe Murphy
Markevious Roach
Daniel Kuhn
Kyle Mau
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Sydney Clute
Nakel McClinton
Football
Marcelino Ball
Coy Cronk
Dan Feeney
Tegray Scales
Wrestling
Nate Jackson
Water Polo
Kelly Matthews
Candyce Schroeder
Baseball
Luke Miller
Field Hockey
Kate Barber
CoSIDA Academic All-American – Amanda Cahill