Student-Athletes Honored at 2019 Spirit of Indiana Showcase
4/22/2019 11:10:00 PM | General, Student-Athlete Services
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics honored its student-athletes at the ninth-annual Spirit of Indiana Showcase on Monday, April 22, at the Indiana University Auditorium.
The Showcase honored student-athletes with year-end awards from 2018 and 2019. 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.
"We are extremely proud of the accomplishments of all our students who have represented Indiana University so well both on and off the field during the last year," said IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass. "Our annual Spirit of Indiana Showcase is an event that offers the opportunity for all of us to come together, in the spirit of our mission of 24 Sports, One Team, to highlight and celebrate those achievements."
This year's honorees for the Director's Award are Maddie Pierce (Women's Rowing) and James Connor (Men's Diving).
Academically, Pierce has succeeded at a high level. She boasts a 3.97 GPA while majoring in Speech and Hearing Sciences. She's earned Academic All-Big Ten and All-America accolades, and was recently inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, the oldest and one of the most prestigious academic organizations in the country.
Maddie has also taken a leadership role in countless student organizations. She has spent three years as an Executive Board member of SAAC, and traveled to Vietnam through the Coach for College Program as a freshman. Emerging Leaders, Servant Leaders, Hoosier Heroes, and IU Dance Marathon are all groups and organizations that Maddie has been actively involved during the last four years. she's also helped the IU Rowing program earn three straight NCAA Championship invitations and finish ranked in the nation's top 15 each season.
James Connor capped his terrific Indiana career this season by winning the Big Ten titles in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives, earning Diver of the Championships honors. One of the best divers in IU history, Connor is the school-record holder on the platform and owns 11 spots on the school's top-10 lists across all three diving events. A two-time Olympian for Australia, James leaves Bloomington a four-time Big Ten Champion, eight-time All-American and two-time Big Ten Diver of the Championships.
A Neuroscience major, Connor is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and a two-time Academic All-American. He's active in a number of student organizations through IU Athletics, including the Athletic Director's Council on Diversity and Inclusivity as well as the Hoosier Heroes Peer Mentor program.
"Maddie and James have each had enormous impacts on the success of their respective programs and on countless individuals because of their involvement in important departmental and campus organizations," said IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass. "The Spirit of Indiana Director's Award recognizes not only their athletic excellence, but also their successes in the classroom and involvement in the university community. Both have embraced those opportunities and excelled, and each is a very deserving recipient of this year's award."
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 105th 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 105 years of the Medal of Honor, over 1,400 student-athletes have earned this distinction.
The women's honoree this year is Jessica Parratto (Women's Diving) and the men's honoree Juwan Morgan (Men's Basketball).
Parratto was a dynamic force for the Hoosiers during her career in Bloomington, winning five Big Ten titles, the 2015 NCAA title in the platform and earning 10 All-America accolades. Parratto went out in style in the 2019 Big Ten Championships, winning the platform crown, earning Diver of the Championships honors and helping IU win the Big Ten team title. A 2016 Rio Olympian for Team USA, Parratto leaves IU as the school-record holder on the platform and owns 10 spots on the school's top-10 lists across all three diving events.
A two-time All-Big Ten performer, Morgan averaged 15.5 points and 8.2 rebounds and led the team with 54 blocked shots and 41 steals. He finished 9th in the league in scoring, 5th in rebounds and 7th in field goal percentage and blocked shots. The Waynesville, Mo. native recently completed a stellar four-year career which saw him finish 24th in career scoring at IU with 1,374 points, 10th in rebounds with 757, 4th in career field goal percentage at 56.2% and 8th in blocked shots.
In addition to the Spirit of Indiana Director's Award and Big Ten Medal of Honor, the following honors were presented:
Spirit of Indiana Director's Award (given to two senior student-athletes, which best represent The Spirit of Indiana: 24 Sports, One Team):
Maddie Pierce (Women's Rowing)
James Connor (Men's Diving)
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):
Caroline Dreher (Women's Soccer)
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):
Wes Martin (Football)
Jack D. Tichenor Award (which is given to a male and female student-athlete with the highest grade point average across all sports):
Allison Jorden (Women's Soccer)
Spencer Irick (Wrestling)
Big Ten Medal of Honor
Jessica Parratto (Women's Diving)
Juwan Morgan (Men's Basketball)
IU Female Athlete of the Year
Lilly King
IU Co-Male Athletes of the Year
Ian Finnerty
Grant Lillard
Hoosier Comeback Award
Averie Myers (Women's Rowing)
Cole Weaver (Wrestling)
IU Program of Excellence Award
Softball
Scholastic Achievement Award
Men's Swimming (Wyeth Brock)
Women's Rowing (Maddie Pierce)
Women's Soccer (Allison Jorden)
Men's Cross Country (Ben Veatch)
Softball (Gabbi Jenkins)
Women's Basketball (Grace Withrow)
Women's Track and Field (Leah Morgan)
Wrestling (Spencer Irick)
Men's Diving (James Connor)
Volleyball (Samantha Fogg)
Men's Basketball (Johnny Jager)
Baseball (Cal Krueger)
Men's Soccer (Sean Caulfield)
Field Hockey (Sachi Ananias)
Women's Cross Country (Hannah Stoffel)
Men's Track and Field (Alex Shinnerl)
Men's Tennis (Zac Brodney)
Women's Tennis (Anna McCoy)
Women's Golf (Erin Harper)
Women's Swimming (Mackenzie Atencio)
Water Polo (Emily Powell)
Men's Golf (Trevor Ranton)
Football (Wes Martin)
Hoosier Award (which recognizes a student-athlete for bringing honor and distinction to Indiana University in their representative sport during the academic year):
Bendu Yeaney
Kelsey Harris
Jessica Parratto
Jessica McGivern
Mary Parsons
Maddie Pierce
Allison Jorden
Tara Trainer
Lilly King
Michelle McKamey
Khayla Dawson
Natalie Price
Elizabeth Asdell
Davis Simmons
Matt Lloyd
Juwan Morgan
Kyle Mau
Andrew Capobianco
Ricky Brookins
Jake Brown
Andrew Gutman
Vini Lanza
Antonio Cembellin
Adam Coulon
Eric Bethea
Jacob Danishek
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (which recognizes student-athletes from each sport for demonstrating outstanding sportsmanship in their respective sport throughout the year):
Brenna Wise
Lexa Barrott
Kayla Luarde
Taylor Swope
Angela Aung
Maggie Bornhorst
Justine Lynn
Grayson Radcliffe
Laura Morley
Michelle McKamey
Hope Purcell
Kendell Wiles
Kamryn Malloy
Emily Powell
Jeremy Houston
Al Durham
Kyle Burks
Mory Gould
Jacob Robinson
Trevor Ranton
Jeremiah Gutjahr
Brock Brown
Carson Haskins
Brock Mammoser
William Session
Norman Conley
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):
Ali Patberg
Maggie Allen
Kayla Luarde
Mary Kate Kesler
Alexis Miestowski
Connie Brahm
Abby Allen
Gabbi Jenkins
Shelby Koontz
Natalie Whalen
Leah Moran
Katherine Receveur
Meaghan Koors
Gillian Gatecliff
Hoosier HEROES (peer mentors who help with the transition to college life for first-year student-athletes):
Elisabeth Asdell
Mackenzie Atencio
Connie Brahm
James Connor
Isaac James
Justine Lynn
Morgan McKay
Maddie Pierce
Taylor Swope
Tara Trainer
Natalie Whalen
Sophia Wickersham
Claire Woods
Athletic Director's Council on Diversity and Inclusion
Lindsey Marchese
Annika Baez
Bayasglan Batsaikhan
Caroline Dreher
Emma Fisher
Pauline Jahren
Deyshia Lofton
Emily Powell
Savanna Spears
Taylor Swope
Jeyland Valentin
Payam Ahmadi
James Connor
De'Ron Davis
Jacob Gruber
Jeremy Houston
Spencer Irick
Josh Romany
Will Session
Jack Sparrow
Nick Westbrook
2018-19 SAAC Leadership
Allison Jorden, President
Maddie Pierce
Claire Woods
Jessica Conenna
Emma Fisher
Alex Shinnerl
Big Ten Athletes of the Year
Andrew Gutman: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (Men's Soccer)
Trey Muse: Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year (Men's Soccer)
Vini Lanza: Big Ten Swimmer of the Year (Men's Swimming)
Andrew Capobiano: Big Ten Diver of the Year (Men's Diving)
Big Ten Championships
Men's Soccer (Regular and Postseason)
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving
National Player of the Year
Andrew Gutman (Men's Soccer) MAC Hermann Trophy
NCAA Champions
Men's Swimming and Diving
Ian Finnerty
Gabriel Fantoni
Vini Lanza
Zach Apple
Andrew Capobiano
Women's Swimming and Diving
Lilly King
Spring 2018/Fall 2018/Winter 2018 All-Americans
Baseball
Matt Lloyd
Men's Indoor Track & Field
Cooper Williams
Eric Bethea
Kyle Mau
Ben Veatch
Daniel Michalski
Zubin Muncherji
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Adam Coulon
Daniel Kuhn
Cooper Williams
William Session
Ben Veatch
Men's Soccer
Andrew Gutman
Trey Muse
Griffin Dorsey
Women's Swimming and Diving
Bailey Andison
Cassy Jernberg
Christine Jensen
Lilly King
Shelby Koontz
Mackenzie Looze
Laura Morley
Jessica Parratto
Noelle Peplowski
Morgan Scott
Men's Swimming and Diving
Zach Apple
Zane Backes
Bruno Blaskovic
Michael Brinegar
Mikey Calvillo
Andrew Capobiano
James Connor
Gabriel Fantoni
Ian Finnerty
Jack Franzman
Brandon Hamblin
Vini Lanza
Mohamed Samy
Rowing
Antonia Frappell
Water Polo
Kelly Matthews
Jessica Gaudreault
Women's Cross Country
Maggie Allen
Women's Indoor Track & Field
Kelsey Harris
Khayla Dawson
Natalie Price
Haley Harris
Katherine Receveur
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Maggie Allen
The Showcase honored student-athletes with year-end awards from 2018 and 2019. 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.
"We are extremely proud of the accomplishments of all our students who have represented Indiana University so well both on and off the field during the last year," said IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass. "Our annual Spirit of Indiana Showcase is an event that offers the opportunity for all of us to come together, in the spirit of our mission of 24 Sports, One Team, to highlight and celebrate those achievements."
This year's honorees for the Director's Award are Maddie Pierce (Women's Rowing) and James Connor (Men's Diving).
Academically, Pierce has succeeded at a high level. She boasts a 3.97 GPA while majoring in Speech and Hearing Sciences. She's earned Academic All-Big Ten and All-America accolades, and was recently inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, the oldest and one of the most prestigious academic organizations in the country.
Maddie has also taken a leadership role in countless student organizations. She has spent three years as an Executive Board member of SAAC, and traveled to Vietnam through the Coach for College Program as a freshman. Emerging Leaders, Servant Leaders, Hoosier Heroes, and IU Dance Marathon are all groups and organizations that Maddie has been actively involved during the last four years. she's also helped the IU Rowing program earn three straight NCAA Championship invitations and finish ranked in the nation's top 15 each season.
James Connor capped his terrific Indiana career this season by winning the Big Ten titles in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives, earning Diver of the Championships honors. One of the best divers in IU history, Connor is the school-record holder on the platform and owns 11 spots on the school's top-10 lists across all three diving events. A two-time Olympian for Australia, James leaves Bloomington a four-time Big Ten Champion, eight-time All-American and two-time Big Ten Diver of the Championships.
A Neuroscience major, Connor is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and a two-time Academic All-American. He's active in a number of student organizations through IU Athletics, including the Athletic Director's Council on Diversity and Inclusivity as well as the Hoosier Heroes Peer Mentor program.
"Maddie and James have each had enormous impacts on the success of their respective programs and on countless individuals because of their involvement in important departmental and campus organizations," said IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass. "The Spirit of Indiana Director's Award recognizes not only their athletic excellence, but also their successes in the classroom and involvement in the university community. Both have embraced those opportunities and excelled, and each is a very deserving recipient of this year's award."
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 105th 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 105 years of the Medal of Honor, over 1,400 student-athletes have earned this distinction.
The women's honoree this year is Jessica Parratto (Women's Diving) and the men's honoree Juwan Morgan (Men's Basketball).
Parratto was a dynamic force for the Hoosiers during her career in Bloomington, winning five Big Ten titles, the 2015 NCAA title in the platform and earning 10 All-America accolades. Parratto went out in style in the 2019 Big Ten Championships, winning the platform crown, earning Diver of the Championships honors and helping IU win the Big Ten team title. A 2016 Rio Olympian for Team USA, Parratto leaves IU as the school-record holder on the platform and owns 10 spots on the school's top-10 lists across all three diving events.
A two-time All-Big Ten performer, Morgan averaged 15.5 points and 8.2 rebounds and led the team with 54 blocked shots and 41 steals. He finished 9th in the league in scoring, 5th in rebounds and 7th in field goal percentage and blocked shots. The Waynesville, Mo. native recently completed a stellar four-year career which saw him finish 24th in career scoring at IU with 1,374 points, 10th in rebounds with 757, 4th in career field goal percentage at 56.2% and 8th in blocked shots.
In addition to the Spirit of Indiana Director's Award and Big Ten Medal of Honor, the following honors were presented:
Spirit of Indiana Director's Award (given to two senior student-athletes, which best represent The Spirit of Indiana: 24 Sports, One Team):
Maddie Pierce (Women's Rowing)
James Connor (Men's Diving)
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):
Caroline Dreher (Women's Soccer)
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):
Wes Martin (Football)
Jack D. Tichenor Award (which is given to a male and female student-athlete with the highest grade point average across all sports):
Allison Jorden (Women's Soccer)
Spencer Irick (Wrestling)
Big Ten Medal of Honor
Jessica Parratto (Women's Diving)
Juwan Morgan (Men's Basketball)
IU Female Athlete of the Year
Lilly King
IU Co-Male Athletes of the Year
Ian Finnerty
Grant Lillard
Hoosier Comeback Award
Averie Myers (Women's Rowing)
Cole Weaver (Wrestling)
IU Program of Excellence Award
Softball
Scholastic Achievement Award
Men's Swimming (Wyeth Brock)
Women's Rowing (Maddie Pierce)
Women's Soccer (Allison Jorden)
Men's Cross Country (Ben Veatch)
Softball (Gabbi Jenkins)
Women's Basketball (Grace Withrow)
Women's Track and Field (Leah Morgan)
Wrestling (Spencer Irick)
Men's Diving (James Connor)
Volleyball (Samantha Fogg)
Men's Basketball (Johnny Jager)
Baseball (Cal Krueger)
Men's Soccer (Sean Caulfield)
Field Hockey (Sachi Ananias)
Women's Cross Country (Hannah Stoffel)
Men's Track and Field (Alex Shinnerl)
Men's Tennis (Zac Brodney)
Women's Tennis (Anna McCoy)
Women's Golf (Erin Harper)
Women's Swimming (Mackenzie Atencio)
Water Polo (Emily Powell)
Men's Golf (Trevor Ranton)
Football (Wes Martin)
Hoosier Award (which recognizes a student-athlete for bringing honor and distinction to Indiana University in their representative sport during the academic year):
Bendu Yeaney
Kelsey Harris
Jessica Parratto
Jessica McGivern
Mary Parsons
Maddie Pierce
Allison Jorden
Tara Trainer
Lilly King
Michelle McKamey
Khayla Dawson
Natalie Price
Elizabeth Asdell
Davis Simmons
Matt Lloyd
Juwan Morgan
Kyle Mau
Andrew Capobianco
Ricky Brookins
Jake Brown
Andrew Gutman
Vini Lanza
Antonio Cembellin
Adam Coulon
Eric Bethea
Jacob Danishek
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (which recognizes student-athletes from each sport for demonstrating outstanding sportsmanship in their respective sport throughout the year):
Brenna Wise
Lexa Barrott
Kayla Luarde
Taylor Swope
Angela Aung
Maggie Bornhorst
Justine Lynn
Grayson Radcliffe
Laura Morley
Michelle McKamey
Hope Purcell
Kendell Wiles
Kamryn Malloy
Emily Powell
Jeremy Houston
Al Durham
Kyle Burks
Mory Gould
Jacob Robinson
Trevor Ranton
Jeremiah Gutjahr
Brock Brown
Carson Haskins
Brock Mammoser
William Session
Norman Conley
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):
Ali Patberg
Maggie Allen
Kayla Luarde
Mary Kate Kesler
Alexis Miestowski
Connie Brahm
Abby Allen
Gabbi Jenkins
Shelby Koontz
Natalie Whalen
Leah Moran
Katherine Receveur
Meaghan Koors
Gillian Gatecliff
Hoosier HEROES (peer mentors who help with the transition to college life for first-year student-athletes):
Elisabeth Asdell
Mackenzie Atencio
Connie Brahm
James Connor
Isaac James
Justine Lynn
Morgan McKay
Maddie Pierce
Taylor Swope
Tara Trainer
Natalie Whalen
Sophia Wickersham
Claire Woods
Athletic Director's Council on Diversity and Inclusion
Lindsey Marchese
Annika Baez
Bayasglan Batsaikhan
Caroline Dreher
Emma Fisher
Pauline Jahren
Deyshia Lofton
Emily Powell
Savanna Spears
Taylor Swope
Jeyland Valentin
Payam Ahmadi
James Connor
De'Ron Davis
Jacob Gruber
Jeremy Houston
Spencer Irick
Josh Romany
Will Session
Jack Sparrow
Nick Westbrook
2018-19 SAAC Leadership
Allison Jorden, President
Maddie Pierce
Claire Woods
Jessica Conenna
Emma Fisher
Alex Shinnerl
Big Ten Athletes of the Year
Andrew Gutman: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (Men's Soccer)
Trey Muse: Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year (Men's Soccer)
Vini Lanza: Big Ten Swimmer of the Year (Men's Swimming)
Andrew Capobiano: Big Ten Diver of the Year (Men's Diving)
Big Ten Championships
Men's Soccer (Regular and Postseason)
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving
National Player of the Year
Andrew Gutman (Men's Soccer) MAC Hermann Trophy
NCAA Champions
Men's Swimming and Diving
Ian Finnerty
Gabriel Fantoni
Vini Lanza
Zach Apple
Andrew Capobiano
Women's Swimming and Diving
Lilly King
Spring 2018/Fall 2018/Winter 2018 All-Americans
Baseball
Matt Lloyd
Men's Indoor Track & Field
Cooper Williams
Eric Bethea
Kyle Mau
Ben Veatch
Daniel Michalski
Zubin Muncherji
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Adam Coulon
Daniel Kuhn
Cooper Williams
William Session
Ben Veatch
Men's Soccer
Andrew Gutman
Trey Muse
Griffin Dorsey
Women's Swimming and Diving
Bailey Andison
Cassy Jernberg
Christine Jensen
Lilly King
Shelby Koontz
Mackenzie Looze
Laura Morley
Jessica Parratto
Noelle Peplowski
Morgan Scott
Men's Swimming and Diving
Zach Apple
Zane Backes
Bruno Blaskovic
Michael Brinegar
Mikey Calvillo
Andrew Capobiano
James Connor
Gabriel Fantoni
Ian Finnerty
Jack Franzman
Brandon Hamblin
Vini Lanza
Mohamed Samy
Rowing
Antonia Frappell
Water Polo
Kelly Matthews
Jessica Gaudreault
Women's Cross Country
Maggie Allen
Women's Indoor Track & Field
Kelsey Harris
Khayla Dawson
Natalie Price
Haley Harris
Katherine Receveur
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Maggie Allen
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