Miami Gardens, Fla. – The St. Thomas University Athletic Department hosted its annual Bobcat Choice Awards on Wednesday evening, celebrating the 2025-26 academic year while honoring student-athletes for their work on the field and in the classroom.
 
See the 2026 Bobcat Choice Award Winners below:
 
 
STUperlatives Winners
 
 
Breakout Team of the Year: Beach Volleyball
 
Community Impact Award: Women's Lacrosse
 
A.C.E.S Leadership Award: Yanik Keller (M. Soccer)
 
Scholar Athlete (Male)- Anthony Mari Arzola (Bowling)
 
Scholar Athlete (Female)- Alessia Claassen (W Swim)
 
Mr. Consistency – Rafael Obrusnik (M Volleyball)
 
Ms. Consistency - Maite Solabarrieta (Beach Volleyball)
 
Rookie of the Year (Male)- Alan Gonzalez (M Swim)
 
Rookie of the Year (Female) - Raya Mlyakova (W Volleyball)
 
Legacy Award (Male)- Welton Charumbira (Rugby)
 
Legacy Award (Female)- Isabella Penaranda (W. Soccer)
 
Ultimate Bobcat: Alexandra Bruno (W Volleyball) & Jamari Fudge (Spirit)
 
Ironman/Ironwoman Award (Strength and Conditioning) : Vincent Burse III (Football), Paige Peters (LAX), Sierra Olivo (W. Soccer)
 
Team Awards
 
MVPs
Men's Cross Country – Mattia Uboldia
Women's Cross Country – Kaycie Aquilino
Football – Jerome Mitchell
Volleyball- Raya Mlyakova
DT Women's Volleyball – Gianni Ramirez
DT Women's Soccer – Helena Peshke
Women's Soccer – Isabella Penaranda
DT Men's Soccer – Agustin Lachowitz
Men's Soccer – Hugo Rego
Wrestling – Gage Cook
Women's Swimming – Alessia Claassen
Men's Swimming -  Adam Conrad
E Sports – Lucca Alvim
E Sports DT- Pedro Colmanette
Cheer - Jakayla Barnes    
Dance -  Whitney Jean
DT Men's Basketball – Anthony Isner
Men's Basketball- Adrian Cruz
DT Women's Basketball – Jessica Williams
Beach Volleyball – Maria Eduarda Ramos
Men's Volleyball-  Kaelen Ingram        
Bowling -  Lucas Gonzalez
Rugby – George Ditima
DT Rugby – Nathan Achim
Women's Rugby-  Alexa Moore
Flag Football – Alexandra Harris
DT Men's Tennis- Ayman Jouhari
Men's Tennis-  Mariano Hasenkof
Women's Tennis-  Sachelly Carrera
Lacrosse-  Paige Beardsley
Men's Track and Field -  Elijah Smith
Women's Track and Field – Tonyan Beckford
Women's Golf-  Andrea Kreken-Randsted
Men's Golf-  Tomas Borquez
Softball – Cici Ortiz
DT Baseball – Markus Gonzalez
Baseball- Daytan Biegle
 
Champions of Character
Men's Cross Country – Alain Bermudez
Women's Cross Country – Natalia Higashi
Football – Keely Watson
Volleyball- Alexandra Bruno
DT Women's Soccer – Helena Peshke
Women's Soccer – Skylar Monroe
DT Men's Soccer – Agustin Lachowitz
Men's Soccer – Yanik Keller
Wrestling – J'Vier Romeus
Women's Swimming – Martine Abrahamsen
Men's Swimming -  Kervens Warnon
E Sports -  Errol Lopez
Cheer - Jamari Fudge   
Dance -  Milenna Ferreira
DT Men's Basketball – Gerasim Borodin
Men's Basketball- Roy Berman
DT Women's Basketball – Kirsten Woods
Women's Basketball – Morgan Taylor
Beach Volleyball – Alexa Moore
Men's Volleyball-  Michael Marsans
Bowling – Layne Creighton
Rugby – Fletcher Van Deman
Women's Rugby-  Sofia Jahmarkt
Flag Football – Maya Salas
Men's Tennis-  Maxime Navrotchi
Women's Tennis-  Sofia Nardone
Lacrosse-  Laura Sparks
Men's Track and Field -  Jimmy Baptiste
Women's Track and Field – Nyrania Barr Miller
Women's Golf-  Mary Katherine McNamara
Men's Golf-  Hyun Her
Softball – Jade Fayad
DT Softball – Isabela Pupo
Baseball DT- Jack Apgar
Baseball- Ruben Gandarilla