Annual Department Awards
2024-25 Award Winners
| Sarah Crosby Award of Excellence Female student-athlete that best exemplifies Simpson's core values of discovery, access, citizenship, belonging, justice, and integrity |
|
| Year | |
| 2024-25 | Hailey Kowzan (women's soccer) |
| 2023-24 | Maddie Luderman (softball) |
| 2022-23 | Abby Cozzoni (women's soccer) |
| 2021-22 | Olivia Allen (softball) |
| John Wesley Award of Excellence Male student-athlete that best exemplifies Simpson's core values of discovery, access, citizenship, belonging, justice, and integrity |
|
| Year | |
| 2024-25 | Eli Feekin (baseball) |
| 2023-24 | Ronaldo Ordaz (men's soccer) |
| 2022-23 | Ryan Willis (baseball) |
| 2021-22 | Kolton Arnold (baseball) |
| Athletes of the Year | ||
| Year | Male | Female |
| 2024-25 | Ulysses Patterson (men's track and field) | Megan Heidelbauer (softball) |
| 2023-24 | Spencer Moon (men's cross country & track and field) | Cassie Nash (women's soccer & basketball) |
| 2022-23 | Spencer Moon (men's cross country & track and field) | Cassie Nash (women's soccer & basketball) |
| 2021-22 | Brady Held (baseball) | Cassie Nash (women's soccer & basketball) |
| 2020-21 | Spencer Moon (men's cross country & track and field) | Jenna Taylor (women's basketball) |
| 2019-20 | Conor Riordan (men's basketball) | Hannah Gordon (women's golf) |
| 2018-19 | Michael Connor (football) | Jenna Taylor (women's basketball) |
| 2017-18 | Garrett Pochop (men's soccer) | Noreen Morrow (women's basketball) |
| Newcomers of the Year | ||
| Year | Male | Female |
| 2024-25 | Noah Cracraft (football) | Paige Gershmel (women's wrestling) |
| 2023-24 | Zach Kline (men's soccer) | Emily Williams (women's volleyball) |
| 2022-23 | Easton Darling (men's basketball) | Elle Street (women's soccer & basketball) |
| 2021-22 | Breydon Paxson (shooting sports) | Jessica Jacobs (women's volleyball) |
| 2020-21 | James Murray (men's cross country, men's soccer, & track and field | Anna Wanek (women's tennis & basketball) |
| 2019-20 | Spencer Moon (men's cross country & track and field) | Rachel Neumann (women's soccer) |
| 2018-19 | Baraka Ellie (men's soccer) | Amron Born (softball) |
| 2017-18 | John Gioffredi (men's wrestling) | Emily Bell (softball) |
| Record-Breaking Performers of the Year | ||
| Year | Male | Female |
| 2024-25 | J Jensen III (football) | Haley Rasmussen (women's basketball) |
| 2023-24 | Reed Worth (football) | Lara Kallem (women's cross country & track and field) |
| 2022-23 | Andrew Gibb (men's basketball) | Kate Minette (women's swim and dive) |
| 2021-22 | Spencer Moon (men's track and field) | |
| 2020-21 | Brady Held (baseball) | |
| 2019-20 | Brendan Holmes (football) | |
| 2018-19 | Women's Basketball: Most 3-pointers in a season | |
| Coach of the Year | |
| Year | |
| 2024-25 | Jeff McGinness (women's wrestling) |
| 2023-24 | Jeremy Reinert (women's soccer) |
| 2022-23 | Heath Moenck (cross country & track and field) |
| 2021-22 | Brian Niemuth (women's basketball) |
| Team of the Year | |
| Year | |
| 2024-25 | Softball |
| 2023-24 | Men's Track and Field |
| 2022-23 | Women's Soccer |
| 2021-22 | Women's Basketball |
| 2020-21 | Women's Basketball |
| 2019-20 | Men's Soccer |
| 2018-19 | Football |
| 2017-18 | Men's Soccer |
| Staff Member of the Year | |
| Year | |
| 2024-25 | Tara Rehmeier, assistant athletics director and senior women's administrator |
| 2023-24 | Emma Christensen, director of athletics communication |
| 2022-23 | Rebby Kimzey, head athletic trainer |
| Fan of the Year | |
| Year | |
| 2024-25 | Savana Walls (softball) |
| 2023-24 | Lincoln Swanson (men's basketball) |
| Whalen Community Service Award | |
| Year | |
| 2024-25 | Football |
| 2023-24 | Women's Cross Country & Track and Field |
| 2022-23 | Women's Soccer |
| 2021-22 | Women's Soccer |
| Barb Overton Humanitarian Champion | |
| Year | |
| 2024-25 | Jordyn Foelske (women's soccer) |
| 2023-24 | Bianca Clemons (women's basketball & track and field) |
| 2022-23 | Lara Kallem (women's cross country & track and field) |
| 2021-22 | Barb Overton |
| Sports Communication Play/Performance of the Year | |
| Year | |
| 2024-25 | Softball: Back-to-back-to-back home runs by Ashlyn Steen, Megan Heidelbauer and Alexis Ehlers in sweep of Central |
| 2023-24 | Women's Gymnastics: Kaelyn Tally's floor routine in team's first meet win in program history |
| 2022-23 | Women's Soccer: Megan Robert's hat trick, bicycle kick in road win over Central |
| 2021-22 | Women's Basketball: Regan Freland's buzzer-beating triple to force overtime at Wartburg |
| 2020-21 | Women's Basketball: Regan Freland's game-winning triple with five seconds left in double overtime against Wartburg |
| 2019-20 | Men's Soccer: Jordy Triana-Vasquez's bicycle kick gamewinner against Luther |
| 2018-19 | Football: Philly special to beat Wartburg in overtime |
| Sports Performance Athletes of the Year | ||
| Year | Male | Female |
| 2024-25 | Caden Rehmeier (men's basketball) | Julia Wagoner (women's soccer) |
| 2023-24 | Zach Truitt (football) | Blayne Koster (women's volleyball) |
| 2022-23 | Shyler Langley (men's wrestling) | Maddie Luderman (softball) |
| Sports Medicine Comeback Player of the Year | |
| Year | |
| 2023-24 | Maddie Hays (women's soccer & track and field) |
| 2022-23 | Baraka Ellie (men's soccer) |
| 2018-19 | Galen Gist (football) |
| 2017-18 | Dylan Kalinay (men's track and field) |
| Team Academic Excellence Awards | ||
| Year | Small Team | Large Team |
| 2024-25 | Men's Golf | Women's Soccer |
| 2023-24 | Women's Tennis | Softball |
| 2022-23 | Women's Tennis | Women's Soccer |
| 2021-22 | Women's Golf | |
| Distinguished Service Award | |
| Year | |
| 2024-25 | Max Mitchell and Dominic Lloyd |
