ROCKFORD, Ill. -- The Rockford University athletic department held its annual awards ceremony, "The Reggies", on Tuesday evening to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of its student-athletes over the past year. During the ceremony, student-athletes were honored for their achievements both academically and athletically. The entire list of awards can be seen below. 

Program

Academic Awards:

President's Cup (Awarded to the team with the highest GPA for the 2025-26 academic year)

• Softball

Dr. Hans Wolpe Awards (Awarded to the student-athlete with the highest GPA)

• Female Second-Year Letterwinner - Kennedy Bryant, Nicole Paris
• Female Third-Year Letterwinner - Brianna Torres
• Female Fourth-Year Letterwinner - Rebekah Starwalt, Neelah Vandeberg
• Male Second-Year Letterwinner - Wesley Pritzlaff
• Male Third-Year Letterwinner - Bennett Abler, Ian Jurgensen, Nate Burdin
• Male Fourth-Year Letterwinner - Andrew Roth

Athletic Director's Honor Roll (171 total student-athletes)

• Link to article

Chi Alpha Sigma National Athletics Honor Society (Awarded to juniors and seniors with a 3.4 or higher cumulative GPA)

Nate Burdin	Zach Duke	Alex Easton	Brendan Fitzpatrick	Zack Foreman	Derrick Hozey	Kade Hupe	Austin Massat
Jeremiah Olson	Preston Sewell	Ryan Stary	Marcus Taylor	David Wilhite	Ryan Bella	Ben Grunloh	Donovan Grunloh
Tre Miller	DeVon Oregon	Luke Stuckey	Katie Paredes	Te Simpson	Ashley Harkey	Miles Lang	Michael Roberson
James Wallis	Rebekah Starwalt	Brianna Torres	Joey Alvarez	Kaden Finnestad	Nathaniel Hoyt	Gage Hugart	Matheus Salomoni
Connor Willard	Napoleon Williams	Bennett Abler	Johnny Colon	Samuel Frisch	Ian Jurgensen	Chardel Moussata	Andrew Roth
Francesco Stoner	Camille Langlet	Daisy Martinez	Courtney Murphy	Jasmin Pinedo	Makayla Howard	Sophia Hulsey	Kaylee Jarrard
Olivia Lysaght	Kieran Madigan	McKenna Morris	Alexis Schuldt	Neelah Vandeberg	Jacob Brewster	Ethan Pedroza	Nathan Simons
Chloe Chaffin	Savannah Crooks	Tamsy Leverton	Ashley Miller	Amelia Rodriguez

Athletic Awards:

Male Athlete of the Year

• Joey Alvarez - Football

Female Athlete of the Year

• Liz Mois - Softball

Male Breakout Player of the Year

• Trent Lawrence- Baseball

Female Breakout Player of the Year

•  Liz Mois - Softball

Male Freshman of the Year 

• Ethan Rager - Football

Female Freshman of the Year

• Ashley Mersch - Outdoor Track & Field

Team MVPs

• Kadin Bergstrom - Baseball
• Jaden Bell - Men's Basketball
• Katie Paredes - Women's Basketball
• Ashley Harkey - Women's Bowling
• Miles Lang - Men's Cross Country
• Rebekah Starwalt - Women's Cross Country
• Gina Neils - Women's Flag Football
• Joey Alvarez - Football
• Amro Shammakh - Men's Indoor Track & Field
• Mariah Williams - Women's Indoor Track & Field
• Anthony Joyner - Men's Outdoor Track & Field
• Ashley Mersch - Women's Outdoor Track & Field
• Wesley Pritzlaff - Men's Soccer
• Lily Rose - Women's Soccer
• Liz Mois - Softball
• Jacob Brewster - Men's Volleyball
• Ashley Miller - Women's Volleyball

Moment of the Year

• Kadin Bergstrom breaking the home run record with his 34th in the 7-2 win vs. Aurora on April 14.

Play of the Year

• Trent Lawrence's two-run home run vs. Edgewood University in the ninth inning to put the Regents ahead 7-5 to give the Regents a key conference win..
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Game of the Year

• Men's Basketball trailing by 13 points in the second half to defeat Marian, outscoring the Sabres by 24 to win 74-63 and winning the second half 45-23.

Other Awards:

Margaret and Jack Oshita Awards (Presented to a student-athlete with the highest standard of team sportsmanship and spirit)

• Brendan Fitzpatrick - Baseball
• Chloe Chaffin - Volleyball

Battle for the Crown (Current top 10 standings prior to spring sport athletic awards and spring semester academic awards)

• Teams were awarded points based on athletic and academic awards, community service and attending athletic events. Final results will be tabulated over the summer and the winner will be announced at a later date.

1st	Football
2nd	Softball
3rd	Women's Soccer
4th	Baseball
5th	Women's Volleyball
6th	Men's Basketball
7th	Women's Basketball
8th	Men's Soccer
9th	Women's Cross Country
10th	Men's Cross Country