2014-2015 Senior Award Ceremony May 4, 2015 7:00 p.m. Hamming Hall 2015 Senior Awards Program Welcome Dr. Jack Surridge Director of Athletics

Invocation Craig Hendrickson Athletic Chaplin

Recognition of Athletic Training Students and Senior Athletes NPU Coaches and Staff

Athletic Training Eric McQuaid

Football Mike Conway

Men’s Soccer John Born and Kris Grahn

Women’s Soccer Chris Wright

Volleyball Natalie Dietz

Track and Field Geoff Masanet

Women’s Amanda Crockett

Men’s Basketball Tom Slyder - Reed Larson Award Rowing Sarah Tinsley

Baseball Luke Johnson

Special Awards

Female Sportsperson of the Year Dr. Jack Surridge Male Sportsperson of the Year Director of Athletics

Female Athlete of the Year Dr. David L. Parkyn Male Athlete of the Year University President

Closing Remarks Alexa Baker Track and Field Senior/SAAC President

2015 Seniors Katrina Dekirmendjian Audrey Gaberik Athletic Training Athletic Training (Toronto, Canada) (Riverside, IL) On Campus Clinical Rotations On Campus Clinical Rotations -, Men’s Basketball -, Women’s Off Campus Clinical Rotations Soccer -Athletico PT, Robert Morris Off Campus Clinical Rotations Hockey, Fire -Athletico PT, Chicago Force -Northshore Sports Medicine -

Marcquel Hawkins Martha Kolasa Athletic Training Athletic Training (Lakewood, WA) (Chicago, IL) On Campus Clinical Rotations On Campus Clinical Rotations -Baseball, Men’s Soccer -Women’s Basketball, Men’s Off Campus Clinical Rotations Soccer -ATI Physical Therapy, DePaul Off Campus Clinical Rotations University, Maine South -Athletico PT, Lurie Children’s High School Hospital,

Drew Potter Sarah Shaffer Athletic Training Athletic Training (Loves Park, IL) (Libertyville, IL) On Campus Clinical Rotations On Campus Clinical Rotations -Football, Track and Field -Track and Field, Football Off Campus Clinical Rotations Off Campus Clinical Rotations -Athletico PT, DePaul University -Athletico PT, Lurie Children’s Hospital, Glenbrook South High School

Josue Villacis Mykala Walton Athletic Training Athletic Training (Quito, Ecuador) (Lemont, IL) On Campus Clinical Rotations On Campus Clinical Rotations -Softball, Track and Field -Men’s Basketball, Off Campus Clinical Rotations Off Campus Clinical Rotations -Athletico PT, Robert Morris -Athletico PT, Northshore Sports Hockey, Northside College Prep Medicine, 2015 Seniors Shanikca Watson Dan Anderson Athletic Training Football (Chicago, IL) (Moose Lake, MN) On Campus Clinical Rotations Letter Winner -Men’s Basketball, Football Off Campus Clinical Rotations -Athletico PT, (WNBA), St. Patrick’s High School

Darryl Blair Ryan Boswell Football Football (Burnham, IL) (Des Plaines, IL) 2-Year Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2014 CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2012, 2013, 2014

Chris Butz Alvin Cash Football Football (Bensenville, IL) (San Diego, CA) 4-Year Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2012, 2014

Trevor Forker Andrew Gapsch Football Football (New Buffalo, MI) (Tacoma, WA) 2-Year Letter Winner Letter Winner NPU Sportsperson of the Year Nominee CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2013, 2014 All-CCIW First Team, 2014 2015 Seniors Devin Grote Marcquel Hawkins Football Football (Lake Villa, IL) (Lakewood, WA) 4-Year Letter Winner 2-Year Letter Winner CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2013

Kyle Leibforth Matt Leibforth Football Football (Cary, IL) (Cary, IL) 4-Year Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner All-CCIW Second Team, 2014

Ryan McCann Daniel Mikos Football Football (Camden, AR) (Wood Dale, IL) 2-Year Letter Winner 2-Year Letter Winner CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2014

Juan Navarro Brian Palmer Football Football (Belle Glade, FL) (Vernons Hills, IL) Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2012, 2013, 2014 2015 Seniors Philip Pendleton Kenny Pistorius Football Football (Chicago, IL) (Cary, IL) 2-Year Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner All-CCIW Second Team, 2014 All-CCIW Second Team, 2014 USA Football Preseason All-American, 2014

Drew Walkington Peter Youkhanna Football Men’s Soccer (Woodstock, IL) (Chicago, IL) 4-Year Letter Winner Letter Winner

Iain Chester Carl Damberg Men’s Soccer Men’s Soccer (Chicago, IL) (Vasteras, Sweden) 4-Year Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner NCAA Tournament Qualifier, 2011, NCAA Tournament Qualifier, 2011, 2012, 2014 2012, 2014 CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2013, 2014

Edmond Fischer Markus Fodstad Men’s Soccer Men’s Soccer (Monroe, WA) (Hovik, Norway) 4-Year Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner NCAA Tournament Qualifier, 2011, 2012, NCAA Tournament Qualifier, 2011, 2014 2012, 2014 CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2012, NCAA Tournament Qualifer, 2011, 2013 2012 NPU Sportsperson of the Year Nominee All-CCIW Second Team, 2013 CCIW Player of the Week, 2013 2015 Seniors Fredrik Greiff Johan Gustafsson Men’s Soccer Men’s Soccer (Halmstad, Sweden) (Nacka, Sweden) 4-Year Letter Winner 3-Year Letter Winner NCAA Tournament Qualifier, 2011, 2012, NCAA Tournament Qualifier, 2012, 2014 2014 NSCAA All-Central Region, 2012, 2013, 2014 All-CCIW First Team, 2012, 2013, 2014 All-CCIW Second Team, 2011 NPU Athlete of the Year Nominee CCIW Player of the Week, 2014

Juan Hincapie Felipe Mattar Men’s Soccer Men’s Soccer (Manizales, Colombia) (Sai Pauls, Brazil) 2-Year Letter Winner Letter Winner NCAA Tournament Qualifier, 2014 NCAA Tournament Qualifier, 2014

Christoffer Ostberg Brian Tomuta Men’s Soccer Men’s Soccer (Orebro, Sweden) (Lincolnwood, IL) 3-Year Letter Winner 2-Year Letter Winner CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2012, CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2014 2013, 2014 NCAA Tournament Qualifier, 2014 NCAA Tournament Qualifier, 2012, 2014

Josue Villacis Dominik Wardzala Men’s Soccer Men’s Soccer (Quito, Ecuador) (Franklin Park, IL) 4-Year Letter Winner 3-Year Letter Winner CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2014 NCAA Tournament Qualifier, 2012, 2014 NCAA Tournament Qualifier, 2011, 2012, 2014 2015 Seniors Katrina Dekirmendjian Megan Durkee Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer (Toronto, Canada) (Rockford, IL) 3-Year Letter Winner 2-Year Letter Winner CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2012, 2013 All-CCIW Second Team, 2012, 2013 CCIW Player of the Week, 2011

Elisabeth Heidenstrom Anna LaMantia Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer (Saetre, Norway) (Tucson, AZ) 3-Year Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2012, CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2013, 2013, 2014 2014

Emma Lundeen Viviana Preciado Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer (Aurora, CO) (Park Ridge, IL) 4-Year Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner Second all-time in career goals scored CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2013, All-CCIW First Team, 2014 2014 All-CCIW Second Team, 2013 2-Time CCIW Player of the Week, 2014 NPU Athlete of the Year Nominee

Hailey Rodgers Alexandra Smith Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer (St. Peter’s, MO) (Batavia, IL) 3-Year Letter Winner Letter Winner 2015 Seniors Elise Ervum Dave Anderson Volleyball Track and Field (Sarpsborg, Norway) (Grayslake, IL) 2-Year Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner School record holder in Hammer, 35-pound weight throw All-CCIW Selection, 2014 CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2014 Merle Chapman Award Recipient, 2014, 2015 CCIW Athlete of the Week, 2014, 2015 NPU Athlete of the Year Nominee

Adam Axelsson Alexa Baker Track and Field Track and Field (Finspang, Sweden) (Brooklyn Center, MN) 3-Year Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner Merle Chapman Award Recipient, 2015 CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2012, 2013, 2014 All-CCIW Selection, 2014 NPU Athlete of the Year Nominee

Andrew Gapsch Manuel Ley Track and Field Track and Field (Tacoma, WA) (San Antonio, TX) 3-Year Letter Winner 2-Year Letter Winner

Emma Lundeen Annie Shain Track and Field Women’s Basketball (Aurora, CO) (Wheaton, IL) Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner Ranks fifth all-time in 3-point percentage NPU Sportsperson of the Year Nominee 2015 Seniors Trent Kucera Michael Wilson Men’s Basketball Men’s Basketball (Hutchinson, MN) (Miami, FL) 4-Year Letter Winner 2-Year Letter Winner Reed Larson Award Recipient, 2014, 2015 CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2012, 2013, 2014

Valerie Lee Carsen Miller Rowing Rowing (Chicago, IL) (Springfield, MO) 4-Year Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner All-MARC Selection, 2015

Linda Rivera Meagan Bura Rowing Softball (Chicago, IL) (Chicago, IL) 4-Year Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2013, 2014 NPU Sportsperson of the Year Nominee

Sara Due Paige Massa Softball Softball (Norridge, IL) (Phoenix, AZ) 4-Year Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2014 All-CCIW Second Team, 2013, 2014 2015 Seniors Cyerra Rodriguez Caitlin Sullivan Softball Softball (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) (Park Ridge, IL) 4-Year Letter Winner 2-Year Letter Winner NPU Sportsperson of the Year Nominee

Mykala Walton Joe Belmonte Softball Baseball (Lemont, IL) (Elk Grove, IL) 4-Year Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner Career leader in putouts and defensive chances

Kenny Blanchard Nathan Clarke Baseball Baseball (Morton Grove, IL) (Evanston, IL) 3-Year Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner CCIW Pitcher of the Week, 2015

John Nemcek Jeff Paulson Baseball Baseball (Crystal Lake, IL) (Plainfield, IL) 4-Year Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner 2015 Seniors Matt Peterson Connor Sarant Baseball Baseball (Madison Heights, MI) (Spring, TX) 4-Year Letter Winner 4-Year Letter Winner 1.000 Fielding Percentage

Zak Worsley Baseball (Ottawa, IL) 4-Year Letter Winner NPU Athlete of the Year Nominee CCIW Academic All-Conference, 2012, 2013, 2014 All-CCIW Second Team, 2014 Career leader in games played and outfield putouts