NAMPA, Idaho - Northwest Nazarene Athletics has announced that the ninth annual Kettle Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 from 7:30 p.m to 9:00 p.m. in the Brandt Center.

The event will honor the efforts and achievements of NNU teams, student-athletes, and coaches during the 2021-22 academic year.

For the first time, we are inviting family, friends, and the NNU community to this special event. Tickets are not required. Dress is formal attire, and the night will include a professional photographer, special awards, reflections from student-athletes, and dessert after the ceremony.

The ceremony will also be live streamed by NNU at this link.

A group of Nighthawks is called a "kettle," hence the name for our NNU Athletics awards ceremony.

A review of last years' Kettle Awards recipients is below.


2021 Kettle Awards
Arthur D. Ortman Award (Women's Soccer) - Rikki Myers
W.A. "Art" Horwood Award (Men's Soccer) - Lorenzo Valentini
Bennett Award (Volleyball) - Caroline McMahon
Roberts Inspirational Award (Volleyball) - Casey Kispert
Steve Hills Award (Women's Cross Country) - Kalen Johnson
Steve Hills Award (Men's Cross Country) - Tyler Shea
Salisbury Award (Women's Basketball) - Erin Jenkins
Glen Reed Award (Men's Basketball) - Zeke Alley
Eldon Beer Award (Baseball) - Kyle Ethridge
J.B. Frazier Award (Baseball) - Shawn Grandmont
Bobby Halle Award (Softball) - Brittany Genuardi
Taylor Golf Award (Men's Golf) - Isaac Emerson & Grayson Giboney
Taylor Golf Award (Women's Golf) - Taylor Entenman
L.E.S. Award (Women's Track & Field) - Lauren Wuertz
Wesley O. Young Award (Men's Track & Field) - Logan Blake
Most Inspirational Performance of the Year - Ivy Hommel
Rookie of the Year - Sidney Booth & Kinsey Langin
Breakout Athletic Performance of the Year - Ryan Dearing & Colton Burr
Best Performance of the Year - Zeke Alley vs. Colorado Mesa
Team Academic Award - Women's Cross Country
Team Community Service Award - Women's Soccer
Coach of the Year - Paul Rush, Mary Ybarguen, Joe Schaefer, & Rich Wagner
Hopkins-Humphrey Female Athlete of the Year - Rikki Myers & Brittany Genuardi
Orrin E. Hills Male Athlete of the Year - Sam Roth & Ben Johnson