NAMPA, Idaho - Northwest Nazarene Athletics has announced that the 11th annual Kettle Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, April 24, 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 2023-24 academic year.

Once again, we are inviting family, friends, and the NNU community to this special event. Tickets are not required, admission is free for all attendees. 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, which is sponsored by St. Luke's Sports Medicine, 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, as well as a link to all the honorees from the past three years available here.


2023 Kettle Awards
Arthur D. Ortman Award (Women's Soccer) - Magda Wronski
W.A. "Art" Horwood Award (Men's Soccer) - Lorenzo Valentini
Bennett Award (Volleyball) - Natalie Sullivan
Roberts Inspirational Award (Volleyball) - Caroline McMahon
Steve Hills Award (Women's Cross Country) - Morgan Erler
Steve Hills Award (Men's Cross Country) - Brody Kemble
Salisbury Award (Women's Basketball) - Clare Eubanks
Glen Reed Award (Men's Basketball) - Gabe Murphy
Eldon Beer Award (Baseball) - Kaleb Karpstein
J.B. Frazier Award (Baseball) - Ty Pohlmann
Bobby Halle Award (Softball) - Maia (Lu) McNicoll & Tori Hensley
Taylor Golf Award (Men's Golf) - Cole Evarts
Taylor Golf Award (Women's Golf) - Elle McCord
L.E.S. Award (Women's Track & Field) - Abbey Wood
Wesley O. Young Award (Men's Track & Field) - Steven Schmidt
Most Inspirational Performance of the Year - Jake Levine & Quincy Ellis
Rookie of the Year - Elle McCord
Breakout Athletic Performance of the Year - Biggie Bergersen
Best Performance of the Year - Men's Soccer vs. WWU & Steven Schmidt at TF Indoor Nationals
Team Academic Award - Women's Track & Field
Team Community Service Award - Softball
Coaching Staff of the Year - Men's Soccer (John Powell, Julio Castillo, Dane Manley, Matt Kesler)
Hopkins-Humphrey Female Athlete of the Year - Maia (Lu) McNicoll & Ashley Parton
Orrin E. Hills Male Athlete of the Year - Lorenzo Valentini