The 12th annual Kettle Awards Ceremony was held on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 in the Brandt Center. The event honored the efforts and achievements of NNU teams, student-athletes, and coaches during the 2024-25 academic year.
See below for the recipients of each award from the past five events.
2025 Kettle Awards
An archive of the live stream can be found here:
https://vimeo.com/1078055555
A photo gallery of the ceremony can be found here:
https://nnusports.smugmug.com/Events/2024-25/Kettle-Awards
Arthur D. Ortman Award (Women's Soccer) - Allison Wolf
W.A. "Art" Horwood Award (Men's Soccer) - Sullivan Smith
Bennett Award (Volleyball) - Maren Machado
Roberts Inspirational Award (Volleyball) - Morgan Wilding
Steve Hills Award (Women's Cross Country) - Morgan Erler
Steve Hills Award (Men's Cross Country) - Brody Kemble
Salisbury Award (Women's Basketball) - Kendall Clark
Glen Reed Award (Men's Basketball) - Kye Dickson
Eldon Beer Award (Baseball) - Noah Palomares
J.B. Frazier Award (Baseball) - Cole Calnon
Bobby Halle Award (Softball) - Emma Mulligan & Emilie Hernandez
Taylor Golf Award (Men's Golf) - Benjamin Mulder
Taylor Golf Award (Women's Golf) - Christine Cho
L.E.S. Award (Women's Track & Field) - Destany Herbert
Wesley O. Young Award (Men's Track & Field) - Gerohm Rihari
Most Inspirational Performance of the Year - Beaux Bruegman, Women's Basketball
Rookie of the Year - Miah Lusk, Softball
Breakout Athletic Performance of the Year - Cole Calnon, Baseball
Best Performance of the Year - Men's Indoor Distance Medley Relay GNAC Title
Team Academic Award - Women's Basketball, 3.73 Fall GPA
Team Community Service Award - Softball
Coach of the Year - Jon Hawkins, Men's Basketball
Hopkins-Humphrey Female Athlete of the Year - Destany Herbert, Women's Track & Field
Orrin E. Hills Male Athlete of the Year - Sullivan Smith, Men's Soccer
2024 Kettle Awards
A photo gallery from the 2024 ceremony is available
HERE.
Arthur D. Ortman Award (Women's Soccer) - Makayla Roggow
W.A. "Art" Horwood Award (Men's Soccer) - Cameron Natvig
Bennett Award (Volleyball) - Caroline McMahon
Roberts Inspirational Award (Volleyball) - Sarah Lyons
Steve Hills Award (Women's Cross Country) - Morgan Erler
Steve Hills Award (Men's Cross Country) - Brody Kemble
Salisbury Award (Women's Basketball) - Madeline Gebers
Glen Reed Award (Men's Basketball) - Biggie Bergersen
Eldon Beer Award (Baseball) - Carter Walsh
J.B. Frazier Award (Baseball) - Wade Duncan
Bobby Halle Award (Softball) - Sidney Booth & Abigail Gagnon
Taylor Golf Award (Men's Golf) - Grayson Giboney
Taylor Golf Award (Women's Golf) - Madison Gridley
L.E.S. Award (Women's Track & Field) - Laine DeJong
Wesley O. Young Award (Men's Track & Field) - Brody Kemble
Most Inspirational Performance of the Year - Abigail Gagnon, Softball
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Rookie of the Year - Jim Wagenaar, Men's Soccer
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Breakout Athletic Performance of the Year - Gina Skinner, Softball
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Best Performance of the Year - Men's Basketball upset at #6 Saint Martin's
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Team Academic Award - Women's Basketball, 3.62 Fall GPA
Team Community Service Award - Track & Field
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Coach of the Year - Rich Wagner, Softball
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Hopkins-Humphrey Female Athlete of the Year - Sidney Booth, Softball
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Orrin E. Hills Male Athlete of the Year - Gabe Murphy, Men's Basketball
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2023 Kettle Awards
A photo gallery from the 2023 ceremony is available
at this link.
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
2022 Kettle Awards
A photo gallery from the 2022 event is also available
at this link.
Arthur D. Ortman Award (Women's Soccer) - Chandler Kauffman
W.A. "Art" Horwood Award (Men's Soccer) - Alex Nadermann
Bennett Award (Volleyball) - Natalie Sullivan
Roberts Inspirational Award (Volleyball) - Mckenzie Lee
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) - James Nelson
Eldon Beer Award (Baseball) - Rumble Reyes
J.B. Frazier Award (Baseball) - Haden Keller
Bobby Halle Award (Softball) - Ivy Hommel
Taylor Golf Award (Men's Golf) - Lane Strand
Taylor Golf Award (Women's Golf) - Christine Cho
L.E.S. Award (Women's Track & Field) - Abbey Wood
Wesley O. Young Award (Men's Track & Field) - Colton Burr
Most Inspirational Performance of the Year - James Nelson & Tyler Shea
Rookie of the Year - Steven Schmidt & Christine Cho
Breakout Athletic Performance of the Year - Colton Burr & Natalie Sullivan
Best Performance of the Year - Haden Keller vs CWU & Cami Knishka vs WWU
Team Academic Award - Women's Cross Country
Team Community Service Award - Softball
Coach of the Year - Danny Bowman, Track & Field and Cross Country
Hopkins-Humphrey Female Athlete of the Year - Ivy Hommel
Orrin E. Hills Male Athlete of the Year - Colton Burr & Haden Keller
2021 Kettle Awards
A photo gallery from the 2021 event is also available
at this link.
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
