INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis Athletics Department handed out its end of year awards on Monday night (Apr. 28) as the department hosted its annual Jag Awards inside Crane Bay Event Center in downtown Indianapolis.
Luke Dibley and
Emmaleigh Zietlow earned the Melvyn Garland Distinguished Student-Athlete Awards given annually to top performing seniors while
Lillian Brandt (Dorothy Cheesman Award) and
Will Thurin (Jaguars Athletics Club Academic Achievement Award) earned top academic honors.
Junior
Sebastian Otero and Zietlow repeated as Most Outstanding Jaguar Awards while
Elle Patterson and
Paul Zilinskas earned Newcomer of the Year Awards. Freshmen
DeSean Goode and
Addy Hirsbrunner were named the department's Freshmen of the Year.
Emma Frey and
Cameron Maung Maung were selected as Iron Jaguar Award winners and Brandt was selected as the Bob Lovell Service Award winner. In addition, graduating seniors received medallions to be worn at Commencement 2025.
Below is the full list of honorees from Monday night.
Coaches Awards
Men's Basketball: Jarvis Walker
Women's Basketball: Logan Lewis
Cheerleading:
Peyton Myers
Men's Cross Country: Nate Kaiser
Women's Cross Country: Hannah Robbins
Men's Golf: Sam McWilliams
Women's Golf: Reagan Sohn
Men's Soccer: Jago Thompson-Roberts
Women's Soccer: Emma Frey
Softball: Isabelle Waggner
Men's Swimming and Diving: Luke Dibley
Women's Swimming and Diving: Lillian Brandt
Men's Tennis: Eli Mercer
Women's Tennis: Grace Lampman
Men's Track and Field: Luke Shappell
Women's Track and Field: Paige Laffoon
Volleyball: Kennedy Seputis
Iron Jaguar Awards
Emma Frey, Women's Soccer
Cameron Maung Maung, Men's Soccer
Freshmen of the Year
DeSean Goode, Men's Basketball
Addy Hirsbrunner, Women's Swimming
Team GPA Awards
Men's Tennis
Jaguar Spirit Award
Men's Swimming and Diving
Community Impact Award
Women's Swimming & Diving Team
Bob Lovell Service Award
Lillian Brandt, Women's Swimming and Diving
Jaguar Athletics Fund Academic Achievement Award
Will Thurin, Men's Tennis
Dorothy Cheesman Academic Achievement Award
Lillian Brandt, Women's Swimming
Mel Garland Distinguished Student-Athlete Awards
Men: Luke Dibley, Men's Swimming
Women: Emmaleigh Zietlow, Women's Swimming
Most Outstanding Jaguar Award
Men: Sebastian Otero, Men's Diving
Women: Emmaleigh Zietlow, Women's Swimming and Diving
Newcomer of the Year Award
Men: Paul Zilinskas, Men's Basketball
Women: Elle Patterson, Volleyball
Play of the Year
Cassie Rodriguez sets up
Emma Frey's goal - earns #SCTop10 honors (
LINK)
Katz, Sapper & Miller Jag Cup
Men's Tennis