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