INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis Athletics Department held its end of year Jag Awards on Wednesday night (Apr. 29) as the department honored top performers at The Heirloom at N.K. Hurst.
Eli Mercer (men's tennis) and
Kaylee Dexter (women's swimming) earned the Melvyn Garland Distinguished Student-Athlete Awards given annually to top performing seniors while
Reagan Sohn (Dorothy Cheesman Award) and
Isaac Wilson (Jaguars Athletics Club Academic Achievement Award) earned top academic honors.
Junior
Grace Purichia and senior
Logan Kelly earned Most Outstanding Jaguar Awards while
Kally Kadzinski and
Yassin Abdelghany earned Newcomer of the Year Awards. Freshmen
Owen Nguyen and
Jillian Tippmann were named the department's Freshmen of the Year.
Kennedy Cowan and
Noah Kummrow were selected as Iron Jaguar Award winners and Dexter was selected as the Bob Lovell Service Award winner. In addition, graduating seniors received medallions to be worn at Commencement 2026.
Below is the full list of honorees from Wednesday night.
Coaches Awards
Men's Basketball: Finley Woodward
Women's Basketball: Destini Craig
Cheerleading: Logan Higley
Men's Cross Country: Luke Shappell
Women's Cross Country: Julie Smith
Men's Golf: Noah Kirsch
Women's Golf: Reagan Sohn
Men's Soccer: Noah Kummrow
Women's Soccer: Kailyn Smith
Softball: Molly Kable
Men's Swimming and Diving: Isaac Wilson
Women's Swimming and Diving: Luca McGee
Men's Tennis: Jai Dutta
Women's Tennis: Calli Sokolowski
Men's Track and Field: Riley Nixon
Women's Track and Field: Paige Schulte
Volleyball: Jordyn Pax
Iron Jaguar Awards
Kennedy Cowan, Softball
Noah Kummrow, Men's Soccer
Freshmen of the Year
Men: Owen Nguyen, Men's Tennis
Women: Jillian Tippmann, Volleyball
Newcomer of the Year Award
Men: Yassin Abdelghany, Men's Swimming
Women: Kally Kadzinski, Women's Tennis
Team GPA Awards
Men's Tennis
Community Impact Award
Women's Swimming & Diving Team
Bob Lovell Service Award
Kaylee Dexter, Women's Swimming
Jaguar Athletics Fund Academic Achievement Award
Isaac Wilson, Men's Swimming
Dorothy Cheesman Academic Achievement Award
Reagan Sohn, Women's Golf
Mel Garland Distinguished Student-Athlete Awards
Men: Eli Mercer, Men's Tennis
Women: Kaylee Dexter, Women's Swimming
Most Outstanding Jaguar Award
Men: Logan Kelly, Men's Swimming
Women: Grace Purichia, Volleyball
Katz, Sapper & Miller Jag Cup
Men's Tennis