Cuse Awards Winners

Syracuse handed out awards honoring its athletic accomplishments during the 2020-21 season.

Mike McAllister | Jun 10, 2021

Cuse Awards Winners /

Syracuse Athletics handed out its 15th annual Cuse Awards this week. Here are all of the winners:

Soladay Award: Kristen Siermachesky (ice hockey) and Drake Porter (lacrosse)

Syracuse Eight Courage Award: Lucy Pearce (rowing)

Women's Team of the Year: Women's lacrosse

Men's Team of the. Year: Men's Rowing

Female Athlete of the Year: Meaghan Tyrrell (lacrosse)

Male Athlete of the Year: Stephen Rehfuss (lacrosse)

Female Rookie of the Year: Viktoriya Kanapatskaya (tennis)

Male Rookie of the Year: Owen Hiltz (lacrosse)

Women's Coach of the Year: Luke McGee (rowing)

Men's Coach of the Year: Dave Reischman (rowing)

Female Performance of the Year: Amanda Vestri (track & field) - Won the 5,000-meter run in the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championship.

Male Performance of the Year: Buddy Boeheim (basketball) - Scored 30 points as the Orange topped San Diego State in the NCAA Tournament.

Game of the Year: Syracuse women's lacrosse beats Boston College 19-17 in ACC Tournament semifinals.

Play of the Year: Geana Torres (softball) walk-off hit against #11 Clemson.

Female Team GPA Award: Ice hockey

Male Team GPA Award: Rowing

Team Scholars (highest GPA on the team: Victoria Amado (dance), Arnaud Buard (men's rowing), Claire Cooke (field hockey), Elizabeth Cultra (track & field), Dana Gardner (volleyball), Teisha Hyman (women's basketball), Max Kent (men's soccer), Chris LaValle (men's basketball), Zoe Loeb (dance), Natalie Navotna (tennis), Lucy Pearce (women's rowing), Drake Porter (men's lacrosse), Cara Quimby (women's lacrosse), Gavin Richards (track & field), Alexa Romera (softball), Ella Simkins (women's lacrosse), Allison Small (ice hockey), Jenna Tivana (soccer), Shalya Walsh (cheer), Sam Warren (football), Paige Yamane (blue cheer), and Yuliia Yastrub (volleyball).

Student-athletes were always given individual awards as a standout performer and teammate. This was voted on the coaches and/or teammates.

Men's Basketball: Marek Dolezaj
Women's Basketball: Tiana Mangakahia
Cheer: Colton Green
Men's Cross Country: Joseph Dragon
Women's Cross Country: Amanda Vestri
Dance: Carleigh Lutz
Field Hockey: Eefke van den Nieuwenhof
Football: Mikel Jones
Ice Hockey: Allison Small
Men's Lacrosse: Stephen Rehfuss
Women's Lacrosse: Asa Gold
Men's Rowing: Ryan Elsinga
Women's Rowing: Christie Castorino
Men's Soccer: Deandre Kerr
Women's Soccer: Lysianne Proulx
Softball: Neil Casares-Mahar
Tennis: Ines Fonte
Women's Track: Amanda Vestri
Men's Track: JP Trojan
Volleyball: Elena Karakasi

Published Jun 10, 2021

MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting. EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans. After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years. Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports. Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College.