2025 Award Winners
Ibis Award: Solomon Strader, Men’s Track & Field
The IBIS is the Athletic Department’s highest award given at the Hurricane Honors Awards Show. It is presented to the student-athlete who embodies success across athletics, academics, service, and overall engagement. This award winner possesses dedication, teamwork, and a selflessness that is valued and appreciated by The U family.
Best Male Student-Athlete: Cam Ward, Football
Best Female Student-Athlete: Alexa Noel, Women’s Tennis
Comeback Student-Athletes of the Year: Mark Fletcher, Jr., Football, and Sanaa Hebron, Women’s Track and Field
Male Newcomers of the Year: Daniel Cuvet, Baseball, and Devoux Deysel, Men’s Track & Field
Female Newcomer of the Year: Chiara Pellacani, Women’s Diving
Comeback Performances of the Year: Volleyball at Texas and Football at Cal
Male Scholar-Athlete: Devoux Deysel, Men’s Track & Field
Female Scholar-Athlete: Erikka Hill, Women’s Track & Field
Unsung Heroes: Karl Rennalls and Sebastian Flores, Athletic Training
Outstanding Community Service Team: Football
Outstanding Community Service Student-Athlete: Maddie Scheier, Women’s Track & Field
Most Engaged Team: Track & Field
Most Engaged Hurricane: Elle Mezzio, Women;s Track & Field, and Ian Johnson, Football
Most Improved Team Engagement: Baseball and Golf
SAAC MVP: Sophia Zulich, Women’s Basketball
Rising Stars: Ace Malone, Men’s Track & Field, and Ahnay Adams, Women’s Basketball
H.E.R. (Honor. Empower. Rise): Semrit Nijjar, Volleyball
Hurricane Leadership Academy: Mohamed Farouk, Men’s Diving
Career Cane: Sarah Sensenbrenner, Women’s Swimming & Diving
