Photo Gallery: Hurricane Honors

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – All year long, they’ve dazzled in their competitive efforts, reached out to help the community and starred in the classroom.

On Sunday night, they were celebrated in style.

Miami’s athletic department hosted its third annual Hurricane Honors ceremony at the Donna E. Shalala Student Center on campus this weekend, bringing together student-athletes and staff to honor some of the program’s brightest.

Among Sunday’s honorees was sprinter Solomon Strader, who received this year’s Ibis Award, the department’s highest honor.

Strader, a graduate student, is a school-record holder and All-American. He has a 3.76 GPA and is actively involved with several community outreach efforts, including participating in youth track and field clinics, serving meals, participating in a campus bone marrow drive and serving as the president of the Black Student-Athlete Alliance and as a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

Also honored Sunday was national tennis champion Alexa Noel, who was named the department’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year and former Hurricanes quarterback Cameron Ward, who was named the Male Student-Athlete of the Year.

The full list of award winners is below. Congratulations to our 2025 Hurricane Honors recipients!

Career Cane

• Sarah Sensenbrenner, Swimming

Hurricane Leadership Academy

• Mohamed Farouk, Men’s Diving

HER (Honor.Empower.Rise)

• Semrit Nijjar, Volleyball

Rising Star

• Ahnay Adams, Women’s Basketball
• Ace Malone, Men’s Track & Field

SAAC MVP

• Sophia Zulich, Women’s Basketball

Most Improved Team Engagement

• Golf
• Baseball

Most Engaged Hurricane

• Elle Mezzio, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field
• Ian Johnson, Football

Most Engaged Team

• Men’s and Women’s Track & Field

Outstanding Community Service Student-Athlete

• Maddie Scheier, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field

Outstanding Community Service Team

• Football

Unsung Hero

• Karl Rennalls, Senior Associate Athletic Trainer
• Sebastian Flores, Assistant Athletic Trainer

Female Scholar-Athlete

• Erikka Hill, Women’s Track & Field

Male Scholar-Athlete

• Devoux Deysel, Men’s Track & Field

Comeback Performance of the Year

• Volleyball
  • Miami defeats Texas 3-2
• Football
  • Miami defeats California 39-38

Female Newcomer of the Year

• Chiara Pellacani, Women’s Diving

Male Newcomer of the Year

• Daniel Cuvet, Baseball
• Devoux Deysel, Men’s Track & Field

Comeback Student-Athlete of the Year

• Sanaa Hebron, Women’s Track & Field
• Mark Fletcher Jr., Football

Female Student-Athlete of the Year

• Alexa Noel, Women’s Tennis

Male Student-Athlete of the Year

• Cam Ward, Football

Ibis Award

• Solomon Strader, Men’s Track & Field