Transylvania University’s Athletics Department will celebrate its annual end-of-year banquet – The Rafys – this Sunday, May 19 at the Clive M. Beck Center at 6 p.m.
The awards ceremony will celebrate the successes and achievements of more than 400 Transylvania student-athletes from 27 varsity teams. The Rafys recognize student-athletes, coaches, and their teams for achievements in the classroom, the community, as well as on their respective fields of play.
The event culminates the 2018-2019 athletic season which witnessed eight different Pioneer programs qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
Listed below are the nominees for this year’s awards.
Rookie of the Year
- Taylor Allen, Track and Field
- Porsche Robinson, Women’s Tennis
- Annie Stauffer, Women’s Soccer
Rookie of the Year
- Jacob Burnam, Men’s Track and Field
- Arjun Gupta, Men’s Tennis
- Bryce Lowe, Men’s Lacrosse
Senior Leadership Award
- Rebecca Facktor, Women’ Track and Field
- Celia Kline, Women’s Basketball
- Emma Oliver, Women’s Lacrosse
Senior Leadership Award
- Logan Fogle, Men’s Lacrosse
- Jonathan Rase, Men’s Soccer
- Bo Schuh, Men’s Basketball
Pioneer Athlete of the Year
- Ally Benz, Field Hockey
- Abby Blackburn, Eventing
- Shelby Boyle, Women’s Basketball
- Brittany Mumford, Softball
Pioneer Athlete of the Year
- Hudson Chastain, Baseball
- Graham Smith, Track and Field
- Trenton Sneed, Men’s Lacrosse
- TJ Toivonen, Men’s Lacrosse
Pioneer Team of the Year
- Women’s Basketball
- Men’s Lacrosse
- Men’s Soccer
Pioneer Coaching Staff of the Year
- Women’s Basketball
- Women’s Golf
- Men’s Lacrosse
- Softball
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