Mavericks Honor Their Own at Annual Banquet
Apr 28, 2014 | General
LaVISTA, Neb. – Seniors Sami Spenner and John Karhoff won the Omaha Athletics' career achievement awards, two of the highlights of the annual Maverick Awards Banquet held on Sunday.
More than 500 people attended the fifth annual event at the Embassy Suites where the Mavericks handed out 11 awards.
Spenner, UNO's track & field standout, won the Connie Claussen Senior Career Achievement Award which recognizes outstanding career athletic, academic and community service achievement. Karhoff from the UNO men's basketball team won the Don Leahy Senior Career Achievement Award which recognizes a male athlete who has had a similarly sterling career at UNO. Four of the five Leahy awards have been won by men's basketball players.
Spenner also earned the Marian Ivers Female Athlete of the Year solely for athletic achievement this season while Josh Archibald was named the Male Athlete of the Year, sponsored by the Mav Board, for his All-American season for the UNO hockey team.
Senior Melanie McCormick of the women's soccer team earned the very first ACE Award, given to the student-athlete who completes his/her career with a career 4.0 grade-point average. The award stands for Academic Career Achievement and is sponsored by the Woodhouse Auto Group.
Omaha women's basketball player Mikaela Shaw was named the Female Newcomer of the Year while Christian Garcia of the soccer team was the Male Newcomer of the Year. Both awards are sponsored by Control Services.
Monica Bosiljevac of the women's soccer team earned the Bob Kruger Commitment Award for outstanding community service, sponsored by the Center Ice Club. Joe Marinkovich of the men's soccer team earned the Dr. John Langan Phoenix Award for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity. The award is sponsored by Aksarben Cinema.
Amber Lutmer of the softball team and Zahn Raubenheimer of the hockey team earned the Maverick Muscle Awards, sponsored by Pharmaceutical Technologies Inc., which recognizes consistent achievement and motivation in the weight room.
Those in attendance also heard from Chancellor John Christensen and Director of Athletics Trev Alberts and watched a video of some of the outstanding highlights from Omaha Athletics this season. The event was hosted by Rob McCartney of KETV.
More than 500 people attended the fifth annual event at the Embassy Suites where the Mavericks handed out 11 awards.
Spenner, UNO's track & field standout, won the Connie Claussen Senior Career Achievement Award which recognizes outstanding career athletic, academic and community service achievement. Karhoff from the UNO men's basketball team won the Don Leahy Senior Career Achievement Award which recognizes a male athlete who has had a similarly sterling career at UNO. Four of the five Leahy awards have been won by men's basketball players.
Spenner also earned the Marian Ivers Female Athlete of the Year solely for athletic achievement this season while Josh Archibald was named the Male Athlete of the Year, sponsored by the Mav Board, for his All-American season for the UNO hockey team.
Senior Melanie McCormick of the women's soccer team earned the very first ACE Award, given to the student-athlete who completes his/her career with a career 4.0 grade-point average. The award stands for Academic Career Achievement and is sponsored by the Woodhouse Auto Group.
Omaha women's basketball player Mikaela Shaw was named the Female Newcomer of the Year while Christian Garcia of the soccer team was the Male Newcomer of the Year. Both awards are sponsored by Control Services.
Monica Bosiljevac of the women's soccer team earned the Bob Kruger Commitment Award for outstanding community service, sponsored by the Center Ice Club. Joe Marinkovich of the men's soccer team earned the Dr. John Langan Phoenix Award for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity. The award is sponsored by Aksarben Cinema.
Amber Lutmer of the softball team and Zahn Raubenheimer of the hockey team earned the Maverick Muscle Awards, sponsored by Pharmaceutical Technologies Inc., which recognizes consistent achievement and motivation in the weight room.
Those in attendance also heard from Chancellor John Christensen and Director of Athletics Trev Alberts and watched a video of some of the outstanding highlights from Omaha Athletics this season. The event was hosted by Rob McCartney of KETV.
Players Mentioned
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/ Hockey
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/ Women's Soccer
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/ Men's Basketball
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/ Softball
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/ Men's Soccer
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/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Hockey
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/ Women's Basketball
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