Mavericks Honor Their Own at Awards Banquet
Apr 25, 2016 | General
LAVISTA, Neb. – Seniors Campbell Ditto and Brian Cooper were honored for their career achievement, the culmination of the seventh annual Maverick Awards Banquet on Sunday.
A record crowd of almost than 700 people were on hand at the Embassy Suites for the annual year-end gathering of Omaha student-athletes, family and program supporters.
Ditto, a catcher for the UNO softball team, earned the Connie Claussen Senior Career Achievement Award recognizing the outstanding career athletic, academic and community service achievement of a female student-athlete. The award is sponsored by the Leland and Dorothy Olson Foundation.
Cooper, a defenseman for the hockey team, won the Don Leahy Senior Career Achievement Award which recognizes a male athlete who has had a similarly sterling career at UNO. He is the second hockey player to receive the award. The Leahy Award is sponsored by US Assets, LLC.
Junior Mikaela Shaw from the women's basketball team and senior Kimberly Bailey from the volleyball team both earned the Marian Ivers Female Athlete of the Year Award solely for athletic achievement this season. It was the first tie in the history of the Maverick Awards Banquet.
Cole Gruber of the baseball team was named the Male Athlete of the Year, sponsored by the Maverick Board.
Senior Sydney Hames of the softball team earned the Bob Kruger Commitment Award for outstanding community service. Kyler Erickson of the men's basketball team earned the Dr. John Langan Phoenix Award for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity. The award is sponsored by Aksarben Cinema.
Omaha volleyball player Gessica Gdowski was named the Female Newcomer of the Year, sponsored by Pharmaceutical Technologies while Tra-Deon Hollins of the men's basketball team was the Male Newcomer of the Year, sponsored by Control Services.
Ava Doetsch of the women's soccer team and Jake White of the men's basketball team earned the Maverick Muscle Awards recognizing consistent achievement and motivation in the weight room. The women's award is sponsored by Complete Nutrition and the men's award is sponsored by Big Omaha Realty.
For the first time, Omaha Athletics also bestowed the Director's Award to Dr. Lou Pol, Dean of the College of Business Administration. The award recognizes someone from the campus or greater Omaha community for their outstanding, long-time support of Maverick Athletics.
A record crowd of almost than 700 people were on hand at the Embassy Suites for the annual year-end gathering of Omaha student-athletes, family and program supporters.
Ditto, a catcher for the UNO softball team, earned the Connie Claussen Senior Career Achievement Award recognizing the outstanding career athletic, academic and community service achievement of a female student-athlete. The award is sponsored by the Leland and Dorothy Olson Foundation.
Cooper, a defenseman for the hockey team, won the Don Leahy Senior Career Achievement Award which recognizes a male athlete who has had a similarly sterling career at UNO. He is the second hockey player to receive the award. The Leahy Award is sponsored by US Assets, LLC.
Junior Mikaela Shaw from the women's basketball team and senior Kimberly Bailey from the volleyball team both earned the Marian Ivers Female Athlete of the Year Award solely for athletic achievement this season. It was the first tie in the history of the Maverick Awards Banquet.
Cole Gruber of the baseball team was named the Male Athlete of the Year, sponsored by the Maverick Board.
Senior Sydney Hames of the softball team earned the Bob Kruger Commitment Award for outstanding community service. Kyler Erickson of the men's basketball team earned the Dr. John Langan Phoenix Award for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity. The award is sponsored by Aksarben Cinema.
Omaha volleyball player Gessica Gdowski was named the Female Newcomer of the Year, sponsored by Pharmaceutical Technologies while Tra-Deon Hollins of the men's basketball team was the Male Newcomer of the Year, sponsored by Control Services.
Ava Doetsch of the women's soccer team and Jake White of the men's basketball team earned the Maverick Muscle Awards recognizing consistent achievement and motivation in the weight room. The women's award is sponsored by Complete Nutrition and the men's award is sponsored by Big Omaha Realty.
For the first time, Omaha Athletics also bestowed the Director's Award to Dr. Lou Pol, Dean of the College of Business Administration. The award recognizes someone from the campus or greater Omaha community for their outstanding, long-time support of Maverick Athletics.
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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/ Volleyball
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/ Baseball
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/ Softball
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/ Men's Basketball
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/ Women's Basketball
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