The Golden Bods Award Show
Washburn Athletics annual awards event celebrating Washburn student-athletes. Help us celebrate our fantastic student-athletes for their achievements in competition and within the classroom.
Awards:
Dwane Simmons Spirit Award
Bods Care Team of the Year
Best Team GPA
Leadership Award
SAAC Member of the Year
Inspirational Student-Athlete of the Year
Ichabod Power Award
Non Nobis Solum Award for the Best School Spirit
Outstanding Performance of the Year
Newcomer of the Year
Best Team
Comeback Athlete of the Year
Male Freshman of the Year*
Female Freshman of the Year*
Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Senior Male Student-Athlete of the Year
Senior Female Student-Athlete of the Year
*New as of 2025
Past Recipients:
2019
| Bods Care Team of the Year |
Football |
| Best Team GPA |
Women's Track & Field |
| Leadership Award |
Mackenzie Heiman |
| SAAC Member of the Year |
Jake Riederer |
| Inspirational Student-Athlete of the Year |
Brianna Fuchs |
| Ichabod Power Award |
Kyle Hinton |
| Non Nobis Solum Award for the Best School Spirit |
Ally Burr |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year |
Jacob Klemz |
| Newcomer of the Year |
Jalen Lewis |
| Best Team |
Volleyball |
| Comeback Athlete of the Year |
Austin Tillman |
| Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year |
Paige Swanson |
| Senior Male Student-Athlete of the Year |
Alejandro Valarezo Plaza |
| Senior Female Student-Athlete of the Year |
Shayla Conner |
2020 & 2021
| Dwane Simmons Spirit Award |
Allison Maxwell |
| Bods Care Team of the Year |
Baseball |
| Best Team GPA |
2019-2020
Women's Tennis |
| Leadership Award |
Bri Francis |
| SAAC Member of the Year |
Kelsey Gordon &
Hunter Bentley |
| Inspirational Student-Athlete of the Year |
Eric Hinostroza |
| Ichabod Power Award |
Brock Gilliam |
| Non Nobis Solum Award for the Best School Spirit |
Kevin Norville |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year |
Tyler Geiman |
| Newcomer of the Year |
Romain Henry |
| Best Team |
Men's Basketball |
| Comeback Athlete of the Year |
Ashton Friend |
| Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year |
2020: Skyler Henry
2021: Bri Francis |
| Senior Male Student-Athlete of the Year |
2020: Kyle Hinton
2021: Tyler Geiman |
| Senior Female Student-Athlete of the Year |
2020: Reagan Phelan
2021: Virgi Scardanzan |
2022
| Dwane Simmons Spirit Award |
Jalen Lewis |
| Bods Care Team of the Year |
Football |
| Best Team GPA |
Softball |
| Leadership Award |
Tyler Geiman |
| SAAC Member of the Year |
Mason Engelken &
Jenna Moore |
| Inspirational Student-Athlete of the Year |
Allison Maxwell |
| Ichabod Power Award |
Grant Bruner |
| Non Nobis Solum Award for the Best School Spirit |
Kelsey Gordon |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year |
Kellen Simoncic |
| Newcomer of the Year |
Michael Keegan |
| Best Team |
Volleyball |
| Comeback Athlete of the Year |
Paige Robbins |
| Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year |
Faith Rottinghaus |
| Senior Male Student-Athlete of the Year |
JJ Letcher |
| Senior Female Student-Athlete of the Year |
Faith Rottinghaus |
2023
| Dwane Simmons Spirit Award |
C.J. Murray |
| Bods Care Team of the Year |
Men's Basketball |
| Best Team GPA |
Softball |
| Leadership Award |
Mason Engelken |
| SAAC Member of the Year |
Mason Engelken |
| Inspirational Student-Athlete of the Year |
Abby Oliver |
| Ichabod Power Award |
Andrew Schmidtlein |
| Non Nobis Solum Award for the Best School Spirit |
Andrew Orr |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year |
Grant Bruner |
| Newcomer of the Year |
Sonia Smagina |
| Best Team |
Men's & Women's Tennis |
| Comeback Athlete of the Year |
Vivi Soto-Herrera |
| Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year |
Mason Engelken,
Paige Robbins,
Kael Ecord,
Lara Schmid,
Grant Brenneman,
Kelsie Dent,
Elsa Cozine,
Samantha Moburg |
| Senior Male Student-Athlete of the Year |
Grant Bruner |
| Senior Female Student-Athlete of the Year |
Sonia Smagina |
2024
| Dwane Simmons Spirit Award |
Yiibari Nwidadah |
| Bods Care Team of the Year |
Baseball |
| Best Team GPA |
Men's & Women's Tennis |
| Leadership Award |
Michael Keegan |
| SAAC Member of the Year |
Cloe Quintana |
| Inspirational Student-Athlete of the Year |
Sadie Walker |
| Ichabod Power Award |
Lauren Cassaday |
| Non Nobis Solum Award for the Best School Spirit |
Andrew Orr |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year |
Tim Hammes & Santiago Rendon |
| Newcomer of the Year |
Jordan Tenpas |
| Best Team |
Soccer |
| Comeback Athlete of the Year |
Connor Scott |
| Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year |
Autymn Schreiner
Lara Schmid |
| Senior Male Student-Athlete of the Year |
Braden Rose |
| Senior Female Student-Athlete of the Year |
Jaycee Ginter |
2025
| Dwane Simmons Spirit Award |
JaMarcus Piper - Football |
| Bods Care Team of the Year |
Soccer |
| Best Team GPA |
Women's Cross Country |
| Leadership Award |
Ashley Heavner - Women's Track and Field |
| SAAC Member of the Year |
Andrew Orr - Men's Basketball |
| Inspirational Student-Athlete of the Year |
Jett Buck - Baseball |
| Ichabod Power Award |
Natalie Hedlund - Volleyball |
| Non Nobis Solum Award for the Best School Spirit |
Kaleb White - Football |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year |
Tim Hammes & Matthew Earle - Men's Tennis |
| Newcomer of the Year |
Jacob Hanna - Men's Basketball |
| Best Team |
Men's Basketball |
| Comeback Athlete of the Year |
Jordan Finnesy - Football |
| Male Freshman of the Year |
Dillon Claussen - Men's Basketball |
| Female Freshman of the Year |
Makenzie Sais - Softball |
| Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year |
Tessa Jeffery - Women's Cross Country |
| Senior Male Student-Athlete of the Year |
Tim Hammes - Men's Tennis |
| Senior Female Student-Athlete of the Year |
Khloe Schuckman - Soccer |
Contact:
Colin Budke
Assistant Athletic Director for External Relations and Fan Experience
colin.budke@washburn.edu
(785) 670-1333
