SDSU Holds Second A.C.E. Awards Banquet

The second annual Aztecs Celebrating Excellence (A.C.E) Awards were held last week hosted by athletics staff and coaches. The event honored student-athletes for excellence in their sport and holistic development in the classroom.

Throughout the night multiple student-athletes were honored for their various academic achievements, as well as teams were rewarded for their outstanding academic performances as a team this year. Swim and Dive's Alex Roberts and men's basketball's Matt Bradley were awarded Student-Athlete of the Year, while men's golf and lacrosse were honored for having the highest team GPAs.

Other awards handed out to student-athletes and support staff include the All-Aztecs Going Pro Award, which is given to seniors who have exemplified personal growth, career development, and civic engagement throughout their time at SDSU. Jada Moore of track & field  and Aguek Arop of men's basketball earned the award. Additionally, the department handed out the Aztecs Going Pro Resilience Award to Shaquena Foote of track & field and Aguek Arop of men's basketball. The Aztecs Going Pro Resilience Award is given to student-athletes who have improved academically and personally through continuous effort, resilience, and commitment throughout their time at San Diego State.

34 Aztec student-athletes earned the Malik award during the event. The Malik award is awarded to any student-athlete that earned a perfect 4.0 GPA over a semester at San Diego State. Additionally, 372 student-athletes earned scholar-athlete designation. Scholar athlete designation is awarded to a student-athlete who earned either a 3.2 semester GPA or a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. To cap off the night Kristina Murphy of swim & dive and Jack Browning of football were named Scholar-Athletes of the Year. 

Department Award Recipients 
Student-Athlete of the Year Award
Alex Roberts, Swim & Dive
Matt Bradley, Men's Basketball  

Highest Team GPA (Average of Spring and Fall 2022 Semesters)
Lacrosse (3.52)
Men's Golf (3.04)  

All-Aztecs Going Pro AwardJada Moore, Track & Field
Michael Shawcroft, Football  

Aztecs Going Pro Resilience AwardShaquena Foote, Track & Field
Aguek Arop, Men's Basketball  

Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Kristina Murphy, Swim & Dive
Jack Browning, Football

Newcomer of the YearYummy Morris, Women's Basketball
CJ Fodrey, Men's Soccer

Malik Award Recipients
Emily Burd - Cross Country
Lauren Harper - Cross Country
Carlene Masar - Cross Country
Natalie Regalado - Cross Country
Bailey Watts - Cross Country
Tiger Yu - Football
Courtney Anderson - Lacrosse
Caitlin Jones - Lacrosse
Mia Kohn - Lacrosse
Camdyn O'Donnell - Lacrosse
Kathryn Wozencroft - Lacrosse
Cailin Young - Lacrosse
Jaedon LeDee - Men's Basketball Steve Sugimoto - Men's Golf
Joey Kettle - Men's Soccer
Mathieu Josserand - Men's Tennis
Emily Gebhardt - Swim and Dive
Samantha Geyer - Swim and Dive
Kristina Murphy - Swim and Dive
Klara Thormalm -  Swim and Dive
Avery Turney - Swim and Dive
Summer Westmoreland - Swim and Dive
Christiana Williams - Swim and Dive
Olivia Zamudio - Swim and Dive
Carina Clark - Track and Field
Jenna Fee Feyerabend - Track and Field
Jalyn Harris - Track and Field
Kennedy Feuerborn - Volleyball
Serena Hodson - Volleyball
Karli Canale - Water Polo
Adrina Daniel - Water Polo
Brooke Lee Romo - Water Polo
Alexandria Von Tersch Pohrer - Women's Tennis
Alicia Melosch - Women's Tennis