WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ - The Monmouth University Athletics Department recognized the achievements of its student-athletes with its annual Student-Athlete Awards, which were announced Tuesday at Pollak Theatre.
 
Among the prominent awards given were the Joan Martin Award, Bill Boylan Award, Parker Award and the Kelsey Award. In addition, Most Valuable Player Awards and Coaches Award winners were named for each team, as well as the Team Physicians' and Sports Medicine Award and Strength and Conditioning awards.
 
Nominees for the Paul G. Gaffney II Male Athlete of the Year were announced and include Ron Robinson (Golf), George Papas (Basketball), Lonnie Moore IV (Football), George Akampeke (Soccer), Niels Van Noord (Tennis), Seb Reed (Indoor Track & Field), Mohamed Diagouraga and Evan Niedrowski (Outdoor Track & Field), Trey Dombroski (Baseball), Ryan Morris (Men's Lacrosse) and Callan Smith (Swimming).

Nominees for the Paul G. Gaffney II Female Athlete of the Year include Saige Yamada (Bowling), Stella Clark (Basketball), Annick van Lange (Field Hockey), Jill Conklin (Soccer), Sammi Ragenklint (Cross Country), Yasmeen Tinsley (Indoor Track & Field), Veronica Chainov (Outdoor Track & Field), Paige Diecidue (Golf), Cassidy Orban (Lacrosse), Lindsey Baron (Softball), Zoe Klapman (Tennis) and Camryn McHugh (Swimming). 

The winners of the Paul G. Gaffney II Male and Female Athlete of the Year Awards will be announced this summer.
 
The Joan Martin Award, presented annually to the senior student-athletes who have shown dedication to their team while staying the course through adversity, was given to Austin Klapman (Men's Tennis) and Lauren Feaster (Women's Soccer).
 
Klapman is completing his career during the most successful run of championships in Monmouth men's tennis program history. The senior has been part of three consecutive MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Championships during which the program has not lost a match to a conference opponent. During Klapman's career, the Hawks own an overall record of 56-14, including a 17-0 league record, highlighted by a program-record 20-win season this year. Klapman went 5-3 in singles play this year and combined for a 5-3 mark in doubles competition.
 
Nominees for the male Joan Martin Award included Nikkei Rutty (Basketball), Daquan Grimes (Football), Peyton Maple (Baseball) and Luke McDonald (Swimming).
 
Feaster was part of three MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Championships during her time in West Long Branch. Since her arrival on campus, the women's soccer program owns an overall record of 50-12-8, including 30-3-3 in conference play. She was a team captain as a senior this past fall and was a three-time MAAC All-Academic Team selection. Off the field, Feaster has contributed to Monmouth's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as the Director of Off Campus Activities for each of the past two years.
 
Nominees for the female Joan Martin Award included Skylar Smith (Bowling), Brianna Livingston (Basketball), Meg de Lange (Field Hockey), Keellyn Cummings (XC/Track & Field), Alynne Abney (Lacrosse), Heather Lally (Softball) and Lauren Baines (Swimming).
 
The Bill Boylan Award, presented annually to the senior student-athletes who demonstrate the traits of leadership, sportsmanship, scholarship and athletic ability that were so constant in the career of Bill Boylan, was awarded to Mahmoud Shabana (Football) and Sarina Jones (Women's Soccer).
 
Shabana was a constant on the offensive line for Monmouth during its most successful stretch of football in program history. Over Shabana's five seasons, Shabana played in 47 games, including 36 starting assignments at his tackle position. He blocked for a number of league leading rushers and passers, most recently Tony Muskett in 2021 and has been part of all three FCS Playoff appearances. Shabana earned All-Big South honors in each of his last three seasons, including two First Team selections in the Spring and Fall of 2021.

Academically, Shabana was named to the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society two times and graduated with an undergraduate and graduate degrees in software engineering..
 
Nominees for the male Bill Boylan Award included Walker Miller (Basketball), John Askin (Soccer), Austin Klapman (Tennis), James Hoffman (Cross Country), Randy Showmaker (Indoor Track & Field), James Hoffman (Outdoor Track & Field), Rob Hensey (Baseball), Noah Lode (Lacrosse) and Nate Heisey (Swimming).
 
Jones garnered a number of accolades during her five-year career with the Monmouth women's soccer program. A four-time MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champion, Jones helped Monmouth secure a 65-16-10 overall record, including a 39-4-3 mark in conference play. She earned All-MAAC honors five times, including two Defensive Player of the Year awards and 2019 MAAC Tournament MVP honors. Jones was voted to the All-Atlantic Region Second Team twice in her career.

Off the pitch, Jones was equally as impressive. As a chemistry major, Jones was a four-time MAAC All-Academic Team selection and part of the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society twice. She was a two-time Scholar All-East Region selection and a Scholar All-American in 2020.
 
Nominees for the female Bill Boylan Award included Dani Seaman (Bowling), Stella Clark (Basketball), Hanna McKie (Field Hockey), Mackenzie Jones (Cross Country), Alexis Uzoaru (Indoor Track & Field), Keellyn Cummings (Outdoor Track & Field), Antonella Henson-Vendrell (Lacrosse), Lindsey Baron (Softball) and Sarah Brennan (Swimming).
 
The Parker Award, presented annually to the teams with the highest grade-point average, went to the women's bowling and men's tennis programs for the fall 2021 semester. For the spring 2021 semester, women's tennis and men's tennis were honored with the Parker Award. 
 
The Kelsey Award, presented to the student-athlete with the highest individual GPA, was awarded to Nate Heisey (Men's Swimming), Sammi Ragenklint (Women's Cross Country/Track and Field) and Justin Szuba (Football). Stephen Aldrich (Baseball) and Natalie Tavares (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field) were each given the Academic Resilience Award. 
 
In addition, Marcus McClary (Men's Basketball) and Ashley Navarro (Women's XC/Track & Field) were named the Strength and Conditioning Award winners and Jarvis Vaughan (Men's Basketball) and Jill Conklin (Women's Soccer) were given the Team Physicians' and Sports Medicine Award.
 
Bill Boylan Award
Mahmoud Shabana (Football)
Sarina Jones (Women's Soccer)
 
Joan Martin Award
Austin Klapman (Men's Tennis)
Lauren Feaster (Women's Soccer)
 
Kelsey Award
Nate Heisey (Men's Swimming)
Sammi Ragenklint (Women's XC/Track & Field)
Justin Szuba (Football)
 
Strength and Conditioning Award
Marcus McClary (Men's Basketball)
Ashley Navarro (Women's XC/Track & Field)
 
Team Physicians' and Sports Medicine Award
Jarvis Vaughan (Men's Basketball)
Jill Conklin (Women's Soccer)
 
Academic Resilience Award
Stephen Aldrich (Baseball)
Natalie Tavares (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
 
Marilyn Parker Award Spring 2021
Women's Tennis
Men's Tennis
 
Marilyn Parker Award Fall 2021
Women's Bowling
Men's Tennis
 
MSAAC Community Service Award
Men's Lacrosse

Below is a list of the team MVP's and Coaches Award winners from this year:
 
BASEBALL
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Trey Dombroski
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Brady Mutz
 
MEN'S BASKETBALL
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: George Papas
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Shavar Reynolds Jr.
 
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Stella Clark
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Jen Louro
 
BOWLING
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Saige Yamada
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Dani Seaman
 
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Louis DiLaurenzio
LEADERSHIP AWARD: James Hoffman
 
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Sammi Ragenklint
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Mackenzie Jones
 
FIELD HOCKEY
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Annick van Lange
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Hanna McKie
 
FOOTBALL
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Lonnie Moore IV
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Erik Massey
 
MEN'S GOLF
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Erik Stevens
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Brendan Smith
 
WOMEN'S GOLF
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Paige Diecidue
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Claire Orr
 
MEN'S LACROSSE
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Noah Lode
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Ryan Morris
 
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Cassidy Orban
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Rachel Strazdins
 
MEN'S SOCCER
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Ben Zakowski
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Andrew Schweizer
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Lauren Bruno
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Alexis Marino
 
SOFTBALL
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Lindsey Baron
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Heather Lally
 
MEN'S SWIMMING
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Callan Smith

LEADERSHIP AWARD: Dylan Barkhuizen
 
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Camryn McHugh

LEADERSHIP AWARD: Alexandra Ho
 
MEN'S TENNIS
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Niels Van Noord
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Austin Klapman
 
WOMEN'S TENNIS
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Zoe Klapman
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Nicole Gasser
 
MEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Mohamed Diagouraga
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Naeem Green
 
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Yasmeen Tinsley
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Prisca Blamon
 
MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Mohamed Diagouraga
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Jalen Jones
 
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Danielle Steff
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Sydney Squier