In 1984 Fresno Pacific University established four awards (Freshman of the Year, Senior of the Year, Scholar of the Year, and Sunbird of the Year) to honor its most distinguished student-athletes. The first honorees were announced in May 1985, at the close of the 1984-85 academic year. Since then, elections have been made each spring by the FPU Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Council (IAAC).
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Award criteria: freshman; sport excellence; citizenship; representative of FPU objectives
| 1985 |
Trish Taplac |
Basketball, Track & Field |
| 1986 |
Belva Klassen |
Volleyball, Basketball |
| 1987 |
Angela Holguin |
Volleyball |
|
David Heidebrect |
Basketball, Track & Field |
| 1988 |
Nicole Munro |
Volleyball, Track & Field |
|
Todd Hood |
Basketball |
| 1989 |
Michala Jarmin |
Volleyball |
|
David Veith |
Soccer |
| 1990 |
Jason Lindholm |
Cross Country, Track & Field |
|
Sue Milani |
Volleyball |
| 1991 |
Dana Coates |
Basketball |
| 1992 |
Jason Laney |
Basketball |
|
Jill Yarbrough |
Basketball |
| 1993 |
Stacy Kaufmann |
Volleyball |
| 1994 |
Janee Young |
Basketball |
| 1995 |
Renee Blodgett |
Basketball |
| 1996 |
Candice Pitcher |
Basketball |
| 1997 |
Corey Sparks |
Soccer |
|
Josh Snow |
Basketball |
| 1998 |
Kelly Watney |
Volleyball |
| 1999 |
Teresa Kamps |
Basketball |
| 2000 |
Jordan Lewis |
Track & Field |
| 2001 |
Ben Bogdanof |
Track & Field |
| 2002 |
Orlando Ramirez |
Soccer |
|
Mesha Wimer |
Volleyball, Track & Field |
| 2003 |
Shailey Jones |
Volleyball, Track & Field |
|
Hector Santillan |
Soccer |
| 2004 |
Amanda Kamps |
Basketball |
| 2005 |
Marin Shilling |
Volleyball |
| 2006 |
Brittany Pierce |
Volleyball |
| 2007 |
Danielle Dickie |
Soccer |
| 2008 |
Lisa Shilling |
Volleyball |
| 2009 |
Stacy Carter |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2010 |
Dan Wilson |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2011 |
Kathleen Anderson |
Volleyball |
|
Jenna Morris |
Water Polo |
| 2012 |
Kendall Swanson |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2013 |
Wesley Coles |
Swimming & Diving |
|
Sarah Hill |
Track & Field |
| 2014 |
Bissie DenHartog |
Volleyball |
| 2015 |
Connor Nolen |
Cross Country, Track & Field |
| 2016 |
Austin Hussain |
Swimming & Diving |
|
Allie Austin |
Track & Field |
| 2017 |
Laura Fornshell |
Swimming & Diving |
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Michael Warkentin |
Baseball |
| 2018 |
Adrian Antunez |
Basketball |
|
Danae Manibog |
Track & Field |
| 2019 |
Caesar Angulo |
Soccer |
|
Madison Flores |
Track & Field |
| 2020 |
Keaton Daniel |
Track & Field |
|
Yorkabel Gebrehiwot |
Cross Country |
| 2021 |
Patrick Kiprop |
Track & Field |
|
Kyla Richardson |
Track & Field |
SENIOR OF THE YEAR
Award critera: senior; sport excellence; citizenship; representative of FPU objectives
| 1985 |
Brenda Frazier |
Volleyball, Basketball |
| 1986 |
Dan Palomo |
Soccer |
| 1987 |
Wally Salata |
Basketball |
| 1988 |
Anna Butz |
Volleyball, Track & Field |
| 1989 |
Irene Robles |
Basketball |
| 1990 |
Angela Holguin |
Volleyball |
|
Donnie Johnson |
Basketball |
|
Diane Weststeyn |
Basketball |
| 1991 |
Troy Brown |
Basketball |
| 1992 |
Jose Erevia |
Soccer |
| 1993 |
Ricky Sanchez |
Basketball |
| 1994 |
Dana Coates |
Basketball |
| 1995 |
Shawn Peterson |
Soccer |
| 1996 |
Angela (Wiese) Laney |
Basketball, Track & Field |
| 1997 |
Tracy Ainger |
Volleyball |
| 1998 |
Renee (Blodgett) Longshore |
Basketball |
| 1999 |
Tony Badella |
Soccer |
|
Stacey Sedwick |
Basketball |
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Xin Ge |
Volleyball |
| 2000 |
Qin Wen |
Volleyball |
| 2001 |
Kelly Watney |
Volleyball, Track & Field |
| 2002 |
Annie Taylor |
Basketball, Track & Field |
| 2003 |
Annie Sippel |
Track & Field |
| 2004 |
Ben Bogdanof |
Track & Field |
| 2005 |
Orlando Ramirez |
Soccer |
| 2006 |
Denise Fast |
Basketball |
| 2007 |
Jelena Pandzic |
Tennis |
| 2008 |
Jordan Farley |
Basketball |
| 2009 |
Shu Liu |
Volleyball |
| 2010 |
Tiffany Marinos |
Volleyball, Track & Field |
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Jared Gilbert |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2011 |
Andrew Douglas |
Baseball |
|
Mariah Mandelbaum |
Volleyball, Track & Field |
| 2012 |
Cheyenne Coffman |
Swimming & Diving |
|
Bobby Yribarren |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2013 |
Milika Tuivanuavou |
Women's Track & Field |
| 2014 |
Brandon Croft |
Men's Cross Country, Track & Field |
|
J.D. Salles |
Baseball |
| 2015 |
Kathleen Anderson |
Volleyball |
|
Wilson Ashford |
Baseball |
| 2016 |
Preston Scott |
Baseball |
|
Hannah Butler |
Volleyball |
| 2017 |
Courtney Moore |
Cross Country, Track & Field |
|
Jorge Chedraui |
Soccer |
| 2018 |
Scott Hickam |
Track & Field |
|
Daria Belova |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2019 |
Anthony Velarde |
Soccer |
|
Bree Alvarez |
Basketball |
| 2020 |
Josh Rampage |
Water Polo |
|
Olga Tovstogan |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2021 |
Aamondae Coleman |
Basketball |
|
Bayli McClard |
Basketball |
SCHOLAR OF THE YEAR
Award criteria: junior or senior; minimum two-year letter winner in sport; high GPA, academic accolades.
| 1985 |
Dan Peters |
Soccer |
| 1986 |
Denise Ainley |
Volleyball |
| 1987 |
Rafael DeCicco |
Soccer |
| 1988 |
Kent Anderson |
Basketball |
| 1989 |
Irene Robles |
Basketball |
| 1990 |
Tom O'Neal |
Soccer |
|
Diane Weststeyn |
Basketball |
| 1991 |
Marshall Webb |
Soccer |
| 1992 |
Marianela del Barco |
Volleyball |
| 1993 |
Kevin Miller |
Cross Country, Track & Field |
| 1994 |
Michelle Weigandt |
Volleyball |
| 1995 |
Chad Wenter |
Soccer |
| 1996 |
Ann Muther |
Volleyball |
| 1997 |
Gia Fenn |
Volleyball |
| 1998 |
Ghislain Fone |
Soccer |
| 1999 |
Cecil Litiema |
Cross Country, Track & Field |
| 2000 |
Angel (Naylor) Krause |
Track & Field |
| 2001 |
Teresa Kamps |
Basketball |
| 2002 |
Teresa Kamps |
Basketball |
| 2003 |
Jane Gillespie |
Basketball |
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Chrisie Gregory |
Cross Country, Track & Field |
|
Jennifer Toler |
Cross Country, Track & Field |
| 2004 |
Tricia Morgutia |
Soccer |
| 2005 |
Elizabeth Burns |
Soccer |
| 2006 |
Elizabeth Burns |
Soccer |
|
Megan Holbert |
Track & Field |
| 2007 |
Marin Canaday |
Volleyball |
| 2008 |
Marin Canaday |
Volleyball |
| 2009 |
Marco Foelz |
Tennis |
| 2010 |
Tim Kahn |
Water Polo |
| 2011 |
Lisa Shilling |
Volleyball |
| 2012 |
Courtney Fast |
Swimming & Diving |
|
David Hawes |
Baseball |
| 2013 |
Sienna Gonzales |
Basketball |
| 2014 |
John Koretoff |
Baseball |
|
Dallas Nord |
Cross Country, Track & Field |
| 2015 |
Samantha Clark |
Water Polo |
|
Alex Hussain |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2016 |
Bissie DenHartog |
Volleyball |
|
David Maes |
Water Polo |
|
Cody Kinsman |
Cross Country, Track & Field |
| 2017 |
David Maes |
Water Polo |
|
Rhoda Anderson |
Swimming & Diving |
|
Bissie DenHartog |
Volleyball |
| 2018 |
Rhoda Anderson |
Swimming & Diving |
|
Bissie DenHartog |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2019 |
Greta Dobenecker |
Volleyball |
|
Loren Friesen |
Soccer |
| 2020 |
Edu Villar |
Soccer |
|
Isabella Naranjo |
Basketball |
| 2021 |
Fritz Voltmer |
Soccer |
|
Kristi Yorke |
Track & Field |
SUNBIRD OF THE YEAR
Award criteria: sophomore, junior or senior; 3.0 GPA or higher over past two semesters; sport excellence; strong Christian witness; leadership example
| 1985 |
Denise Ainley |
Volleyball |
|
Dan Peters |
Soccer |
| 1986 |
Kerrie Webb |
Volleyball, Basketball |
| 1987 |
Leicia Farrell |
Volleyball |
| 1988 |
Irene Robles |
Volleyball, Basketball |
| 1989 |
Kellie Fry |
Basketball |
| 1990 |
Marshall Webb |
Soccer |
| 1991 |
Marianela del Barco |
Volleyball |
|
Ken Eggert |
Basketball |
| 1992 |
Kevin Miller |
Cross Country, Track & Field |
| 1993 |
Kim McCann |
Volleyball |
|
Michelle Weigandt |
Volleyball |
| 1994 |
Greg Zuffelato |
Basketball |
| 1995 |
Don Moore |
Basketball |
| 1996 |
Tracy Ainger |
Volleyball |
| 1997 |
Brad Robb |
Basketball |
| 1998 |
Trisha Woods |
Volleyball |
| 1999 |
Geoff Jones |
Basketball |
| 2000 |
Brian Penner |
Track & Field |
| 2001 |
Kelly Watney |
Volleyball, Track & Field |
| 2002 |
Chrisie Gregory |
Cross Country, Track & Field |
|
Teresa Kamps |
Basketball |
| 2003 |
Jane Gillespie |
Basketball |
|
T.J. Jennings |
Basketball |
| 2004 |
Sheila Kamps |
Basketball, Track & Field |
| 2005 |
Anna Horn |
Basketball |
| 2006 |
Denise Fast |
Basketball |
|
Mario Ordaz |
Track & Field |
| 2007 |
Natalie Friesen |
Track & Field |
|
Michelle Nachtigall |
Track & Field |
| 2008 |
Kari Cox |
Basketball, Track & Field |
| 2009 |
Christine Dillon |
Swimming |
| 2010 |
Todd Brown |
Basketball |
| 2011 |
Lisa Shilling |
Volleyball |
| 2012 |
Milika Tuivanuavou |
Track & Field |
|
Ethan DeJongh |
Track & Field |
| 2013 |
Kathleen Anderson |
Volleyball |
| 2014 |
Sarah King |
Soccer |
| 2015 |
Dallas Nord |
Cross Country, Track & Field |
|
Kendall Swanson |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2016 |
Wesley Coles |
Swimming & Diving |
|
Sarah Hill |
Track & Field |
| 2017 |
Donte McDaniel |
Track & Field |
|
Matlyn Morris |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2018 |
Hannah Freeman |
Swimming & Diving |
|
Austin Hussain |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2019 |
Kyle Jones |
Swimming & Diving |
|
Emma McBride |
Water Polo |
| 2020 |
Michael Warkentin |
Baseball |
|
Sam Witt |
Water Polo |
| 2021 |
A.J. Kirby |
Basketball |
|
Remy Gordillo |
Swimming & Diving |
