The University of Portland Athletic Department and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) held the fourth annual Wally's on Sunday night at the Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center on the UP Campus. The Wally's are an awards banquet honoring student-athletes, teams and athletics staff for their accomplishments.
17 awards were given out, and the majority of the nominees and award winners were voted on by UP's 270 student-athletes. Kevin Baker from Portland's baseball team acted as the night's MC, and the student-athletes were the award presenters.
Please see below for a complete list of the night's honorees.
The 2016-17 Wally's
Male Rookie of the Year
Gio Magana-Rivera, Soccer
Female Rookie of the Year
Cali Thompson, Volleyball
Co-Coaches of the Year
Nick Carlin-Voigt, Men's Soccer
Ian Solof, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
SAAC Behind the Scenes Award
Cat Wade, Former Director of Sports Performance
U.S. Bank Student-Athletes of the Month
- September: Benji Michel, Men's Soccer
- October: Lauren LaRocco, Women's Cross Country
- November: Hannah Troutman, Volleyball
- December: Alec Wintering, Men's Basketball
- January: Lauren LaRocco & Taryn Rawlings, Women's Indoor Track & Field
- February: Kaylie Van Loo, Women's Basketball
- March: Michail Pervolarakis, Men's Tennis
Academic Excellence Award
Anna Farello, Cross Country/Track & Field
Mr. Portland
Paul Christensen, Soccer
Ms. Portland
Parkes Kendrick, Cross Country/Track
SAAC Honorary Award
Greg Waltner, Senior Assistant Athletic Trainer
Most Inspirational
Kaycie Young, Women's Soccer
Team Community Service Award
Men's Soccer, St. Baldrick's
Athletic Director Award
Alec Wintering, Men's Basketball
Male International Student-Athlete of the Year
Michail Pervolarakis, Tennis
Female International Student-Athlete of the Year
DJ Milovic, Volleyball
Male Student-Athlete of the Year
Woody Kincaid, Track
Female Student-Athlete of the Year
Lauren LaRocco, Cross Country/Track
"Game" of the Year
Track & Field at 2016 NCAA Championships
