PORTLAND, Ore. – The University of Portland Athletics Department held its annual We Are Portland Awards, which was online for the second straight year with winners announced on Twitter and Instagram. The awards celebrate and honor each of the University's 16 athletic programs and their student-athletes for what they've accomplished over the past year.

There were 25 different categories for the We Are Portland Awards this year. Each of the 16 programs had a team MVP as selected by their respective head coach.

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee had several awards, including Male/Female Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, the Community Service Award, Male/Female Student-Athlete of the Year, Game/Performance of the Year and Mr./Ms. Portland. All of these awards were voted on by student-athletes.

See below for the full list of winners from the 2020-21 We Are Portland Awards.

2020-21 We Are Portland Awards
Team MVP's
Men's Cross Country: Zak Kirk
Women's Cross Country: Stella Gillman 
Men's Soccer: Nick Fernandez
Women's Soccer: Taryn  Ries
Volleyball: Kellie Hughes
Men's Basketball: Miles Turner
Women's Basketball: Alex Fowler and Haylee Andrews
Men's Track & Field: Caleb Webb
Women's Track & Field: Maya Murphy-Cook
Baseball: Chad Stevens
Beach Volleyball: Shayla Hoeft and Alycia Wodke  
Rowing: Emma Papenhausen
Men's Tennis: Sema Pankin
Women's Tennis: Iva Zelic

SAAC Awards
Male Rookie of the Year: Buba Fofanah, Men's Soccer
Female Rookie of the Year: Mia Wesley, Volleyball
Coach of the Year: Geoff Loomis, Baseball
Performance of the Year: Anna Pataki, Women's Cross Country, WCC and NCAA Championships
Community Service Award: Raphaelle LeBlanc, Women's Tennis
Behind the Scenes Award: Richie Handy, Sports Performance
Male Student-Athlete of the Year: Chad Stevens, Baseball
Female Student-Athlete of the Year: Anna Pataki, Women's Cross Country/Track and Field 
Mr. Portland: RJ Stretch, Men's Soccer
Ms. Portland: Sofia Castiglioni, Women's Cross Country/Track and Field