What a night! Last Monday, CSN Athletics threw its ninth annual Student-Athlete Banquet at the Charleston Campus, and it was all about celebrating our Coyotes for an incredible year both on and off the field.
Big shoutout to Chaz McNelis (Baseball) and Saroiya “Cici” Ajomale (Women’s Basketball) for taking home Athlete of the Year honors — well deserved! And a round of applause for Coach Nick Garritano, who snagged the “Dexter Irvin” Coach of the Year Award.
We also had plenty of reasons to cheer for:
Unsung Heroes: Matthew Ramirez (Baseball) and Kayla Terry (Women’s Basketball)
Coyote Spirit Awards: David Estes (Men’s Basketball) and Athena Tonga’onevai (Softball)
Individual Service Award: Jalissa Oberlay (Cheer)
Scholar Athletes of the Year: Ashton Zacher, Kody Bialas (both Baseball), Brianna Mendez (Women’s Basketball), and Lindsay Poole (Volleyball)
Rookies of the Year: Cyril Franklin (Men’s Basketball) and Destinee Lopez (Softball)
And we can’t forget the Cross Country team, who crushed it with 1,642 community service hours — helping CSN Athletics log a massive 4,924 hours this year!
We also gave some well-deserved love to Athletic Trainer Brett Taylor and ASCSN’s own Janeth Vences-Balvas, who both earned Coyote Spirit Awards for always going the extra mile.
It was a night full of Coyote pride.
Check out all the photos from the event here!
