University of Minnesota Athletics
Golden Goldys Set for May 2
4/28/2016 12:00:00 AM | Student-Athlete Development
Past Golden Goldys Winners
University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics will hold the 10-annual Golden Goldys, a student-athlete awards gala, at TCF Bank Stadium, Monday, May 2. For the sixth-straight year, the Golden Goldys and Scholar Athlete awards will be held in a joint event.
During the ceremony, the athletics department will recognize student-athletes and their athletic and academic accomplishments throughout the season. Athletic awards handed out include the male and female athlete of the year, the male and female rookie of the year, male and female breakthrough performances, men's team coach of the year and women's team coach of the year. The voting includes spring sports of 2015 (baseball, men's and women's golf, rowing, softball, men's and women's outdoor track & field and men's and women's tennis) and the fall and winter sports of the 2015-16 athletic year.
Along with the athletic accomplishments, the department will also honor and recognize the academic achievements of the department's 750 student-athletes. Academic awards include 4.0 GPA, Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship, Gladys Brooks and Norman Borlaug Commitment to Academic Excellence Award, Top Five Awards, Richard "Pinky" McNamara Student-Athlete Achievement Award, Community Service Team Award, Outstanding Academic Team Awards, Outstanding Student-Athlete Achievement Award and Outstanding Achievement Award in Leadership and Service.
An event similar to ESPN's ESPYs, the Gopher student-athletes will be in formal/dress attire as the voice of Golden Gopher football and men's basketball, Mike Grimm, will serve as the master of ceremonies.
Male Athlete of the Year
MATT BARNARD, diving
JUSTIN KLOOS, hockey
ZACH LIEBLER, gymnastics
BRETT PFARR, wrestling
LEANDRO TOLEDO, tennis
LUCA WIELAND, track & field
Female Athlete of the Year
RACHEL BANHAM, basketball
HANNAH BRANDT, hockey
SARA GROENEWEGEN, softball
LINDSAY MABLE, gymnastics
DALY SANTANA, volleyball
YU ZHOU, diving
Male Rookie of the Year
BOWE BECKER, swimming
JUSTIN KARSTADT, gymnastics
JORDAN MURPHY, basketball
ERIC SCHIERHORN, hockey
TOMMY THORN, wrestling
Female Rookie of the Year
SOFIE ALBRECHTSEN, track & field
DANIELLE PARLICH, softball
SARAH POTOMAK, hockey
CAROLINE RYBA, tennis
SAMANTHA SELIGER-SWENSON, volleyball
Male Breakthrough Athlete of the Year
LEON BRISTEDT, hockey
MATT FIEDLER, baseball
RYAN LOCKARD, track & field
KJ MAYE, football
BRETT PFARR, wrestling
Female Breakthrough Athlete of the Year
EMERALD EGWIM, track & field
JOANNA HEDSTROM, basketball
SAM MACKEN softball,
JESSICA RAMBERG diving,
MADELINE STRANDEMO, cross country
Men's Team of the Year
Cross Country
Gymnastics
Hockey
Tennis
Women's Team of the Year
GYMNASTICS
HOCKEY
SOFTBALL
VOLLEYBALL
Men's Team Coach of the Year
MIKE BURNS, gymnastics
STEVE PLASENCIA, cross country
GEOFF YOUNG, tennis
Women's Team Coach of the Year
BRAD FROST, hockey
JENNY HANSEN, gymnastics
HUGH McCUTCHEON volleyball
