The University of Portland Athletics Department held its annual We Are Portland Awards, which went online this year as the winners were announced each day this week on Twitter and Instagram. The awards celebrate and honor the Pilots’ 16 athletic programs and their student-athletes for accomplishments during the past year.
Each program recognized a Most Inspirational Student-Athlete, as selected by the head coach. Other awards included Male/Female Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Community Service Award, Behind the Scenes Award, Male/Female Student-Athlete of the Year, Game/Performance of the Year, and Mr./Ms. Portland. Portland’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) solicited nominations for those awards, and the student-athletes voted for the winners.
See below for the complete list of the 2019-20 We Are Portland Award winners.
2019-20 We Are Portland Awards Most Inspirational Student-Athletes:
- Men’s Cross Country: Joe Horen
- Women’s Cross Country: Anna Pataki
- Men’s Soccer: Brian O’Hara
- Women’s Soccer: Anja Koehler
- Volleyball: Shayla Hoeft
- Men’s Basketball: Malcolm Porter
- Women’s Basketball: Kate Andersen
- Men’s Track & Field: George Duggan
- Women’s Track & Field: Stella Gillman
- Baseball: Jake Holcroft
- Beach Volleyball: Alycia Wodke
- Rowing: Marissa Frazzini
- Men’s Tennis: Eleftherios Neos
- Women’s Tennis: Emily Soares
SAAC Awards:
- Male Rookie of the Year: Jake Holcroft, Baseball
- Female Rookie of the Year: Alex Fowler, Women’s Basketball
- Coach of the Year: Michael Meek, Women’s Basketball
- Community Service Award: Women’s Cross Country
- Behind the Scenes Award: Bryant Ferate, Assistant Director of Sports Performance
- Male Student-Athlete of the Year: Caleb Webb and George Duggan, Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field
- Female Student-Athlete of the Year: Alex Fowler, Women’s Basketball
- Mr. Portland: Henry Cheney, Baseball
- Ms. Portland: Kate Andersen, Women’s Basketball