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Softball won the Team of the Year at the 2025 Dutchies

Male Athlete of the Year

2025 - Joshua Van Gorp, basketball
2024 - Joshua Van Gorp, basketball
2023 - Sam Beatty, indoor track and field
2022 - Blaine Hawkins, football
2020 - Will Daniels, outdoor track and field
2019 - Will Daniels, indoor track and field
2018 - Will Daniels, outdoor track and field
2017 - Sam Markham, football
2016 - Cole Decker, cross country and track and field

Female Athlete of the Year

2025 - Megan Johnson, cross country and track and field
2024 - Caroline McMartin, cross country and track and field 
2023 - Caroline McMartin, cross country
2022 - Kiki Pingel, outdoor track and field
2020 - Mariah Fritz, softball
2019 - Brittany Coppess, golf
2018 - Karly Olson, softball
2017 - Abi Davis, outdoor track and field
2016 - Abi Davis, indoor track and field

Freshman Male Athlete of the Year 

2025 - Owen Schipper, basketball
2024 - Jack Brown, cross country and track and field
2023 - Pierre Baldwin, wrestling
2022 - Harold Dobernecker, golf
2020 - Drake Lewis, outdoor track and field
2019 - Robert Areyano, wrestling
2018 - Blaine Hawkins, football
2017 - Will Daniels, indoor track and field
2016 - Dylan Diveney, baseball

Freshman Female Athlete of the Year

2025 - Addie Koritz, triathlon
2024 - Olivia Bohlen, outdoor track and field 
2023 - Olivia Bohlen, track and field
2022 - Franie Burnett, softball
2020 - Kelsea Hurley, basketball
2019 - Miranda Kruiswyk, cross country
2018 - Sara Tallman, softball
2017 - Erin Manion, soccer
2016 - Claire Marburger, basketball

Coaching Staff of the Year

2025 - Triathlon
2024 - Women's cross country
2023 - Men's basketball
2022 - Football
2020 - Men's soccer
2019 - Men's track and field
2018 - Women's soccer
2017 - Men's soccer
2016 - Wrestling

Team of the Year

2025 - Softball
2024 - Women's cross country 
2023 - Women's golf
2022 - Football
2020 - Men's soccer
2019 - Men's track and field
2018 - Softball
2017 - Women's golf
2016 - Men's indoor track and field

Moment of the Year

2025 - Rylee Dunkin, softball - A two-run, two-out single put Central in front of No. 1 Lnfield in NCAA Division III Super Regional
2024 - Harold Dobernecker, men's golf - Aced the 183-yard, par-3 second hole at the Garn Championship finishing 29th of 100 golfers
2023 - Kade Terrell, men's basketball - Go-ahead "and one" against Simpson to clinch outright A-R-C Championship
2022 - Blaine Hawkins, Tanner Schminke, football - Game-winning touchdown against Wheaton (Ill.) in NCAA second round
2020 - Blaine Hawkins, Erick Knaack, football - Game-tying touchdown against Wis.-Oshkosh in NCAA first round
2019 - Brittany Coppess, women's golf - Playoff victory at conference championships
2018 - Mary Gray, Kiki Pingel, Courtney Kruthoff, women's indoor track and field - The top-three finishers in conference pentathlon
2017 - Kohle Helle, football - Scored game-winning 2-point conversion in overtime at Whitworth (Wash.)
2016 - Karlee Rock, softball - Game-winning home run in NCAA tournament game

Record-Breaking Performance of the Year ​​​​​

2025 - Separate categories for male and female
2024 - Separate categories for male and female
2023 - Separate categories for male and female
2022 - Separate categories for male and female
2021 - Separate categories for male and female
2020 - Kendall Brown, women's basketball - most blocks in a season
2019 - Will Daniels, men's track and field - Best heptathlon mark in NCAA Division III history
2018 - Separate categories for male and female
2017 - Separate categories for male and female
2016 - Desmond Stoll, men's golf - Lowest season scoring average in program history

Male Record-Breaking Performance of the Year ​​

2025 - Joshua Van Gorp, men's basketball - 1,991 career points, program's all-time leading scorer
2024 - Joshua Van Gorp, men's basketball - 48 points in a single game
2023 - Brock Lewis, men's outdoor track and field - long jump of 24' 10.5"
2020 - Male and Female combined into one category
2019 - Male and Female combined into one category
2018 - Blaine Hawkins, football - broke three school records in win over Loras
2017 - Colby Taylor, men's basketball - Program's all-time leading scorer
2016 - Male and Female combined into one category

Female Record-Breaking Performance of the Year

2025 - Abbi Roerdink, outdoor track and field - 55.75 seconds in 400-meter dash
2024 - Haley Bach, softball - 53 runs scored
2023 - Delaney Underwood, women's golf - lowest 18-hole score (69)
2020 - Male and Female combined into one category
2019 - Male and Female combined into one category
2018 - Emily Dine, women's basketball - Most 3-pointers in a Central game
2017 - 4x100-meter relay team, women's outdoor track and field - fastest mark in school history
2016 - Male and Female combined into one category

Male Multi-Sport Athlete of the Year

2025 - Gavin Smith, football/men's track and field
2024 - Brody Klein, football/men's track and field 
2023 - Male and Female combined into one category
2022 - Sam Beatty, men's basketball/track and field

Female Multi-Sport Athlete of the Year

2025 - Addison Parrott, women's cross ountry/women's track and field
2024 - Megan Johnson, women's cross country/women's track and field
2023 - Male and Female combined into one category
2022 - Krissa Larson, volleyball/women's track and field

Multi-Sport Athlete of the Year

2023 - Thea Lunning, women's golf/triathlon
2016 - Cole Decker, men's cross country/track and field

 

Other Awards

Unsung Hero

Gary Dirksen Female and Male Top Senior Student-Athlete Academic Awards

Highest Team GPA

Lifetime Achievement Award

 

Prins Award

Giles Award

Schipper Award

 

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