The 2019 Nellies Award Ceremony, held on May 7th, celebrated Cornell’s student athletes and their achievements. The two hosts, Willie Goetz and Chris Wilkins of the Men’s Rowing team, put in a lot of effort with fun videos and parodies that kept everyone entertained and recognized the accomplishments of students in Cornell Athletics.
For each category, the winners are listed below:
Best Male Athlete: Fall
Charles Touche- Soccer
Best Male Athlete: Winter
Yianni Diakomihalis- Wrestling
Best Male Athlete: Spring
Jeff Teat- Lacrosse
Best Female Athlete: Fall
Taylor Knibb- Cross Country
Best Female Athlete: Winter
Jaime Bourbonnais- Ice Hockey
Best Female Athlete: Spring
Kellian Kelly- Track and Field
Male Rookie of the Year
Vitali Arujau- Wrestling
Female Rookie of the Year
Beatrice Juskeviciute- Track and Field
Best Record-Breaking Performance
Matt Morgan- Basketball
Best Upset
Women’s Ice Hockey vs #3 Northeastern
Best Championship Performance
Yianni Diakomihalis- Wrestling
Narby Krimsnatch Award
Smita Nalluri- Lacrosse
BRLI Underclassman Leadership Award
Max Dean- Wrestling
SAAC Courage Award (Presented by Ryan Lombardi, Vice President of Student & Campus Life)
JT Baker- Football
In the words of President Martha Pollack, everybody at Cornell is “ so proud of all our student athletes in every sport”.
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