University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn Celebrates 2020 Husky Awards Show
5/3/2020 11:29:00 AM | General, Husky Advantage
STORRS, Conn. – UConn Athletes celebrated its student-athletes and teams' accomplishments at the 2020 Husky Awards Show Saturday evening.
The show was emceed by Conor Geary, UConn's in-game host. This year's Husky Awards was held virtually.
"Our athletics success story was interrupted before our winter and spring sports could realize their full potential," director of athletics David Benedict said in his opening remarks, "but this year, perhaps more than any other year, we stand proudly with our student-athletes and offer our continual thanks for their pursuit of excellence."
The UConn field hockey program and its student-athletes earned four awards Saturday night, including Team Performance of the Year, Female Rookie of the Year (Sophie Hamilton) and Female Athlete and Female International Athlete of the Year (Svea Boker).
"It's incredible how much support we get here at UConn, which makes the transition into a new country a lot easier," Boker said after being presented with the Female International Athlete of the Year Award. "Right after I got here, I was welcomed into a new second family: the UConn Huskies family."
Men's track and field's David Ajama took home two awards: Male Rookie Athlete of the Year and Individual Male Performance of the Year for winning the conference indoor track & field championship in the triple jump.
The 2020 Husky Awards Show can be rewatched on the UConn Athletics Facebook page HERE.
2020 HUSKY AWARD SHOW WINNERS
Female Athlete of the Year: Svea Boker, Field Hockey
Finalists: Crystal Dangerfield (Women's Basketball), Caylee Parker (Volleyball)
Male Athlete of the Year: Will Kearsey (Men's Swimming & Diving)
Finalists: Matt Peart (Football), Jake Wallace (Baseball)
Female Rookie Athlete of the Year: Sophie Hamilton, Field Hockey
Finalists: Jackie Harnett (Women's Soccer), Lia Laprise (Women's Lacrosse)
Male Rookie Athlete of the Year: David Ajama, Men's Track & Field
Finalists: Cam Ross (Football), Moussa Wade (Men's Soccer), Vladislav Firsov (Men's Ice Hockey)
Female International Athlete of the Year: Svea Boker, Germany, Field Hockey
Finalists: Vivian Beil, Germany (Women's Soccer), Anna Makurat, Poland (Women's Basketball), Caylee Parker, Canada (Volleyball)
Male International Athlete of the Year: William Kearsey, England, Men's Swimming & Diving
Finalists: Alexander Payusov, Russia (Men's Ice Hockey), Yili Zheng, China (Men's Tennis)
Ultimate Husky: Molly Bent, Women's Basketball
Finalists: Kyla Irwin (Women's Basketball), Omar Gebril (Men's Track & Field)
Team Performance of the Year: Field Hockey
Finalists: Baseball in NCAA Tournament Regional, Women's Basketball vs. Team USA
Individual Female Performance of the Year: Mia Nahom, Women's Track & Field
Finalists: Catherine Fabio (Women's Swimming & Diving), Cheyenne Sprecher (Field Hockey), Crystal Dangerfield (Women's Basketball)
Individual Male Performance of the Year: David Ajama, Men's Track & Field
Finalists: Jake Wallace (Baseball), Ben Freeman (Men's Ice Hockey)
