Celebrating the 2023 Green Globe Awards

May 8, 2023 | General

NEW ORLEANS – The 2022-23 season was another memorable year for Tulane Athletics with new records and accomplishments. The Green Wave Athletic Department celebrated the many achievements of its student-athletes and staff on Thursday, May 4, at the first in-person Green Globe Awards ceremony since 2019.

Listed below are the nominees and the winner for each category in the 2023 Green Globe Awards.

SAAC Staff Person of the Year Nominees:

Wendy Leblanc
Dr. Katie Cunningham
Bracely Williams
Jakob Feliciano
George Marx
Jemi Aguilar

Female Newcomer of the Year Nominees:

Kyren Whittington (Basketball)
Mollie Ebertin (Beach Volleyball)
Sophia McNerney (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Kayla Kaiser (Volleyball)

Male Newcomer of the Year Nominees:

Jarius Monroe (Football)
Kam Hamilton (Football)
Prince Pines (Football)
Collin Holloway (Basketball)

Female Breakthrough Athlete of the Year Nominees:

Marta Galic (Basketball)
Emily Heintzelman (Beach Volleyball)
Kyren Whittington (Basketball)
Brooke Theis (Tennis)

Male Breakthrough Athlete of the Year Nominees:

Aaron Gilliam (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Jarius Monroe (Football)
Bradley Makuvire (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Rafael de Alba (Tennis)

Female Teammate of the Year Nominees:

Samantha Mehlman (Beach Volleyball)
McKenzi Carter (Basketball)
Mackenzie Clark (Tennis)
Agata Beksha (Volleyball)

Male Teammate of the Year Nominees:

Benji Jacobson (Tennis)
Nick Anderson (Football)
Sion James (Basketball)
Jacob LaPrairie (Baseball)

Female Scholar Athlete of the Year Nominees:

Sofiia Druchyna (Bowling)
Samantha Mehlman (Beach Volleyball)
Amelia Vasquez (Bowling)
Samantha Green (Beach Volleyball)
Jillian Dits (Volleyball)
Macy Turcotte (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Olivia Davison (Swim & Dive)

Male Scholar Athlete of the Year Nominees:

Kit Stoll (Sailing)
Quinn Keenan (Sailing)
Sion James (Basketball)
Samuel Kellum (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Gabe Liu (Football)
Brady Hebert (Baseball)
Braelee Albert (Basketball)

Female Wilson Award Nominees:

Kierra Middleton (Basketball)
Mackenzie Clark (Tennis)
Mackenzie Callahan (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Kate Van Houten (Volleyball)

Male Wilson Award Nominees:

Nick Anderson (Football)
Sincere Haynesworth (Football)
Sion James (Basketball)
Arturs Lapins (Cross Country/Track & Field)

Assistant Coach of the Year Nominees:

Rinko Mitsunaga (Golf)
Agne Eggerth (Track & Field)
Jo Kremer (Beach Volleyball)
Jocelyn Rovniak (Sailing)

Head Coach of the Year Nominees:

Willie Fritz (Football)
Adrian Myers (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Charles Higgins (Sailing)
Eyal Zimet (Beach Volleyball)

Performance of the Year Nominees:

Tyjae Spears (Football) – 60-yard Touchdown Run – AAC Championship
Sion James (Basketball) – Dunk vs. Fordham
Kristen O’Handley (Cross Country/Track & Field) – NCAA Indoor All-American Finish
Alex Bauman & Michael Pratt (Football) – Six-yard Touchdown Completion – Cotton Bowl