2022-23 The Billy's – Award Recipients
Female Rookie of the Year: Katherine Lemke, Women's Golf
Male Rookie of the Year: Hogan Helligso, Baseball
Female Comeback Kid: Rachael Saunders, Women's Basketball
Male Comeback Kid: Callum Watson, Men's Soccer
Female Muscle & Hustle Award: Becca Meyer, Rowing
Male Muscle & Hustle Award: Luke Mitchell, Men's Soccer
Magis Award: Rowing
Female Team Academic Award: Cross Country
Male Team Academic Award: Cross Country
Team of the Year Award: Men's Soccer
Female Athlete of the Year Award: Lauren Jensen, Women's Basketball
Male Athlete of the Year Award: Duncan McGuire, Men's Soccer
2022-23 Carl M. Reinert, S.J., Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Danielle Hotalling, Women's Cross Country
2022-23 Carl M. Reinert, S.J., Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Ryan Kalkbrenner, Men's Basketball
True Blue Awards
Baseball: Andrew Meggs
Men's Basketball: Trey Alexander
Women's Basketball: Lexi Unruh
Men's Cross Country: Eli Vedral
Women's Cross Country: Liz Kettler
Men's Golf: Shaun Campbell
Women's Golf: Katherine Lemke
Rowing: Grace Frechette
Men's Soccer: Giorgio Probo
Women's Soccer: Abigail Santana
Softball: Saren Croker
Men's Tennis: Casey Ross
Women's Tennis: Kate Krueger
Volleyball: Norah Sis
Blue Carpet Interviews
Lanahan (Men's Tennis) - pic.twitter.com/vXD3rwn64E
Negin (Women's Tennis) - pic.twitter.com/94629JGw9e
Lemke (Women's Golf) - pic.twitter.com/NqYbBvHTx9
Ward (Men's Cross Country) - pic.twitter.com/SStWtZCzCE
Sis & Martin (Volleyball) - pic.twitter.com/Ybd8UpxrQ9
Mitchell (Men's Soccer) - pic.twitter.com/d0cxmVO3NF
Grimaldi (Women's Soccer) - pic.twitter.com/eJgbTE2DW5
Rupper (Women's Cross Country) - pic.twitter.com/QKezkrvMJr
Mackin (Men's Golf) - pic.twitter.com/s4k5JEHlqb
Lockett (Women's Basketball) - pic.twitter.com/2UB8pKwBhy
Osmani (Men's Basketball) - pic.twitter.com/CoxMGZQ2pj
Wilson (Softball) - pic.twitter.com/JsqYapvLgh
Dulich & Lozano (Baseball) - pic.twitter.com/eHjeL2gg0P
Meyer (Rowing) - pic.twitter.com/CSdSMT3B7B
Creighton Athletics Hosts Fifth Edition of The Billy's
5/1/2023 8:00:00 PM | Creighton Athletics, Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Cross Country / Track, Women's Cross Country / Track, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Rowing, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Volleyball
Awards show recognizes some of top performances and moments over the previous 12 months
OMAHA, Neb. – Creighton Athletics celebrated its top individual and team accomplishments from the past year on Monday night with the fifth edition of The Billy's.
The event featured 28 awards, including 14 True Blue Awards that helped recognize one student-athlete from each squad who embodied the values of resiliency, high character, selflessness, humility, discipline, dedication, determination, reliability, culture and a team-first attitude.
CU also recognized the Female and Male Rookie of the Year (Women's Golf's Katherine Lemke and Baseball's Hogan Helligso), Female and Male Comeback Kid (Women's Basketball's Rachael Saunders and Men's Soccer's Callum Watson) and Female and Male Muscle & Hustle Award (Rowing's Becca Meyer and Men's Soccer's Luke Mitchell).
Lauren Jensen (Women's Basketball) was named Female Athlete of the Year and Duncan McGuire (Men's Soccer) brought home Male Athlete of the Year accolades.
The Carl M. Reinert, S.J., Female and Male Scholar-Athletes of the Year were recognized, as well, with those awards going to Danielle Hotalling (Women's Cross Country) and Ryan Kalkbrenner (Men's Basketball).
The Billy's also saw three team awards get handed out. The top team GPA's on both the men's and women's sides earned the Team Academic Awards, with the Cross Country programs taking home both honors. Rowing won the Magis Award, and the men's soccer program was recognized as Team of the Year.
Awards for The Billy's are based on the past 12 months. The Billy's honor the accomplishments of Creighton's 2022 teams in baseball, golf, rowing, softball and tennis, in addition to the 2022-23 accomplishments for basketball, cross country, soccer and volleyball.
Each program also had a winner of the True Blue Award, with winners listed below.
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The event featured 28 awards, including 14 True Blue Awards that helped recognize one student-athlete from each squad who embodied the values of resiliency, high character, selflessness, humility, discipline, dedication, determination, reliability, culture and a team-first attitude.
CU also recognized the Female and Male Rookie of the Year (Women's Golf's Katherine Lemke and Baseball's Hogan Helligso), Female and Male Comeback Kid (Women's Basketball's Rachael Saunders and Men's Soccer's Callum Watson) and Female and Male Muscle & Hustle Award (Rowing's Becca Meyer and Men's Soccer's Luke Mitchell).
Lauren Jensen (Women's Basketball) was named Female Athlete of the Year and Duncan McGuire (Men's Soccer) brought home Male Athlete of the Year accolades.
The Carl M. Reinert, S.J., Female and Male Scholar-Athletes of the Year were recognized, as well, with those awards going to Danielle Hotalling (Women's Cross Country) and Ryan Kalkbrenner (Men's Basketball).
The Billy's also saw three team awards get handed out. The top team GPA's on both the men's and women's sides earned the Team Academic Awards, with the Cross Country programs taking home both honors. Rowing won the Magis Award, and the men's soccer program was recognized as Team of the Year.
Awards for The Billy's are based on the past 12 months. The Billy's honor the accomplishments of Creighton's 2022 teams in baseball, golf, rowing, softball and tennis, in addition to the 2022-23 accomplishments for basketball, cross country, soccer and volleyball.
Each program also had a winner of the True Blue Award, with winners listed below.
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