BREVARD, N.C. - The Brevard College Department of Athletics hosted the BESPYs, its annual awards ceremony celebrating the accomplishments of BC student-athletes throughout the 2024-25 academic year. The event was held on Tuesday, April 29 inside of the Boshamer Gymnasium, and the BESPYs were presented by the Brevard College Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
 
Several major awards were presented to standout student-athletes over the course of the evening in front of an audience of over 400 members of the Brevard College community.
 
The Ann Etters Excellence Award is given annually to the underclassman student-athlete who best displays excellence athletically, academically, and through dedicated service to the BC community.  The 2024-25 Ann Etters Excellence Award recipient was rising junior women's soccer student-athlete MK Smoak.
 
The John McKissick Award, presented annually to the most outstanding football senior student-athlete both on and off the field, was awarded to graduate student Chancellor Lee-Parker. The Chuck Dunbar Team Spirit Award was presented rising senior Hayden Domingo, a men's soccer student-athlete who serves as the Director of Community Engagement for BC SAAC.
 
Additional award winners included USA Cycling national champions Owen Clark (Men's Cyclist of the Year) and Kiara Lylyk (Women's Cyclist of the Year). BC men's basketball freshman Twain Wilson took home Male Rookie of the Year honors, with BC women's soccer collecting Female Rookie of the Year accolades for the second-consecutive year as Kinlee Mozley was the recipient.
 
The Brevard College Perfect Storm awards are given to the most outstanding overall Tornado student-athletes both in sport and in the classroom.  Graduating senior Emily Denaga was voted for the Female Perfect Storm Award, while men's soccer's Domingo earned his second major award of the evening as the Male Perfect Storm Award recipient.
 
The Female Athlete of the Year was presented to graduating senior Josie Hester of the women's basketball team, with Hester winning the prestigious honor for the second-straight academic year.  Ryan Lynch, a graduated men's soccer student-athlete currently competing professionally in Australia, was named the Male Athlete of the Year for the third-consecutive year. Fellow team captains accepted the award on Lynch's behalf.
 
The fourth-annual David and Lynne Joyce Award was presented to Denaga, as the Buford, Georgia native garnered her second major honor of the evening.  The award is presented to the graduating senior student-athlete who displays superior performance in competition, in the classroom and in the community over an entire four-year career at Brevard College.
 
The 2024-25 BC women's soccer team captured the Tornado Cup, given to the team that accumulates the most points in the Tornado Cup Challenge with the components of Academic Excellence, Athletic Excellence, Personal Development, Community Service and Athletes Supporting Athletes.  The BC women's tennis team earned the Highest Team GPA with the highest cumulative grade point average among BC's athletic teams.
 
Members of the 2024 USA South Conference champion and undefeated BC women's soccer team were presented with their commemorative championship rings to honor Brevard's first regular season title in any sport since joining the NCAA. The presentation included included Brevard College President Bradley J Andrews, Associate Vice President for Athletics Dr. Myranda Nash, Head Women's Soccer Coach Juan Mascaro, and Associate Head Women's Soccer Coach Juan Mascaro Jr.
 
Additionally, Coach Mascaro received his plaque commemorating his USA South Coach of the Year accolade. The honor was the first for a BC coach in any sport in 15 years.
 
Brevard College cyclists Nicole Bradbury, Clark, Matthew Leliveld, Lylyk, and Cole Punchard - who all won individual USA Cycling national championships at the 2024 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships - were honored with a special presentation by President Andrews, Head Cycling Coach Brad Perley and Assistant Coach Tyler Miranda.  Bradbury and Leliveld were presented with commemorative national championship jerseys to be worn in the coming season, with Clark, Lylyk, and Punchard to receive theirs upon returning to campus from racing overseas professionally.
 
As part of the program, BC graduating senior student-athletes received their senior gifts and graduates with a GPA of 3.0 or higher also received a scholar-athlete graduation stole that were worn at the Brevard College Commencement.
 
In addition to the major Brevard College awards, a plethora of conference and national awards were also handed out to the Tornado student-athletes.
 
For the first time, BC hosted a post-BESPYs podcast, with exclusive interviews featuring major award winners. The show, conducted and produced by BC communications students, is available on the Brevard College Tornado Athletics YouTube channel.
 
BC SAAC Executive Board
Ive Leighton, Softball - President
Christine Keever, Cheerleading - Vice President
Alyssa Boris, Softball - Secretary
Hayden Domingo, Men's Soccer - Community Engagement
Hank Tarte, Track & Field - Marketing and Events
 
2024-25 Brevard College BESPY Awards
 
Tornado Cup - Women's Soccer
Highest Team GPA Award - Women's Tennis
Ann Etters Excellence Award - MK Smoak, Women's Soccer
John McKissick Award - Chancellor Lee-Parker, Football
Chuck Dunbar Team Spirit Award - Hayden Domingo, Men's Soccer
Female Cyclist of the Year - Kiara Lylyk
Male Cyclist of the Year - Owen Clark
Female Rookie of the Year - Kinlee Mozley, Women's Soccer
Male Rookie of the Year - Twain Wilson, Men's Basketball
Female Perfect Storm Award - Emily Denaga, Women's Lacrosse
Male Perfect Storm Award - Hayden Domingo, Men's Soccer
Female Athlete of the Year – Josie Hester, Women's Basketball
Male Athlete of the Year – Ryan Lynch, Men's Soccer
David and Lynne Joyce Legacy Award - Emily Denaga, Women's Lacrosse
 
Conference/Regional/National Award Recipients (As of May 3, 2025)
 
FALL SPORTS
 
Women's Soccer
Brennan Howell: USA South Conference Rookie of the Week
Austin Huffman: USA South All-Conference Honorable Mention
Kennedy Kelly: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
Hayley Kenney: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
Kinlee Mozley: USA South Conference Rookie of the Year, United Soccer Coaches All-Region VI First Team, USA South All-Conference First Team, USA South Conference Rookie of the Week
Abby Nunez: USA South Conference Goalkeeper of the Year, United Soccer Coaches All-Region VI Second Team, USA South Conference Defender of the Week (Three-Time)
Kiara Porcelli: United Soccer Coaches Scholar Performer, United Soccer Coaches All-Region VI Third Team, USA South All-Conference First Team, College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
Mikayla Rubin: United Soccer Coaches All-Region VI Second Team, USA South All-Conference Second Team, USA South Conference Rookie of the Week
MK Smoak: USA South All-Conference First Team, College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
Rachael Trifoli: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, USA South All-Sportsmanship Team
Mikayla Zvekan: United Soccer Coaches All-Region VI Second Team, USA South All-Conference First Team, USA South All-Tournament Team, USA South Conference Player of the Week (Two-Time)
 
Men's Soccer
Caue dos Santos: USA South All-Tournament Team
Tom Dussauge: USA South All-Tournament Team
Wendel Lima: USA South All-Conference First Team
Ryan Lynch: USA South Conference Player of the Year, United Soccer Coaches All-Region VI Third Team, USA South All-Conference First Team, USA South All-Tournament Team, USA South Player of the Week (Four-Time)
Colin McCabe: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, USA South All-Sportsmanship Team
Dan Morgan: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
Luiz Pontes: USA South All-Conference Second Team
Luis Portillo: USA South All-Conference Second Team
Emil Ramstroem: USA South Defender of the Week
Vitor Razera: USA South Conference Rookie of the Year, USA South All-Conference First Team, USA South Rookie of the Week (Two-Time)
Matheus Rossi: USA South Conference Goalkeeper of the Year, USA South All-Conference First Team, USA South Defender of the Week (Two-Time)
Enrique Sosa: USA South Rookie of the Week
 
Men's and Women's Cross Country
Channing Barker: NCAA DIII All-South Region Team, USA South All-Conference First Team, USA South Conference Runner of the Week
Shea Granger: USA South All-Sportsmanship Team
Ava Thrift: USA South All-Sportsmanship Team
 
Volleyball
Izzy Boulay: USA South Rookie of the Week (Two-Time)
Makenna Parkins: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
Justine St. Louis: USA South All-Sportsmanship Team
Jaxson Tumicki: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
 
Football
Ethan Beamish: USA South Offensive Player of the Week (Three-Time), USA South All-Conference Second Team
Brandon Broughton: USA South Defensive Rookie of the Week
Ian Castellanos: NFF Hampshire Honor Society
Robert Dorsey: D3football.com All-Region 3 First Team, USA South Conference Defensive Player of the Year, USA South All-Conference First Team, USA South Defensive Player of the Week
Cooper Hogan: NFF Hampshire Honor Society
Chancellor Lee-Parker: D3football.com All-Region 3 Third Team, USA South All-Conference First Team, USA South Offensive Player of the Week
Jordan Lindsay: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
Brody Lindsey: USA South All-Conference Second Team
Seth Marshall: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
Zackary Orr: D3football.com All-Region 3 Second Team (WR AND RET), USA South All-Conference First Team (WR and RET), D3football.com Team of the Week, USA South Special Teams Player of the Week
Chase Pfeiffer: USA South Defensive Rookie of the Week
Baylee Ramey: USA South All-Conference Honorable Mention
Carter Raulerson: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
George Rennie: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
LaRoddrick Rucker: USA South All-Conference First Team
Nikolas Shultis: NFF Hampshire Honor Society
Ernest Smith II: USA South All-Sportsmanship Team
Jamie Tinsley: NFF Hampshire Honor Society
Triston Winn: NFF Hampshire Honor Society
James Woods: D3football.com All-Region 3 Second Team, USA South All-Conference First Team, D3football.com Team of the Week, USA South Defensive Player of the Week
 
Cycling
USA Cycling Academic All-Stars:
Nicole Bradbury
Ned Broersma
Owen Clark
Mya Dixon
Gunnar Ensign
Ayana Gagne
Breanna Goff
Olivia Hyde
Kelly Lawson
Kiara Lylyk
Kyle McDonald
Madeleine Pollock
Cade Pummil
Dylan Richardson
Kevin Vereecke
 
WINTER SPORTS
 
Men's Basketball
Jadon Carnes: USA South Conference Player of the Week, CSC Academic All-District Team
Charlie Hester: USA South Conference All-Sportsmanship Team
KK Horton: USA South All-Conference Second Team
Brock McKnight: CSC Academic All-District Team
Brennan Wansley: USA South Conference Rookie of the Week (Five-Time)
Twain Wilson: USA South Conference Rookie of the Year, USA South Conference Rookie of the Week (Six-Time)
 
Women's Basketball
Naliyah Boyce: USA South Conference Player of the Week
Jordan Gresham: USA South Conference All-Sportsmanship Team
Josie Hester: USA South Conference Player of the Year, D3hoops.com All-Region 6 Second Team, USA South All-Conference First Team, USA South Conference Player of the Week (Two-Time), USA South Conference All-Tournament Team
Makenna Parkins: USA South All-Conference Second Team, USA South Conference All-Tournament Team, College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District
Jada Petty-Wilkins: USA South All-Conference Second Team, USA South Conference Player of the Week, USA South Conference All-Tournament Team
 
Indoor Track & Field
Cameron Eubanks: Field Rookie Athlete of the Meet, USA South All-Conference First Team, USA South All-Conference Third Team, USA South Track Rookie of the Week
Channing Barker: USA South All-Conference First Team (Two-Time), USA South All-Conference Third Team, USA South Track Athlete of the Week
Henry Tarte: USA South All-Conference Second Team,
Noah Westbrook: USA South All-Conference Second Team, USA South Field Athlete of the Week
Jaxsen Wilkerson: USA South All-Conference Third Team (Two-Time)
Antonio King: USA South All-Conference Third Team, USA South Field Athlete of the Week
Serenity Jordan: USA South All-Conference Third Team
Haylea-Layne Miller: USA South All-Conference Third Team, USA South All-Sportsmanship Team
Imani Singleton: USA South All-Conference Third Team (Two-Time)
Alfredo Sixtos: USA South All-Sportsmanship Team
 
Cheerleading
Academic All-Conference:
Ashley Hoxit
Tiffin Jacobs
Blair Nance
Sophia Ogawa
Rachel Piazzola
Emma Reese
 
SPRING SPORTS
 
Baseball
Matthew Evans: USA South All-Conference First Team
Tyler Kelson: USA South Rookie of the Week (Three-Time)
Cale Oehler: D3baseball.com National Team of the Week, USA South All-Conference Second Team
Logan Sawyer: USA South All-Sportsmanship Team
Frankie Vasquez: USA South All-Conference First Team
Jacob Wilde USA South Rookie Pitcher of the Week
Zack Wilson: USA South Rookie Pitcher of the Week
 
Softball
Addie MacDougall: USA South Rookie of the Week
Logan Masinsky: USA South Pitcher of the Week
Deana McMinn: USA South Rookie of the Week
Bailey Owen: USA South All-Sportsmanship Team
 
Men's Tennis
Nathan Bookout: USA South All-Sportsmanship Team
Hayden LeBlanc: USA South Player of the Week, USA South All-Conference First Team
Ayden Montero: USA South Rookie of the Week (Two-Time)
 
Women's Tennis
 
Madison Bowen: USA South All-Conference First Team
Hannah Hersh: USA South Doubles Team of the Week
Sophie Trantham: USA South Player of the Week, USA South Doubles Team of the Week, USA South All-Sportsmanship Team
 
Men's Lacrosse
Scott Bundy: USA South All-Sportsmanship Team
 
Women's Lacrosse
Grace Blanton: USA South All-Conference Third Team, USA South All-Sportsmanship Team
Emily Denaga: USA South All-Conference Second Team, USA South Player of the Week
Xan Hill: USA South All-Conference Third Team
Alyse Moore: USA South All-Conference Second Team
Kyla Smith-Fondall: USA South All-Conference Third Team
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Sarah Bare: USA South All-Conference Second Team, USA South All-Conference Third Team
Kinsley Burris-Whitesides: USA South All-Conference Second Team
Cameron Eubanks: USA South All-Conference Second Team, USA South Field Rookie of the Week
Serenity Jordan: USA South All-Conference Second Team
Antonio King: USA South Field Athlete of the Meet, USA South All-Conference First Team (Two-Time)
Haylea-Layne Miller: USA South All-Conference Second Team, USA South All-Sportsmanship Team
Jeffrey McDougald: USA South All-Conference Third Team, USA South All-Sportsmanship Team
Owen Plucar: USA South All-Conference Third Team
Seth Robinson: USA South All-Conference Third Team
Imani Singleton: USA South All-Conference Second Team
Reggie Taylor II: USA South All-Conference Third Team
Donningtun Walters: USA South All-Conference Second Team (Two-Time)
Noah Westbrook: USA South All-Conference First Team
Jaxsen Wilkerson: USA South All-Conference Third Team (Two-Time)
 
Special thanks to the Brevard College Athletics Administration Team, the Brevard College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and to Matt Queen and Discover Productions for making the night possible. Thank you to the BC Executive Leadership Team, Campus Life, Dining Services, Dr. Josh Wilkey and Dr. Kristen Hewitt, the BC Student Success team, the Tornado Club, the Corporate Sponsors of BC Athletics, and the BC Athletic Training Staff for all the support over the course of 2024-25.
 
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