Ninth GUSPYs Highlight Great Eagle Year
4/28/2026 11:30:00 AM | General
Check out all the winners from Monday's event
To watch a replay of the event as well as the Blue Carpet Welcome Show, click here.
Each team was allowed one nominee per category with the entire student-athlete body eligible to vote on the nominees. The top five vote receivers (plus ties) were then given to SAAC for that group to vote on and the top four receiving votes (two votes per team, can't vote for own sport) were honored as the finalists for the award at the show.
Here is the full list of the winners and nominees from Monday night:
MALE STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
Kevin Pierre - Soccer
Kebba Secka - Football
Will Robbins - Baseball
Caelan Williams - Football
Winner: Kebba Secka - Football
FEMALE STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
Kayla Knowles - Volleyball
Lia Anderson - Basketball
Naj Watson - Track & Field
Meredith Pugh - Soccer
Winner: Naj Watson - Track & Field
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GROWTH AWARD (highest team GPA improvement from last year)
Winner: Men's Basketball
MALE TRUE FRESHMAN
Tripp Bryant - Football
Trace Carter - Golf
Lior Holtz - Soccer
Willy Mirachi - Tennis
Bennett Edwards - Baseball
Winners: Trace Carter - Golf; Bennett Edwards - Baseball
FEMALE TRUE FRESHMAN
Jacee Bilbrey - Softball
Paisley Cathey - Soccer
Alex Myers - Volleyball
Kayla Cleaveland - Basketball
Greta Caprathe - Track & Field
Winner: Kayla Cleaveland - Women's Basketball
FEMALE NEWCOMER
Maddie Cugino - Volleyball
Sterling Burd - Swimming & Diving
Destiny Garrett - Basketball
Angela Mihajlovic - Tennis
Winner: Maddie Cugino - Volleyball
MALE NEWCOMER
Max Prozny - Baseball
Camden Brown - Football
Davis Taylor - Tennis
Spudd Webb - Basketball
Winner: Spudd Webb - Men's Basketball
MALE TRUE BLUE AWARD
AJ Pama - Soccer
Weston Bryan - Football
Caleb Rogers - Cheer
Matthew Mitchell - Tennis
Tyren Moore - Basketball
Winner: AJ Pama - Men's Soccer
FEMALE TRUE BLUE AWARD
Delanie Thames - Softball
Mackenzie Leopold - Tennis
Lauren Connelly - Soccer
Sophia Parry - Cheer
Emme Walrath - Rifle
Winner: Mackenzie Leopold - Women's Tennia
COMEBACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Malaya Porter - Cheerleading
MALE BREAKOUT
OJ Arnold - Football
Davis Taylor - Tennis
Mitch Picksley - Soccer
Alden Applewhite - Basketball
Winner: Davis Taylor - Men's Tennis
FEMALE BREAKOUT
Kayla Christensen - Softball
Sam Bowron - Volleyball
McKenna Eddings - Basketball
Jessie Schroeder - Track & Field
Winner: Sam Bowron - Volleyball
COMMUNITY SERVICE (Highest submitted community service hours)
Winner: Women's Basketball
ROTARY CLUB SERVICE LEADERSHIP AWARD (highest community service hours and Statesboro Food Bank)
Winner: Track & Field/Cross Country
VICTORY OF THE YEAR
Winner: Men's Soccer over #4 Marshall
ATHLETES SUPPORTING ATHLETES (tagged Instagram posts at other sporting events)
Winner: Swimming & Diving
PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Dr. Chris Geyerman
APEX AWARD
Winners: Colin Alexander - Football; Franzi Heinemann - Women's Tennis
SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
Winners: Mathhew Mitchell - Men's Tennis; Kirsten Barrett - Volleyball
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Camden Brown - Football
Ricky Louis - Soccer
Parker Claxton - Golf
Tyren Moore - Basketball
Winner: Ricky Louis - Men's Soccer
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Kishyah Anderson - Basketball
Emma Davis - Softball
Naj Watson - Track & Field
Karlee Wells - Swimming & Diving
Reagan Barth - Volleyball
Winners: Emma Davis - Softball; Reagan Barth - Volleyball
DONORS OF THE YEAR
Winners: Tony and Debbie Fennell
TEAM OF THE YEAR
Winners: Rifle and Women's Basketball
GATA EXCELLENCE AWARD (Most Improved Team)
Winner: Women's Basketball
BEST DRESSED MALE
Winner: AJ Pama - Men's Soccer
BEST DRESSED FEMALE
Winner: Sally Ouzts - Swimming & Diving
