Past GUSPYs
PAST WINNERS
2025-26 | Release | Photo Gallery
Male Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Kebba Secka, Football
Female Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - NaJ Watson, Track & Field/CC
Academic Achievement Award - Men’s Basketball
Male True Freshman of the Year - Trace Carter, Men’s Golf & Bennett Edwards, Baseball
Female True Freshman of the Year - Kayla Cleaveland, Women’s Basketball
Male Newcomer of the Year - Spudd Webb, Men’s Basketball
Female Newcomer of the Year - Maddie Cugino, Volleyball
Comeback Player of the Year - Malaya Porter, Cheerleading
Male True Blue Award - AJ Pama, Men’s Soccer
Female True Blue Award - Mackenzie Leopold, Women’s Tennis
Male Breakout Athlete of the Year - Davis Taylor, Men’s Tennis
Female Breakout Athlete of the Year - Sam Bowron, Volleyball
Donor of the Year - Tony and Debbie Fennell
Community Service Award - Women’s Basketball
Rotary Service Leadership Award - Track & Field/CC
Moment of the Year - Men’s Basketball run in Pensacola during the SBC Championships
Victory of the Year - Men’s Soccer defeats #4 Marshall, 2-1
Team of the Year - Rifle & Women’s Basketball
GATA Excellence Award - Women’s Basketball
Best Dressed Male Athlete - AJ Pama, Men’s Soccer
Best Dressed Female Athlete - Sally Ouzts, Swimming & Diving
Athlete Supporting Athletes - Swimming & Diving
Professor of the Year - Dr. Chris Geyerman
APEX Awards - Colin Alexander, Football & Franzi Heinemann, Women’s Tennis
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Matthew Mitchell, Men’s Tennis
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Kirsten Barrett, Volleyball
Male Athlete of the Year - Ricky Louis, Men’s Soccer
Female Athlete of the Year - Emma Davis, Softball & Reagan Barth, Volleyball
2024-25 | Release | Replay
Male Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Toby Nevile, Men’s Soccer
Female Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Gwenna Townsend, Women’s Soccer
Moment of the Year - Liv Fuller game-winning basket vs. App State
Male True Freshman of the Year - Pierce Adamson, Men’s Golf
Female True Freshman of the Year - Mary Miller, Women’s Golf & Maddie Johnson, Softball
Male Newcomer of the Year - Ryan Holmes, Men’s Soccer
Female Newcomer of the Year - Lydia Seymour, Volleyball
True Blue Donor of the Year - Wanda Parrish Scoggins & Dr. Dennard Scogins
Comeback Player of the Year - Sam Kenerson, Football
Male True Blue Spirit Athlete of the Year - Matthew Mitchell, Men’s Tennis
Female True Blue Spirit Athlete of the Year - Grace Drawdy, Swimming & Diving
Breakout Athlete of the Year - Josh Dallas, Football
Community Service Award - Swimming & Diving
Victory of the Year - Football comeback win vs. Marshall
Team of the Year - Rifle
Athlete Supporting Athletes - Rifle
Professor of the Year - Ken Wang
APEX Awards - Brooke Kell, Softball & Pichon Wimbley, Football
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Sean White, Baseball
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Imani Moore, Track & Field/CC
Male Athlete of the Year - Dimitris Paliouras, Men’s Tennis
Female Athlete of the Year - Reagan Barth, Volleyball
2023-24 | Release
Male Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Sam Blancato, Baseball
Female Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Haley Yerxa, Women’s Golf
Male True Freshman of the Year - Brycen Jones, Men’s Golf
Female True Freshman of the Year - Reagan Barth, Volleyball
Male Newcomer of the Year - Josh Tate, Baseball
Female Newcomer of the Year - Emma Pohlmann, Rifle
True Blue Donor of the Year - Mike Sanders (in memoriam)
Comeback Player of the Year - Deborah Ruiz, Women’s Soccer
Male GATA Spirit Award - Konnor Herrmann, Men’s Soccer
Female GATA Spirit Award - Regina Plascencia, Women’s Golf
Breakout Athlete of the Year - Jess Mazur, Softball
Play of the Year - Terren Ward steal and game winner vs. ULM, #1 play on SportsCenter Top 10
Community Service Award - Baseball
Performance of the Year - Tyren Moore 36 points vs. App State at SBC Championships
Victory of the Year - Women’s Soccer 2-1 win at Miami
Team of the Year - Rifle
Athlete Supporting Athletes - Track and Field
Professor of the Year - Mary Beth Yarbrough
APEX Awards - Kevin Pierre, Men’s Soccer & Robin Rosser, Volleyball
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Pol del Castillo, Men’s Tennis
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Bella Gamez, Rifle
Coach of the Year - Andrew Goodwin, Men’s Tennis
Male Athlete of the Year - Khaleb Hood, Football
Female Athlete of the Year - NaJ Watson, Track & Field/CC
2022-23 | Release
Male Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Jalen White, Football
Female Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Abby Newton, Golf
Male True Freshman of the Year - Pichon Wimbley, Football
Female True Freshman of the Year - Madlen Wendland, Swimming & Diving
Male Newcomer of the Year - Judson Blair, Tennis
Female Newcomer of the Year - Addy Burrow, Rifle
True Blue Donor of the Year - Leonard Bevill
Comeback Player of the Year - Ty Fisher, Baseball
Male GATA Spirit Award - David Dallas, Football
Female GATA Spirit Award - Rebekah Farthing, Volleyball
Play of the Year - Noah Ledford home run vs. Notre Dame
Community Service Award - Swimming & Diving
Male Breakout Athlete of the Year - Blake Evans, Baseball
Female Breakout Athlete of the Year - Abby Newton, Golf
APEX Awards - Isabel Ptacek & Sam Holbrook, Track & Field/CC
Performance of the Year - Ben Carr at US Amateur
Victory of the Year - Football vs. App State
Athlete Supporting Athletes - Rifle
Professor of the Year - Jin-Woo Kim
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Wilson Andress, Men’s Golf
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Sade Heinrichs, Women’s Soccer
Coach of the Year - Sean McCaffrey, Women’s Tennis
Male Athlete of the Year - Kyle Vantrease, Football
Female Athlete of the Year - Scovia Ayikoru, Track & Field/CC
2021-22
Male Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Jarrett Brown, Baseball
Female Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Maya Zovko, Women's Soccer
Female Newcomer of the Year - Ashlyn Lovett, Volleyball
Male Newcomer of the Year - Jesse Sherrill, Baseball
GS University Athletic Foundation Donor of the Year - Anthony P. Tippins & Family
Comeback of the Year - Marcela Montoya, Women's Soccer
Play of the Year - Jesse Sherrill & Austin Thompson, Baseball
Community Service Award - Women's Basketball
Male Breakout Athlete of the Year - Noah Searcy, Baseball
Female Breakout Athlete of the Year - Sade Heinrichs, Women's Soccer
Victory of the Year - Men's Golf 2021 Sun Belt Conference Championship
Athletes Supporting Athletes - Men's Tennis
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Logan Langemeier, Football
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Ashley Judson, Rifle
Coach of the Year - Carter Collins, Men's Golf
Male Athlete of the Year - Ben Carr, Men's Golf
Female Athlete of the Year - Baylor Bumford, Volleyball
Female Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Baylor Bumford, Volleyball
Male Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Isaiah Crawley, Men’s Basketball
Comeback Athlete of the Year - Drew Wilson, Football
Staff Member of the Year - Yvette Crick
Victory of the Year - Football vs. App State
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Ashley Kubel, Swimming & Diving
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Santiago Suarez, Men’s Tennis
Play of the Year - Rashad Byrd 44-yard fumble recovery TD at Minnesota
2018-19 | Release
Male Student-Athlete of the Year -Tookie Brown, Basketball
Female Student-Athlete of the Year - Rosemary Kramer, Rifle
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year -Steven Curry, Baseball
Female Student-Athlete of the Year - Rosemary Kramer, Rifle
Male Newcomer of the Year -Isaiah Crawley, Basketball
Female Newcomer of the Year - Izlyn Zaini, Track & Field
Male True Freshman of the Year -Noah Ledford, Baseball
Female True Freshman of the Year -Elizabeth Goines, Tennis
Play of the Year -Tyler Bass' game-winning field goal to win the Camellia Bowl
Victory of the Year - Football over No. 25 Appalachian State
Breakout Player of the Year -Quan Jackson, Men's Basketball
Comeback Award -Steven Fisk, Men's Golf
Professor of the Year - Brian Dowis, Parker School of Business
Male Strength & Conditioning Student-Athlete of the Year -Tyler Martin, Baseball
Female Strength & Conditioning Student-Athlete of the Year -Mekhia Freeman, Softball
Male Edwin Jackson True Blue Award -Diego Finkelstein, Tennis
Female Edwin Jackson True Blue Award - Madeline Jones, Soccer
Community Service Award - Baseball
Team Lip Sync Winner - Women's Swimming & Diving
Donor of the Year - The Nelson Family & Rotary Corporation
Staff Member of the Year - Cassie Nakamoto
2017-18 | Release | Photo Gallery
Male Student-Athlete of the Year - Tookie Brown, Men's Basketball
Female Student- Athlete of the Year - Lauren Reichard, Volleyball
Male Newcomer of the Year - Javier Carbonell, Men's Soccer
Female Newcomer of the Year - Logan Harrell, Softball
Male True Freshman of the Year - Raymond Johnson III, Football
Female True Freshman of the Year - Landon Jones, Volleyball
Play of the Year - Tookie Brown's buzzer beater against Arkansas State
Victory of the Year - Men’s Basketball over Wake Forest
Breakout Player of the Year - Seth Shuman, Baseball
Male Comeback Award - Todd Bradley, Football
Female Comeback Award - Kiera McCormack, Women's Swimming & Diving
Male Strength & Conditioning Student-Athlete of the Year - Brian Eichhorn, Baseball
Female Strength & Conditioning Student-Athlete of the Year - Joscelin Morrow, Volleyball
Male Edwin Jackson True Blue Award - Jake Storey, Men's Golf
Female Edwin Jackson True Blue Award - Kaylyn Thomas, Women's Swimming & Diving
Community Service Award - Softball
Team Lip Sync Winner - Women's Swimming & Diving
Donor of the Year - Leonard & Sandra Bevill
Staff Member of the Year - Bryan Johnston, Athletics Communications
2025-26 | Release | Photo Gallery
Male Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Kebba Secka, Football
Female Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - NaJ Watson, Track & Field/CC
Academic Achievement Award - Men’s Basketball
Male True Freshman of the Year - Trace Carter, Men’s Golf & Bennett Edwards, Baseball
Female True Freshman of the Year - Kayla Cleaveland, Women’s Basketball
Male Newcomer of the Year - Spudd Webb, Men’s Basketball
Female Newcomer of the Year - Maddie Cugino, Volleyball
Comeback Player of the Year - Malaya Porter, Cheerleading
Male True Blue Award - AJ Pama, Men’s Soccer
Female True Blue Award - Mackenzie Leopold, Women’s Tennis
Male Breakout Athlete of the Year - Davis Taylor, Men’s Tennis
Female Breakout Athlete of the Year - Sam Bowron, Volleyball
Donor of the Year - Tony and Debbie Fennell
Community Service Award - Women’s Basketball
Rotary Service Leadership Award - Track & Field/CC
Moment of the Year - Men’s Basketball run in Pensacola during the SBC Championships
Victory of the Year - Men’s Soccer defeats #4 Marshall, 2-1
Team of the Year - Rifle & Women’s Basketball
GATA Excellence Award - Women’s Basketball
Best Dressed Male Athlete - AJ Pama, Men’s Soccer
Best Dressed Female Athlete - Sally Ouzts, Swimming & Diving
Athlete Supporting Athletes - Swimming & Diving
Professor of the Year - Dr. Chris Geyerman
APEX Awards - Colin Alexander, Football & Franzi Heinemann, Women’s Tennis
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Matthew Mitchell, Men’s Tennis
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Kirsten Barrett, Volleyball
Male Athlete of the Year - Ricky Louis, Men’s Soccer
Female Athlete of the Year - Emma Davis, Softball & Reagan Barth, Volleyball
2024-25 | Release | Replay
Male Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Toby Nevile, Men’s Soccer
Female Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Gwenna Townsend, Women’s Soccer
Moment of the Year - Liv Fuller game-winning basket vs. App State
Male True Freshman of the Year - Pierce Adamson, Men’s Golf
Female True Freshman of the Year - Mary Miller, Women’s Golf & Maddie Johnson, Softball
Male Newcomer of the Year - Ryan Holmes, Men’s Soccer
Female Newcomer of the Year - Lydia Seymour, Volleyball
True Blue Donor of the Year - Wanda Parrish Scoggins & Dr. Dennard Scogins
Comeback Player of the Year - Sam Kenerson, Football
Male True Blue Spirit Athlete of the Year - Matthew Mitchell, Men’s Tennis
Female True Blue Spirit Athlete of the Year - Grace Drawdy, Swimming & Diving
Breakout Athlete of the Year - Josh Dallas, Football
Community Service Award - Swimming & Diving
Victory of the Year - Football comeback win vs. Marshall
Team of the Year - Rifle
Athlete Supporting Athletes - Rifle
Professor of the Year - Ken Wang
APEX Awards - Brooke Kell, Softball & Pichon Wimbley, Football
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Sean White, Baseball
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Imani Moore, Track & Field/CC
Male Athlete of the Year - Dimitris Paliouras, Men’s Tennis
Female Athlete of the Year - Reagan Barth, Volleyball
2023-24 | Release
Male Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Sam Blancato, Baseball
Female Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Haley Yerxa, Women’s Golf
Male True Freshman of the Year - Brycen Jones, Men’s Golf
Female True Freshman of the Year - Reagan Barth, Volleyball
Male Newcomer of the Year - Josh Tate, Baseball
Female Newcomer of the Year - Emma Pohlmann, Rifle
True Blue Donor of the Year - Mike Sanders (in memoriam)
Comeback Player of the Year - Deborah Ruiz, Women’s Soccer
Male GATA Spirit Award - Konnor Herrmann, Men’s Soccer
Female GATA Spirit Award - Regina Plascencia, Women’s Golf
Breakout Athlete of the Year - Jess Mazur, Softball
Play of the Year - Terren Ward steal and game winner vs. ULM, #1 play on SportsCenter Top 10
Community Service Award - Baseball
Performance of the Year - Tyren Moore 36 points vs. App State at SBC Championships
Victory of the Year - Women’s Soccer 2-1 win at Miami
Team of the Year - Rifle
Athlete Supporting Athletes - Track and Field
Professor of the Year - Mary Beth Yarbrough
APEX Awards - Kevin Pierre, Men’s Soccer & Robin Rosser, Volleyball
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Pol del Castillo, Men’s Tennis
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Bella Gamez, Rifle
Coach of the Year - Andrew Goodwin, Men’s Tennis
Male Athlete of the Year - Khaleb Hood, Football
Female Athlete of the Year - NaJ Watson, Track & Field/CC
2022-23 | Release
Male Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Jalen White, Football
Female Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Abby Newton, Golf
Male True Freshman of the Year - Pichon Wimbley, Football
Female True Freshman of the Year - Madlen Wendland, Swimming & Diving
Male Newcomer of the Year - Judson Blair, Tennis
Female Newcomer of the Year - Addy Burrow, Rifle
True Blue Donor of the Year - Leonard Bevill
Comeback Player of the Year - Ty Fisher, Baseball
Male GATA Spirit Award - David Dallas, Football
Female GATA Spirit Award - Rebekah Farthing, Volleyball
Play of the Year - Noah Ledford home run vs. Notre Dame
Community Service Award - Swimming & Diving
Male Breakout Athlete of the Year - Blake Evans, Baseball
Female Breakout Athlete of the Year - Abby Newton, Golf
APEX Awards - Isabel Ptacek & Sam Holbrook, Track & Field/CC
Performance of the Year - Ben Carr at US Amateur
Victory of the Year - Football vs. App State
Athlete Supporting Athletes - Rifle
Professor of the Year - Jin-Woo Kim
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Wilson Andress, Men’s Golf
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Sade Heinrichs, Women’s Soccer
Coach of the Year - Sean McCaffrey, Women’s Tennis
Male Athlete of the Year - Kyle Vantrease, Football
Female Athlete of the Year - Scovia Ayikoru, Track & Field/CC
2021-22
Male Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Jarrett Brown, Baseball
Female Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Maya Zovko, Women's Soccer
Female Newcomer of the Year - Ashlyn Lovett, Volleyball
Male Newcomer of the Year - Jesse Sherrill, Baseball
GS University Athletic Foundation Donor of the Year - Anthony P. Tippins & Family
Comeback of the Year - Marcela Montoya, Women's Soccer
Play of the Year - Jesse Sherrill & Austin Thompson, Baseball
Community Service Award - Women's Basketball
Male Breakout Athlete of the Year - Noah Searcy, Baseball
Female Breakout Athlete of the Year - Sade Heinrichs, Women's Soccer
Victory of the Year - Men's Golf 2021 Sun Belt Conference Championship
Athletes Supporting Athletes - Men's Tennis
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Logan Langemeier, Football
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Ashley Judson, Rifle
Coach of the Year - Carter Collins, Men's Golf
Male Athlete of the Year - Ben Carr, Men's Golf
Female Athlete of the Year - Baylor Bumford, Volleyball
2020-21
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Ella Ofstedahl, Women's Golf
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Pascal Wagemaker, Men's Tennis
Female Student-Athlete of the Year - Marcela Montoya, Women's Soccer
Male Student-Athlete of the Year - Mason McWhorter, Baseball
Victory of the Year - Football R&L Carries New Orleans Bowl
Female Freshman Athlete of the Year - Terren Ward, Women's Basketball
Male Freshman Athlete of the Year - Chase Dollander, Baseball
Male Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Randy Wade Jr., Football
Female Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Madison Brown, Volleyball
Play of the Year - Mason McWhorter hits for the cycle vs. UAB
Comeback of the Year - Brian Miller, Football
Female Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Baylor Bumford, Volleyball
Male Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year - Isaiah Crawley, Men’s Basketball
Comeback Athlete of the Year - Drew Wilson, Football
Staff Member of the Year - Yvette Crick
Victory of the Year - Football vs. App State
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Ashley Kubel, Swimming & Diving
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Santiago Suarez, Men’s Tennis
Play of the Year - Rashad Byrd 44-yard fumble recovery TD at Minnesota
2018-19 | Release
Male Student-Athlete of the Year -Tookie Brown, Basketball
Female Student-Athlete of the Year - Rosemary Kramer, Rifle
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year -Steven Curry, Baseball
Female Student-Athlete of the Year - Rosemary Kramer, Rifle
Male Newcomer of the Year -Isaiah Crawley, Basketball
Female Newcomer of the Year - Izlyn Zaini, Track & Field
Male True Freshman of the Year -Noah Ledford, Baseball
Female True Freshman of the Year -Elizabeth Goines, Tennis
Play of the Year -Tyler Bass' game-winning field goal to win the Camellia Bowl
Victory of the Year - Football over No. 25 Appalachian State
Breakout Player of the Year -Quan Jackson, Men's Basketball
Comeback Award -Steven Fisk, Men's Golf
Professor of the Year - Brian Dowis, Parker School of Business
Male Strength & Conditioning Student-Athlete of the Year -Tyler Martin, Baseball
Female Strength & Conditioning Student-Athlete of the Year -Mekhia Freeman, Softball
Male Edwin Jackson True Blue Award -Diego Finkelstein, Tennis
Female Edwin Jackson True Blue Award - Madeline Jones, Soccer
Community Service Award - Baseball
Team Lip Sync Winner - Women's Swimming & Diving
Donor of the Year - The Nelson Family & Rotary Corporation
Staff Member of the Year - Cassie Nakamoto
2017-18 | Release | Photo Gallery
Male Student-Athlete of the Year - Tookie Brown, Men's Basketball
Female Student- Athlete of the Year - Lauren Reichard, Volleyball
Male Newcomer of the Year - Javier Carbonell, Men's Soccer
Female Newcomer of the Year - Logan Harrell, Softball
Male True Freshman of the Year - Raymond Johnson III, Football
Female True Freshman of the Year - Landon Jones, Volleyball
Play of the Year - Tookie Brown's buzzer beater against Arkansas State
Victory of the Year - Men’s Basketball over Wake Forest
Breakout Player of the Year - Seth Shuman, Baseball
Male Comeback Award - Todd Bradley, Football
Female Comeback Award - Kiera McCormack, Women's Swimming & Diving
Male Strength & Conditioning Student-Athlete of the Year - Brian Eichhorn, Baseball
Female Strength & Conditioning Student-Athlete of the Year - Joscelin Morrow, Volleyball
Male Edwin Jackson True Blue Award - Jake Storey, Men's Golf
Female Edwin Jackson True Blue Award - Kaylyn Thomas, Women's Swimming & Diving
Community Service Award - Softball
Team Lip Sync Winner - Women's Swimming & Diving
Donor of the Year - Leonard & Sandra Bevill
Staff Member of the Year - Bryan Johnston, Athletics Communications
