And the Winner is…

In the style of the Oscars—complete with an orange carpet—Lewis & Clark presented the 2019 ELCYS (Excellence in Lewis & Clark’s Year of Sports) awards on May 2. The awards honor the best performances of student-athletes during the 2018–19 season.

Male Rookie of the Year: Aidan Verba-Hamilton BA ’21, Football and Men’s Track and Field

Female Rookie of the Year: Delsie Johnson BA ’22, Women’s Basketball

Dan Jones Male Multi-Sport Athlete of the Year: Andrew Werst BA ’19, Football and Men’s Track and Field

Mary Hunter Female Multi-Sport Athlete of the Year: Tori Eichten BA ’19, Women’s Basketball and Women’s Golf

Dell Smith Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Sean Richardson BA ’20, Men’s Cross Country and Men’s Track and Field

Judy McMullen Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Tori Eichten BA ’19, Women’s Basketball and Women’s Golf

Joe Huston Male Athlete of the Year: Michael Abraham BA ’21, Football

Lois Smithwick Female Athlete of the Year: Kassie Kometani BA ’19, Women’s Swimming

Coach of the Year: Emily Hayes, Volleyball

Team of the Year: Women’s Golf

ChamPIOns Team of the Year: Volleyball

ChamPIOns Peer Award: Austin Conniff BA ’19, Baseball