MARSHALL, Texas - For the ninth year in a row, the Toby Awards took place on the campus of East Texas Baptist University at Baker Chapel in the Rogers Spiritual Life Center on Monday, April 28, as the athletic department recognized the academic, team, and individual accomplishments from the 2023-24 season. The night brought a lot of great moments celebrating the success of ETBU athletics.
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Check out the awards below and you can also re-watch the Toby Awards and the Red Carpet Show on the ETBU+ Network.
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TOBY AWARD WINNERS
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| Female Hogue Servant Leadership Award |
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| Bailee Kitchen |
Beach Volleyball |
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| Male Hogue Servant Leadership Award |
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| Noah Mink |
Cross Country/Track & Field |
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| Female Courage Award |
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| Emily Blalock |
Cheer |
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| Male Courage Award |
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| Connor Gillespie |
Football |
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| Female Sportsmanship Award |
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| Taylor Poore |
Volleyball |
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| Male Sportsmanship Award |
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| Andrae Gibson |
Football/Track & Field |
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| Female Most Valuable Tiger Award |
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| Tristen Maddox |
Softball |
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| Male Most Valuable Tiger Award |
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| BT White |
Men's Tennis |
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| Female Craig Christian Athlete Award |
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| Tristan Smith |
Women's Basketball |
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| Male Craig Christian Athlete Award |
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| Bruno Palmieri |
Men's Soccer |
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| Female For the Love of the Game Award |
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| Makayla Baxter |
Women's Soccer |
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| Male For the Love of the Game Award |
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| Grayson Griffith |
Men's Golf |
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| Female Best Supporting Role |
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| Sarah Cowan |
Women's Baskeball |
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| Male Best Supporting Role |
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| Maddox Henderson |
Baseball |
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| Female Rookie of the Year |
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| Hannah Willis |
Women's Cross Country |
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| Male Rookie of the Year |
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| Carson Stevens |
Bass Fishing |
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| Female Highlight of the Year |
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| Maddie Melton |
Softball |
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| Male Highlight of the Year |
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| Hunter Rumachik |
Baseball |
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| Tiger Spirit Award |
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| Morgan Butler |
Cheer/Mascot |
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| Game of the Year |
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| Volleyball over #9 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
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| Team Community Service Award of the Year |
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| Volleyball |
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| Best Comeback |
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| Jayde Childress |
Women's Tennis |
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| Brotherhood/Sisterhood Award |
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| Nathan Fleming |
Men's Basketball |
| Halee Johnson |
Women's Golf |
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| Weight Room Warrior |
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| Max Karseno |
Men's Tennis |
| Maddie Melton |
Softball |
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| Record Breaking Performance |
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| Carson Loos - 124 straight ACHA games |
Hockey |
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| Best Upset or Win |
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| Women's Basketball beating #2 Wartburg |
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| Developmental Player of the Year |
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| Dylan Eaton |
Developmental Baseball |
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| Viral Moment - FAN VOTE |
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| Hannah Ayala game winning layup |
Women's Baskeball |
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| Top Tiger |
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| Debbie Rogers |
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| ASC Scholar Athlete Medal of Honor |
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| Mary Frances Ellis |
Softball |
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| ASC Scholar Athlete Medal of Honor |
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| Bruno Palmieri |
Men's Soccer |
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TEAM AWARDS
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| TEAM AWARDS |
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| Hockey |
Lady Byng Award |
Tristan Aun |
| Hockey D3 |
Hunter Dorram Award |
Thomas Desjardins |
| Lacrosse |
Tewaaraton Award |
Brayden Robbins |
| Baseball |
Tiger Champion Award |
Matt Irwin |
| Baseball Developmental |
Player of the Year |
Andrew Grooters |
| Men's Tennis |
4-3 Award |
BT White |
| Women's Tennis |
4-3 Award |
Kristyn Dunn |
| Softball |
Valor Gal Award |
Sydney Green |
| Women's Soccer |
The Excellence Award |
Liliana Garcia |
| Bass Fishing |
Fishers of Men Award |
Dylan Benson |
| Football |
Iron Tiger |
Paul Woodard |
| Men's Basketball |
Heart of a Tiger |
Michael Roberts |
| Men's Basketball Developmental |
Heart of a Tiger |
Kurt Watatani |
| Pom |
Gold Standard Award |
Andrea Espinosa |
| Cheer |
Golden Heart Award |
Gracie Stegall |
| Women's Basketball |
True Competitor Award |
Abry Odom |
| Women's Basketball Developmental |
True Competitor Award |
Ansley Reed |
| Men's Cross Country |
Tiger of the Year |
Elijah Baker |
| Women's Cross Country |
Tiger of the Year |
Ache Anderson |
| Men's Track and Field |
Tiger of the Year |
Carlos Torres-Izquierdo |
| Women's Track and Field |
Tiger of the Year |
Shakayla Browder |
| Volleyball |
Tiger Award |
Taylor Poore |
| Men's Soccer |
Timothy Award |
Ryan Lord |
| Acrobatics and Tumbling |
Heart of a Tiger |
Chesni Speaker |
| Men's Golf |
The TJ Award |
Truit Steen |
| Women's Golf |
The TJ Award |
Kirsten Bridges |
| Beach Volleyball |
Tiger Award |
Sofia Castillo |
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ACADEMICS
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| Corey |
Morris |
Bass Fishing |
| Makenna |
Lockhart |
Cheerleading |
| Connor |
Jones |
Football |
| Tyler |
Bogusz |
Men's Baseball |
| Dylan |
Eaton |
Men's Baseball Developmental |
| Colin |
Roberts |
Men's Basketball |
| Kurt |
Watatani |
Men's Basketball Developmental |
| Jackson |
Darby |
Men's Cross Country |
| Tanner |
Story |
Men's Golf |
| Gavyn |
McCutcheon |
Hockey - D2 |
| Nikolas |
Roudkovski |
Hockey - D3 |
| Jack |
White |
Lacrosse |
| Jacob |
Wenzel |
Men's Soccer |
| Fredrik |
Friberg |
Men's Tennis |
| Laura |
Simpson |
Tiger Pom |
| London |
Morris |
Men's Track & Field |
| Madeline |
Lozano |
Acrobatics and Tumbling |
| Tiffany |
Bickford |
Women's Basketball |
| Laney |
Taylor |
Women's Basketball Developmental |
| Mary Kate |
Mark |
Women's Cross Country |
| Brinley |
Patterson |
Women's Golf |
| Caroline |
Wilemon |
Women's Soccer |
| Mary Frances |
Ellis |
Women's Softball |
| Isabelle |
Duarte |
Women's Tennis |
| Hannah |
Willis |
Women's Track & Field |
| Graycee |
Mosley |
Women's Volleyball |
| Kyleigh |
Pate |
Beach Volleyball |
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Chi Alpha Sigma Academic Awards
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| Tyler |
Bogusz |
Baseball |
| Luke |
Bumpus |
Baseball |
| Nolan |
Bushko |
Baseball |
| Luke |
Finn |
Baseball |
| Nathan |
Harmon |
Baseball |
| James |
Henderson |
Baseball |
| Connor |
Massimini |
Baseball |
| Robert |
Robichaux |
Baseball |
| Ryan |
Ruff |
Baseball |
| Hunter |
Rumachik |
Baseball |
| Carson |
Speegle |
Baseball |
| Sofia |
Castillo |
Beach Volleyball |
| Camille |
Freeman |
Beach Volleyball |
| Kyleigh |
Pate |
Beach Volleyball |
| Timberlin |
Ste Marie |
Beach Volleyball |
| Sarah |
Burrow |
Cheerleading |
| Morgan |
Butler |
Cheerleading |
| Makenna |
Lockhart |
Cheerleading |
| Brooke |
Silvertooth |
Cheerleading |
| Gracie |
Stegall |
Cheerleading |
| Jaiden |
Stroman |
Cheerleading |
| Dylan |
Eaton |
Developmental Baseball |
| James |
Watkins |
Developmental Baseball |
| Brooks |
Brock |
Football |
| Brendon |
Harmon |
Football |
| Landen |
Hobbs |
Football |
| Nathaniel |
Morris |
Football |
| Jeffrey |
Ohakawa |
Football |
| Jalen |
Smothers |
Football |
| Neiman |
Sullen |
Football |
| Tyler |
West |
Football |
| Caleb |
Wilson |
Football |
| Mika |
Crevier |
Ice Hockey |
| Thomas |
Desjardins |
Ice Hockey |
| Carson |
Loos |
Ice Hockey |
| Gavyn |
McCutcheon |
Ice Hockey |
| John |
Petrone |
Ice Hockey |
| Nikolas |
Roudkovski |
Ice Hockey |
| Kane |
Sander |
Ice Hockey |
| Joshua |
Joe |
Men's Basketball |
| Michael |
Roberts |
Men's Basketball |
| Kurt |
Watatani |
Men's Basketball |
| Jackson |
Darby |
Men's Cross Country |
| Ryan |
Merrill |
Men's Golf |
| William |
Steen |
Men's Golf |
| Tanner |
Story |
Men's Golf |
| Gabriel |
Alvarez |
Men's Soccer |
| Luke |
Hansen |
Men's Soccer |
| Challa |
Omondi |
Men's Soccer |
| Samuel |
Black |
Men's Tennis |
| Maxwell |
Karseno |
Men's Tennis |
| Kayden |
Lengacher |
Men's Tennis |
| Brylee |
White |
Men's Tennis |
| Emma |
Bell |
Softball |
| Avery |
Holland |
Softball |
| McKenzie |
Jones |
Softball |
| Tristen |
Maddox |
Softball |
| Makayla |
Menchue |
Softball |
| Haylie |
Stum |
Softball |
| Amber |
McCarthy |
Tiger Pom |
| Samantha |
Nguyen |
Tiger Pom |
| Kasyn |
Peacock |
Tiger Pom |
| Claire |
Sherwood |
Tiger Pom |
| Laura |
Simpson |
Tiger Pom |
| Callie |
Humphrey |
Volleyball |
| Mckenzie |
Mansell |
Volleyball |
| Graycee |
Mosley |
Volleyball |
| Hannah |
Ayala |
Women's Basketball |
| Anna |
Beamesderfer |
Women's Basketball |
| Tiffany |
Bickford |
Women's Basketball |
| Sarah |
Cowan |
Women's Basketball |
| Tristan |
Smith |
Women's Basketball |
| Laney |
Taylor |
Women's Basketball |
| Phoebe |
Dunham |
Women's Cross Country |
| Mary |
Mark |
Women's Cross Country |
| Scarlett |
Perez |
Women's Cross Country |
| Megan |
Smith |
Women's Cross Country |
| Halee |
Johnson |
Women's Golf |
| Anastasia |
Stava |
Women's Golf |
| Lilli |
Wehmeyer |
Women's Golf |
| Mallory |
Duncan |
Women's Soccer |
| Andie |
Stephens |
Women's Soccer |
| Cadence |
Tischler |
Women's Soccer |
| Caroline |
Wilemon |
Women's Soccer |
| Alexus |
Wright |
Women's Soccer |
| Kaitlyn |
Huzy |
Women's Tennis |
| Monique |
Ybarra |
Women's Tennis |
