MARSHALL, Texas - For the 10th 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 Tuesday, April 28, as the athletic department recognized the academic, team, and individual accomplishments from the 2025-26 season. The night brought a lot of great moments celebrating the success of ETBU athletics.
Check out the awards below and you can also re-watch the Toby Awards and the Red Carpet Show on the ETBU+ Network.
Toby Award Winners
| Female Hogue Servant Leadership Award |
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| Phoebe Dunham |
XC |
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| Male Hogue Servant Leadership Award |
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| Tyler Bogusz |
BB |
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| Female Courage Award |
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| Reagan Brown |
A&T |
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| Male Courage Award |
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| Josh Joe |
MBB |
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| Female Sportsmanship Award |
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| Monique Ybarra |
Tennis |
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| Male Sportsmanship Award |
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| Thomas Desjardins |
Hockey/Lacrosse |
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| Female Most Valuable Tiger Award |
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| Graycee Mosley |
VB |
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| Male Most Valuable Tiger Award |
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| Dominick Williams |
FB |
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| Female Craig Christian Athlete Award |
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| Avery Holland |
SB |
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| Male Craig Christian Athlete Award |
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| Brenden Gajewski |
MS |
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| Female For the Love of the Game Award |
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| Lexi Moody |
VB |
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| Male For the Love of the Game Award |
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| Drew VanWyk |
Tennis |
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| Female Best Supporting Role |
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| Alexus Wright |
WS |
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| Male Best Supporting Role |
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| Tommy Alford |
XC/Track |
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| Female Rookie of the Year |
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| Lara Hornsby |
VB |
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| Male Rookie of the Year |
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| Noah Zarate |
XC |
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| Female Highlight of the Year |
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| Mallory Pyle |
SB |
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| Male Highlight of the Year |
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| 4th&1 vs HSU strip and pitch for TD |
FB |
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| Tiger Spirit Award |
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| Claire Sherwood |
Pom |
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| Game of the Year |
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| VB Regional Championship over Tufts |
VB |
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| Team Community Service Award of the Year |
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| Beach Volleyball |
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| Best Comeback |
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| Softball walk-off homerun vs Carthage |
SB |
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| Sisterhood Award |
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| Macey Jones |
WBB |
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| Brotherhood Award |
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| Kade Bazzell |
Golf |
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| Weight Room Warrior |
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| Nolan Bushko |
Baseball |
| Cadence Tischler |
Soccer |
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| Record Breaking Performance |
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| Women's XC winning ASC |
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| Best Upset or Win |
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| D2 Hockey beat #5 Utah |
Hockey |
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| Special Talent - FAN VOTE |
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| Gavyn McCutcheon - flags |
Hockey |
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| Developmental Player of the Year |
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| Campbell White |
MBB |
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| Viral Moment - FAN VOTE |
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| Caster Brandon - Go Warm Up |
Track |
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| Top Tiger |
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| Dr. Warren Johnson and Micah Johnson |
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| ASC Scholar Athlete Medal of Honor |
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| Graycee Mosley |
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| ASC Scholar Athlete Medal of Honor |
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| Tyler Bogusz |
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TEAM AWARDS
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| Hockey |
Lady Byng Award |
Jake Bergmann |
| Hockey D3 |
Hunter Dorram Award |
Nikolas Roudkovski |
| Lacrosse |
Most Valuable Tiger Award |
Dante Petrini |
| Baseball |
Tiger Champion Award |
Isaac Thornton |
| Baseball Developmental |
Player of the Year |
Rohde Smith |
| Men's Tennis |
Tiger Ace Award |
Sam Black |
| Women's Tennis |
Tiger Ace Award |
Monique Ybarra |
| Softball |
Valor Gal Award |
Julia "Juju" St. John |
| Women's Soccer |
Women's Soccer Team Award |
Lenah Montes |
| Bass Fishing |
Fishers of Men Award |
Dylan Armstrong |
| Football |
Iron Tiger |
Kobe Chambers |
| Men's Basketball |
Most Valuable Tiger Award |
Michael Roberts |
| Men's Basketball Developmental |
Most Valuable Tiger Award |
Campbell White |
| Pom |
Gold Standard Award |
Claire Sherwood |
| Cheer |
Golden Heart Award |
Kaylee Rabb |
| Women's Basketball |
True Competitor Award |
Sarah Cowan |
| Women's Basketball Developmental |
True Competitor Award |
Sarai McClendon |
| Men's Cross Country |
Tiger of the Year |
Noah Zarate |
| Women's Cross Country |
Tiger of the Year |
Phoebe Dunham |
| Men's Track and Field |
Tiger of the Year |
Paul Woodard |
| Women's Track and Field |
Tiger of the Year |
Ache' Anderson |
| Volleyball |
Tiger Award |
Sydney Temple |
| Men's Soccer |
Timothy Award |
Luke Hunsinger |
| Men's Soccer Reserve |
Timothy Award |
Alex Rodriguez |
| Acrobatics and Tumbling |
Heart of a Tiger |
Diana Garcia |
| Men's Golf |
The TJ Award |
Travis Atwood |
| Women's Golf |
The TJ Award |
Halee Johnson |
| Beach Volleyball |
Tiger Award |
Caitlyn Ellenburg |
ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS
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| Parker |
Emery |
Bass Fishing |
| Makenna |
Lockhart |
Cheerleading |
| Dillon |
Miller |
Football |
| Tyler |
Bogusz |
Men's Baseball |
| Brycen |
Tait |
Men's Baseball Developmental |
| Christian |
Dews |
Men's Basketball |
| Kurt |
Watatani |
Men's Baseketball Developmental |
| Conrad |
Deleon |
Men's Cross Country |
| Coleman |
Bales |
Men's Golf |
| Alexander |
Zacharko |
Hockey - D2 |
| Salvatore |
Pierro |
Hockey - D3 |
| Gavyn |
McCutcheon |
Lacrosse |
| Jacob |
Wenzel |
Men's Soccer |
| Alex |
Rodriguez |
Men's Soccer Reserve |
| Max |
Karseno |
Men's Tennis |
| Katelynn |
Scott |
Tiger Pom |
| London |
Morris |
Men's Track & Field |
| Eva |
Dicken |
Acrobatics and Tumbling |
| Tristan |
Smith |
Women's Basketball |
| London |
Michlitsch |
Women's Basketball Developmental |
| Mary Kate |
Mark |
Women's Cross Country |
| Rylee |
Beard |
Women's Golf |
| Grace |
Shurley |
Women's Soccer |
| Carley |
Johnson |
Women's Softball |
| Monique |
Ybarra |
Women's Tennis |
| Hannah |
Willis |
Women's Track & Field |
| Reegan |
Hammer |
Women's Volleyball |
| Emmaley |
Matz |
Beach Volleyball |
