Kessler, Constable named Union’s Athletes of the Year at Co-Curricular Awards

Barbourville, Ky. – Union Commonwealth University recently held its Co-Curricular Awards ceremony for the 2024-25 school year. Numerous awards were presented; including Union's Female and Male Athlete of the Year Awards. Raquel Kessler was named Union's Female Athlete of the Year, while Enzo Constable was named UCU's Male Athlete of the Year.

In addition to that, each of UCU's athletic programs presented two awards, which were the Most Improved Athlete Award and the Bulldog Award. The Bulldog Award is given to a student-athlete who has consistently exemplified the core values of the NAIA's Champions of Character program.

Archery:

              Most Improved – Allie Riddle & Ryker Jordan

              Bulldog Award – Ava Noehre & Taylor Gwynette

Baseball:

              Most Improved – Nick Seelman

              Bulldog Award – Gunnar Kale

Women's Basketball:

              Most Improved – Claire Belcher

              Bulldog Award – McKenzi Himes

Men's Basketball:

              Most Improved - Sam Conley

              Bulldog Award – Kaleb McLendon

Bowling:

              Most Improved – Mollie Correll & Charles Goguen

              Bulldog Award – Olivia Brock & Hunter Cain

Cheer:

              Most Improved – Kristen Lynch

              Bulldog Award – Kayla Curry

Track & Field:

              Most Improved – Malene Obermayer & Preston Frost

              Bulldog Award – Erin Pease & Connor Partin

Golf:

              Most Improved – Kaleb Ellis

              Bulldog Award – Luke Townhill

Football:

              Most Improved – Jayden Bratcher

              Bulldog Award – Bryson Grabowski

Women's Soccer:

              Most Improved – Mikayla McKenzie

              Bulldog Award – Alberta Yirenkyi

Men's Soccer:

              Most Improved – Shane Van Den Aardweg

              Bulldog Award – Isa Bramble

Softball:

              Most Improved – Katie Fister

              Bulldog Award – Kinsley Redmon

Swimming & Diving:

              Most Improved – Lise Puissant & Malik Biad

              Bulldog Award – Dorottya Jozsa & Toby Edwards

Tennis:

              Most Improved – Anna Nevada Loendahl Henriksen & Henning Ebersohn

              Bulldog Award – Laia Garriga Oms & Diego Bsereni

Volleyball:

              Most Improved – Xaymara Lazaney

              Bulldog Award – Luisa Slompo

Female Athlete of the Year – Raquel Kessler

Male Athlete of the Year – Enzo Constable

Additional Awards List Below:

Student Support Service Award – Madison Hebert

Guiding Wisdom Award – Joao Seguti

Leadership Service Award – Taylor Mays

Academic Mentor Award – Morgan Mays

Tutor of the Year – Shaylin Lewis

Newcomer of the Year Award (UCE) – Chloe Shelton

Peer Mentor of the Year Award (UCE) – Taylor Gwynette

Circles of Purpose Awards – Joseph Pearson (faculty), Robin Hamilton (staff), Robert Dunaway (coach), Cedric Irvin (student)

Student Ambassador Rookie of the Year – Ryleigh Petrey

Student Ambassador of the Year – Connor Partin

Alumni Student Service Award – Allie Williams

Spiritual Life Leadership Award – Alberta Yirenkyi & Erin Sylvester

Spiritual Life Faculty Award – Carlos Zeisel

Traditional Housing Resident Award – Lindsey Pirkle

Apartment Housing Resident Award – Clayton Carroll

Resident Assistant of the Year – Tyce Hall

Most Outstanding Club or Organization Award – Esports

Commuter of the Year Award – Quintin Falls

Most Contributing Faculty Award – Bridget Bergiel

Rising Star Award – Cedric Irvin

Athletic Training Newcomer of the Year – Rita Hebert

Athletic Training Student of the Year – Quintavious Hayes