The 2022 Bonnies Choice Awards are set - and will return to an in-person setting this spring. The awards show will take place Tuesday, May 3 in the Reilly Center at 7 p.m.

The awards show celebrates the accomplishments of St. Bonaventure student-athletes during the past academic year.

Nominations were cast by members of the St. Bonaventure Student-Athlete Advisory Committee along with coaches and voting was open to all St. Bonaventure student-athletes. Listed below are the finalists for each award.

In addition, the traditional senior awards will also be presented at this year's Bonnies Choice Awards.

Follow St. Bonaventure Athletics on Twitter @GoBonnies and on Instagram @GoBonnies for updates from the award ceremony. 

2022 Bonnies Choice Award Categories

Rookie of the Year - Best athletic performance for first-year student

Rising Star - Underclassman with high hopes for future athletic success 

Breakthrough Performer - Student-athlete who had significant improvement in athletic success/outstanding athletic performance 

Courage Award - Student-athlete who has overcome adversity to achieve athletic success

Unsung Hero Award - Student-athlete who works hard, does a lot behind the scenes, might not get much playing time, but significantly contributes to their team

Reilly Award - Student-athlete that embodies what it means to be a Bonnie

International Student-Athlete of the Year

Student-Athlete of the Year - The top male and female student-athletes from the past year

Play of the Year - Voted on through @GoBonnies Twitter
 

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MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Osun Osunniyi, Basketball – Pleasantville, N.J.

• Named Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year for second consecutive season
• Set SBU career blocks record (305)
• 9.9 ppg, 8.1 rpg; 1,100 career points

Brett Dobson, Lacrosse – Oshawa, Ontario

• Seven-time MAAC Defensive Player of the Week this season
• National leader in save percentage (.671)
• Top-five nationally in saves per game (17) and goals against average (8.74)

Christian Chapman, Golf – Victor, N.Y.

• Best fall scoring average in school history (71.0)
• Set program records for low round (65), low-54 hole total (205) and best score vs. par in a 54-hole tournament (-11)
• Five top-five finishes

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WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Cristina Torres, Soccer – San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Helped the Bonnies to a 7-8-4 record overall and 5-4-1 in Atlantic 10, earning a berth in the A-10 Tournament for the first time since 2013
• Earned Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team honors after leading the A-10 in goals (13) and was second in points (26)
• Also earned Atlantic 10 All-Academic honors as well as CoSIDA Academic All-District Accolades

Asianae Johnson, Basketball – Brooklyn, N.Y.

• Two-time Atlantic 10 All-Conference honoree, including Second Team honors following the 2021-22 season
• Led the Bonnies and the Atlantic 10 in scoring, averaging 18.1 points per game and scored 20 or more points in 10 games
• Set the program record with eight straight games of 20 or more points
• Finished ninth all-time in scoring (1,444 points), seventh in made free throws (339), seventh in double-figure scoring performances (78), 11^th in blocks (51) and 11^th in field goal percentage (45 percent)

Rachel Kimmel, Swimming – Fort Loudon, Pa.

• Three-time Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week and also was selected to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• Won 18 events during senior season, including a silver medal in the 100-breaststroke at the 2022 Atlantic 10 Championships
• Finished her career with the program record in the 100-breaststroke, 200-breaststroke and 200-medley relay

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WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Chiara Gottinger, Soccer – Pirching am Traubenberg, Austria

• Earned Atlantic 10 Second Team goalkeeper honors as well as All-Rookie Team honors
• Led the Atlantic 10 and was sixth in the NCAA with 119 saves. Also led the A-10 in minutes played (1811:03) and saves per game (6.26)
• Ranked third in the A-10 with six shutouts

Olivia Ippolito, Cross Country/Track – Orchard Park, N.Y.

• Placed in the top-7 in every cross country event during the fall season
• Ran two top-10 indoor track program times

Fiona McGovern, Lacrosse – Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.

• Second on the team in goal with 13 and is fifth on the team with 16 points
• Scored a career-high six goals during a game earlier this season at George Washington

Bridget Kennedy, Soccer/Track – Cleveland Heights, Ohio

• Played every minute on the defensive back line during first season with the soccer program, helping the Bonnies to six shutouts and an A-10 Tournament spot
• Set the SBU indoor track program records in the 200m and 400m races and the outdoor 200m

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MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Matthew Wrobel, Soccer - Missassauga, Ontario

• Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week
• Second on the team with five goals and 12 points

Trent Grainger, Lacrosse - San Diego, Ca.

• Three-time MAAC Faceoff Specialist of the Week
• MAAC Rookie of the Week
• Ranks second in MAAC faceoff win percentage (.542)

Zyad Morsy, Diving - Cairo, Egypt

• Atlantic 10 Diver of the Year
• Gold medals in 1-meter and 3-meter dive at A-10 Championships
• Broke school record that had stood since 2012 in the 1-meter dive

Clay Peets, Cross Country / Track - Akron, Ohio 

• Three-time A-10 Rookie of the Week (program record) 
• Top-5 program times in XC 5K and 8K
• Ranks first in SBU outdoor 3000 meters and second in SBU outdoor 5000 meters

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WOMEN'S RISING STAR
Olivia Moon, Softball – Perry, Ohio

• Has started 32 out of 37 games played this season, leading the team in batting average (.287), hits (29), RBIs (17) and doubles (8)
• Raised batting average 200 points from last season

Kassi Hogan, Lacrosse – Guelph, Ontario

• Became a key contributor during sophomore season; did not register a point as a freshman and improved to ranking fourth on the team with 17 points this season
• Tied for second on the Bonnies with 13 goals and added four assists

McKenna Robinson, Soccer – Connoquenessing, Pa.

• Played in all 19 games, making 10 starts during sophomore season.
• Led the Bonnies in assists with four and added two goals for eight points
• Netted a goal in the Bonnies Atlantic 10 quarterfinal matchup at UMass

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MEN'S RISING STAR

Zach Buckner, Cross Country / Track - Fairview, Pa.

• Set five SBU track records this spring
• Owns Bona's outdoor records in 800 meters and 5000 meters; indoor records in 800 and 5000 as well as 4000-meter distance medley relay

Jean Marrero, Tennis - Bayamon, Puerto Rico 

• Took over No. 2 spot in lineup this year
• 7 singles wins, 9 doubles wins during the season

Alexander Behr, Swimming - Letzendorf, Germany 

• Two top-five finishes at A-10 Championships and three top-10s
• Five individual wins during duel meet season

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WOMEN'S BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER

Amanda Baird, Diving – Henderson, Nev.

• Won a pair of bronze medals in the 1-meter and 3-meter dives at Atlantic 10 Championships
• Grabbed six individual victories during the regular meet season after transferring from Northern Michigan in January

Ally Haskell, Softball – Franklinville, N.Y.

• Leads Bonnies pitching staff with a 3.36 ERA in 89.2 innings of work this season
• Dropped over two runs off her ERA from her junior season in 2021
• Has a career-high 58 strikeouts on the year

I'yanna Lops, Basketball – Stamford, Conn.

• Averaged 8.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in 28 contests last season after scoring 7.2 points and grabbing 4.4 rebounds a season ago
• Set the second-highest single-season blocks total in Bonnies program history with 44 rejections and ranks seventh all-time on the career blocks list with 61
• Scored in double figures 11 times, including a pair of double-doubles

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MEN'S BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER

Jackson DeJohn, Baseball - Rochester, N.Y.

• Raised batting average 100 points, team's top hitter at .310
• Starting catcher in all 26 games played
• Team-best .400 on-base percentage

Jackson Rose, Lacrosse - Lakeway, Texas

• Set program record with 31 goals
• Leads all MAAC players in goals this year
• Ranks second nationally in shot percentage

Jalen Adaway, Basketball - Logansport, Ind. 

• First Team All-Atlantic 10 and First Team USBWA All-District
• 1,000-point career scorer
• +3 ppg over last season, averaging 15.3 ppg

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WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Silvana Cabrera, Swimming – Lima, Peru

• Earned a ninth-place finish in the 200 butterfly finals at the Atlantic 10 Championships while also setting three personal best times
• Won seven individual events during the dual meet season
• Represented her home country of Peru in the 2021 Junior Pan American Games

Abby Hiltz, Lacrosse – Peterborough, Ontario

• Led the Bonnies with 37 points and 22 assists while ranking second on the team with 15 goals
• Registered multiple-goal performances in five contests, including a hat trick vs. Saint Joseph's
• Played in all 15 games, making 14 starts

Chiara Gottinger, Soccer – Pirching am Traubenberg, Austria

• Earned Atlantic 10 Second Team goalkeeper honors as well as All-Rookie honors
• Led the Atlantic 10 and was sixth in the NCAA with 119 saves. Also led the A-10 in minutes played (1811:03) and saves per game (6.26)
• Ranked third in the A-10 with six shutouts

Floor Lissone, Tennis – Tiel, Netherlands

• Touted a record of 9-7 in singles play during her first season with the team
• Had a streak of seven straight wins from Feb. 14 to March 11
• Earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors after capping off a comeback victory against Colgate

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MEN'S TOP INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE

Zyad Morsy, Diving - Cairo, Egypt

• Atlantic 10 Diver of the Year
• Gold medals in 1-meter and 3-meter dive at A-10 Championships
• Broke school record that had stood since 2012 in the 1-meter dive

Sean Westley, Lacrosse - Whitby, Ontario

• Leads MAAC in points (45) and assists (20)
• First SBU player to 100 career points
• MAAC Offensive Player of the Week

Josh Pulla, Soccer - Vaughan, Ontario

• Led team in goals  (7) and points (16) 
• Ranked seventh in A-10 goals this season

Stijn Paardekooper, Tennis - Voorburg, Netherlands

• Plays at No. 1 singles 
• Most singles wins on team (16)
• Scored 11 doubles wins

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WOMEN'S UNSUNG HERO

Claire Schaef, Swimming – West Richland, Wash.

• Placed fifth in the 1650-freestyle at the A-10 Classic with a time of 18:20.09
• Swam a time 10:53.70 in the 1000-freestyle at Canisius to pick up a victory
• Earned three victories at Niagara in the 1000-freestyle (10:39.81), the 200-freestyle (1:57.76), and the 500-freestyle (5:15.11)

Maddie Dziezgowski, Basketball – Bethel Park, Pa.

• Averaged 6.3 points in 23 minutes per game 
• Second on the team with 39 three-pointers made

Emily Lewandowski, Softball – East Aurora, N.Y.

• Started 28 of 29 games played
• Drove in two runs in a win at Buffalo (4/26)

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MEN'S UNSUNG HERO

John Pullano, Cross Country/Track – Penfield, N.Y.

• Ran a personal best time of 17:01.7 in the 5K at the Little Three Championship
• Registered a personal-best mile time of 4:48.13 at the Highlander Invitational

Jake Ruffolo, Swimming – Niagara Falls, N.Y.

• At the Atlantic 10 Championships was a member of the 800-freestyle relay team that won a silver medal (6:34.41).
• Placed sixth in the 100-freestyle with a time of 45.38 at the A-10 Championships.
• A part of the A-10 Championships 400-freestyle relay team that placed fourth with a time of 3:00.04.

Cody Shimp, Baseball – Williamsport, Pa.

• Returned this season after dealing with injury, throwing scoreless innings against Rhode Island (4/8) and Davidson (4/15).
• So far this year he has recorded seven strikeouts in six innings.

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WOMEN'S REILLY AWARD

Caroline Paterno, Women's Lacrosse – State College, Pa.

• Named a team captain for the 2022 season
• Serves as president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee while taking part in many volunteer efforts to support the campus and surrounding communities

Morgan Brady, Women's Cross Country/Track – Fairport, N.Y.

• Four-year member of the Bonnies program
• Competed in each cross country and track event of the season

Emerson Graham, Women's Swimming – Waxhaw, N.C.

• Placed fifth in the 200-breaststroke with a time of 2:31.41 at Cornell
• Picked up a second-place finish at Canisius in the 200-breaststroke (2:32.13)
• At the Atlantic 10 Championships finished in the consolation final with a time of 2:20.37 in the 200-breaststroke

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MEN'S REILLY AWARD

Logan Caruso, Cross Country / Track - Bradford, Pa.

• Four-year member of Bonnies' cross country / track squad

Ben Garcia, Lacrosse - Springfield, Pa.

•    Regular contributor to team prior to season-ending injury in fourth game of the season

Jack Geise, Golf - San Diego, Ca.

• Five-year member of the Bonnies roster, playing in every event this season

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WOMEN'S COURAGE AWARD

Paula Velilla,  Tennis – Asuncion, Paraguay

• Returned to team in spring semester after mother passed away during the fall; played in 14 singles matches

Rachel Hutchison, Soccer – Sayre, Pa.

• Fought through injury but remained a team leader

Marlee Solomon, Lacrosse – Auburn, N.Y.

• Fought through injury but remained a team leader

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MEN'S COURAGE AWARD

Brian Gleason, Cross Country/Track – Hamburg, N.Y.

• Returned from injuries/illness to score during the team's cross country season
• Ran a personal-best 5K time of 16:32.24 at the Little Three Championship and 8K time of 27:23.4 at the Anderson Invitational

Christian Szablewski, Baseball – Lancaster, N.Y.

• Fought cancer diagnosis earlier this season to return to play
• Recorded a two-RBI double at Canisius (4/26)

Peter Massaquoi, Soccer – Buffalo, N.Y.

• Overcame family strife in war-torn home country of Sierra Leone to play Division I in USA.
• Appeared in seven games, making three starts