
Hernandez Earns Honor at Louies Student-Athletes Awards Show
April 30, 2020 | Women's Soccer
The University of Louisville athletics department celebrated the successes of its student-athletes and teams in a virtual broadcast of the seventh-annual Louies Student Awards Show Thursday evening.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville athletics department celebrated the successes of its student-athletes and teams in a virtual broadcast of the seventh-annual Louies Student Awards Show Thursday evening.
Hosts Celene Funke (softball), Jazmine Jones (women's basketball) and Lamarr "Fresh" Kimble" joined master of ceremonies Sean Moth via video as the show aired on Facebook Live.
Sarah Hernandez took home the Humble and Hungry Award, presented by SAAC. All nominees were selected by the members of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) based on their positive attitude, selflessness, putting in hard work and being a great teammate.
The midfielder from Moorpark, Calif., started all 20 matches and helped the Cardinals' defense to 10 shutouts while contributing three goals, including one in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
The full list of awards is below:
adidas High Performance Athlete of the Year
Female: Dana Evans (women's basketball)
Male: Reid Detmers (baseball)
L1C4 Award
Blanton Creque (football)
Record-Breaking Performance
Nick Albiero (swimming and diving)
Breakthrough Athlete
Tutu Atwell (football)
Comeback Athlete of the Year
Andrej Barna (men's swimming and diving)
Moment of the Year
Volleyball – upset No. 2 Texas to advance to Elite Eight
Inspiration Award
Football
Humble & Hungry Award Presented by SAAC
Sarah Hernandez (women's soccer)
Kentucky Farm Bureau CardsCARE Individual Award
McKenzie Kelley (Ladybirds)
Kentucky Farm Bureau CardsCARE Team Award
Female: Lacrosse
Male: Baseball
UPS Leadership Award
Female: Meghan Nay (golf)
Male: Cody Cochran (soccer)
Central Cardinal Club Spirit Awards
Cheer: Kristen Wells
Spirit: Sarah Parker
Pep Band: Allison Doimer
Cardinal Cup Presented by L-Club Team Award
Female: Lacrosse
Male: Baseball
Freshman of the Year
Female: Aiko Jones (volleyball)
Male: Alex Binelas (baseball)
Sophomore of the Year
Female: Makenli Forrest (track & field)
Male: Mattias Schmid (golf)
Junior of the Year
Female: Mercedes Pastor (field hockey)
Male: Jordan Nwora (basketball)
Ed Kallay Senior of the Year
Female: Jazmine Jones (basketball)
Male: Dwayne Sutton (basketball)
For the latest information on Louisville women's soccer, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's Twitter account at @ULWomensSoccer or on Facebook at facebook.com/ulwomenssoccer.
Hosts Celene Funke (softball), Jazmine Jones (women's basketball) and Lamarr "Fresh" Kimble" joined master of ceremonies Sean Moth via video as the show aired on Facebook Live.
Sarah Hernandez took home the Humble and Hungry Award, presented by SAAC. All nominees were selected by the members of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) based on their positive attitude, selflessness, putting in hard work and being a great teammate.
The midfielder from Moorpark, Calif., started all 20 matches and helped the Cardinals' defense to 10 shutouts while contributing three goals, including one in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
The full list of awards is below:
adidas High Performance Athlete of the Year
Female: Dana Evans (women's basketball)
Male: Reid Detmers (baseball)
L1C4 Award
Blanton Creque (football)
Record-Breaking Performance
Nick Albiero (swimming and diving)
Breakthrough Athlete
Tutu Atwell (football)
Comeback Athlete of the Year
Andrej Barna (men's swimming and diving)
Moment of the Year
Volleyball – upset No. 2 Texas to advance to Elite Eight
Inspiration Award
Football
Humble & Hungry Award Presented by SAAC
Sarah Hernandez (women's soccer)
Kentucky Farm Bureau CardsCARE Individual Award
McKenzie Kelley (Ladybirds)
Kentucky Farm Bureau CardsCARE Team Award
Female: Lacrosse
Male: Baseball
UPS Leadership Award
Female: Meghan Nay (golf)
Male: Cody Cochran (soccer)
Central Cardinal Club Spirit Awards
Cheer: Kristen Wells
Spirit: Sarah Parker
Pep Band: Allison Doimer
Cardinal Cup Presented by L-Club Team Award
Female: Lacrosse
Male: Baseball
Freshman of the Year
Female: Aiko Jones (volleyball)
Male: Alex Binelas (baseball)
Sophomore of the Year
Female: Makenli Forrest (track & field)
Male: Mattias Schmid (golf)
Junior of the Year
Female: Mercedes Pastor (field hockey)
Male: Jordan Nwora (basketball)
Ed Kallay Senior of the Year
Female: Jazmine Jones (basketball)
Male: Dwayne Sutton (basketball)
For the latest information on Louisville women's soccer, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's Twitter account at @ULWomensSoccer or on Facebook at facebook.com/ulwomenssoccer.
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Saturday, November 15
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