Forrest Honored at Louies Student-Athlete Awards Show

Makenli Forrest was named the University of Louisville Female Sophomore Athlete of the Year for her results in the 2019 season as the athletics department celebrated the successes of its student-athletes and teams in a virtual broadcast of the seventh-annual Louies Student-Athlete Awards Show Thursday evening.

As a sophomore, Forrest (Ellenwood, Ga.) double-qualified for the NCAA outdoor championship in the hammer throw and discus, making three NCAA Championship appearances during her sophomore campaign, which included an NCAA runner-up finish in the weight throw. Forrest also earned second team All-ACC honors in the weight throw.

The award is given annually to a male and female sophomore student-athlete nominated for exemplifying the characteristics of leadership, exuberance for sport, devotion to UofL, commitment to community service, and dedication to excellence in their sport.

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
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)

University of Louisville Athletics

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