MILWAUKEE, Wis. (May 2, 2024) - The Alverno College Athletics Department hosted its annual athletic banquet on Thursday night inside the Conference Center.
 
The event unofficially marks the conclusion of the 2023-24 athletic season, which recognizes and honors the success of the AC student-athletes on and off the playing field.
 
Each athletic program presented its Most Improved, Inferno and MVP awards during the ceremony. In addition, the athletic department also announced the recipients of several special awards.
 

Team Award Winners
Basketball
Riley Spence – Most Improved Player
Laila Alramahi – Inferno Award
Keeshya Bellows – MVP Award
 
Soccer 
AMakynna Gilbert – Most Improved Player
Olivia Daugherty – Inferno Award
Alianna Herrera – MVP Award
 
Softball
Sabine Yaeger – Most Improved Player
Andrea Ramirez– Inferno Aaward
Giselle Moreno – MVP Award
 
Volleyball
Anabella Vik – Most Improved Player
Breann Flannery – Inferno Award
Rolin West – MVP Award 
 
Tennis 
Yesenia Perez-Velazquez - Most Improved Player
Ivonna Gentry – Inferno Award
Morgan Golabowski – MVP Award 
 
Golf
Sarah Hightower – Most Improved Player
Avery Maxwell – Inferno Award
Haley Marini – MVP Award 
 
Cross Country
Jaylynne Ramsey – Most Improved Player
Julia Counterman – Inferno Award
Morgan Whitten – MVP Award 
 


Track & Field
Lexi Harris – Most Improved Player
Sarah Robinson – Inferno Award
Keeshya Bellows – MVP Award 

 
Departmental Awards Winners
Faculty Scholar-Athlete Award
Michal Irfan
 
Most Supportive Faculty/Staff Award
Shawn Jarmuz
 
Virginia Wagner Award
Morgan Whitten
 
 
Leadership Award 
Sam Vinti

 Sister Margaret Mary Martin
Lexi Hess

Newcomer of the Year
Laura Heim
 
Student-Athlete of the Year
Giselle Moreno
  
We would like to say thank you to all of our outstanding student-athletes for all that you do in the classroom and on the field/court.