Baseball's Trevin Esquerra and women's volleyball's Tess Reid highlighted the 2019 Lions Athletic Fund Iggy Awards by taking home Male and Female Athlete of the Year, respectively, on Monday, April 29th from the Westin Los Angeles Airport.
 
Esquerra's offense has been something to marvel at this season. The junior leads the West Coast Conference in total bases (114) and slugging percentage (.651), and ranks second in home runs (14), doubles (15), and RBI (47) through games played on Apr. 29. Defensively, Esquerra's .993 fielding percentage leads all Lions (min. 55 putouts) having committed just two errors out of 296 balls his way. Esquerra has been a fixture to the LMU lineup, starting all 43 games this season, as the Lions make a push towards the conference tournament.
 
The return to the NCAA Tournament for LMU women's volleyball was made possible by the play of Tess Reid. The junior a total of 1,344 assists last season, which ranks third in Division I, and was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I All-America Team Honorable Mention. The setter led the West Coast Conference in assists and accounted for 2.36 digs per set, 1.12 points per set, and 0.31 services aces for set, all career-bests.
 
The Athlete of the Year honors were just two of the many Lions Athletic Fund Iggy Awards handed out on Monday. The 14th Annual Iggy's honors highlighted an evening full of recognition and laughs as the evening included the traditional senior farewell videos.
 
 
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Female:  Tess Reid, Women's Volleyball
Male: Trevin Esquerra, Baseball
 
INDIVIDUAL SPORT ATHLETE OF THE YEAR IGGY (nominees for overall Athlete of the Year)
Female:
Hannah Bandimere, Softball
Sarina Bolden, Women's Soccer
Abby Chopp, Swimming
Lauren Compeau, Women's Rowing
Kyla Danforth, Women's Cross Country/Track
Chelsey Gipson, Women's Basketball
Shannon Hewlett, Spirit Squad
Sara Kovac, Beach Volleyball
Veronika Miroshnichenko, Women's Tennis
Tess Reid, Women's Volleyball
Hana Vilanova, Women's Water Polo
Male:
James Batemon, Men's Basketball
Riley Elmes, Men's Golf
Trevin Esquerra, Baseball
Jake Gimpel, Men's Crew
Blazo Mitrovic, Men's Water Polo
Lukas Moenter, Men's Tennis
Koby Pederson, Men's Cross Country/Track
Antonio Porreco, Men's Soccer
 
STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Female: Tess Reid, Women's Volleyball
Male: Koby Pederson, Men's Cross Country/Track
Female Nominees: Hannah Bandimere, Softball; Audrey Bass, Women's Rowing; Shelby Cormier, Women's Soccer; Shannon Hewlett, Spirit Squad; Sara Kovac, Beach Volleyball; Kaelyn Novak, Spirit Squad; Tess Reid, Women's Volleyball; Keara Reilly, Swimming; Hana Vilanova, Women's Water Polo; Isabel Willis, Swimming
Male Nominees: James Batemon, Men's Basketball; Miles Chow, Men's Soccer; Austin Clark, Men's Water Polo; Sam Johnston, Men's Crew; Koby Pederson, Men's Cross Country/Track; Brandon Shearer, Baseball
 
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Female: Reka Orsi Toth, Beach Volleyball
Male: Blazo Mitrovic, Men's Water Polo
Female Nominees: Isabella Barajas, Women's Water Polo; Ella Boehle, Indoor Volleyball; Grace Catena, Women's Cross Country/Track; Sierra Credico, Spirit Squad; Riley Ehlen, Softball; Lillian Gabrielsen, Women's Tennis; Sophia Jadallah, Women's Rowing; Jalyn Lupo, Women's Soccer; Reka Orsi Toth, Beach Volleyball; Lydia Zicker, Swimming
Male Nominees: Zach Arias, Men's Cross Country/Track; Tommy Delgado, Baseball; Dameane Douglas, Men's Basketball; Austin Di Giulio, Men's Tennis; Brent Fisher, Men's Crew; Blazo Mitrovic, Men's Water Polo; Raymond Navis, Men's Golf; CJ Neville, Men's Soccer
 
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Female: Marialena Seletopoulou, Women's Water Polo
Male: Solomon Demeku-Ousman, Men's Cross Country/Track
Female Nominees: Sofia Booth, Women's Tennis; Bozena Culo, Women's Volleyball; Samantha Manti, Softball; Megan Nash, Beach Volleyball; Marialena Seletopoulou, Women's Water Polo; Kaitlyn Tingus, Spirit Squad; 
Male Nominees: Gavin Cohen, Men's Golf; Solomon Demeku-Ousman, Men's Cross Country/Track; Robert Halligan, Men's Water Polo; Kyle Mora, Baseball; Jonah Saenz, Men's Crew; Leo Zulli, Men's Soccer
 
MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Female: Giselle Masedo, Women's Cross Country/Track
Male: Lukas Moenter, Men's Tennis
Female Nominees: Sabine Caplin, Women's Swimming; Emma Doud, Beach Volleyball; Shannon Folan, Women's Rowing; Jasmine Jones, Women's Basketball; Ella Knowlton, Women's Volleyball; Maki Kono, Women's Soccer; Giselle Masedo, Women's Cross Country/Track; Morgan Molloy, Women's Water Polo; Linnay Wilson, Softball
Male Nominees: Joseph Garcia, Men's Cross Country/Track, Matthew Gooden, Men's Soccer; Lukas Moenter, Men's Tennis; Codie Paiva, Baseball; Garrett Plekenpol, Men's Crew; Joe Quintana, Men's Basketball; Joseph Shaw, Men's Water Polo; Samuel Su, Men's Golf
 
SPORTS PERFORMANCE IGGY AWARDS
Individual Female: Abbey Grosse, Women's Water Polo
Individual Male: Petr Herman, Men's Basketball
Women's Team: Women's Volleyball
Men's Team: Baseball
Passion Award: Men's Crew
 
PRIDE AWARD HONOREES
Giuseppe Benedetti, Baseball
Ryan Brown, Men's Tennis
Matthew Carungay, Men's Golf
Steven Chavez, Baseball
Miles Chow, Men's Soccer
Austin Clark, Men's Water Polo
Kyla Danforth, Women's XC/Track
Nick Dauchot, Men's Soccer
Mallory Eckroth, Softball
Mark Finkelnburg, Baseball
Matthew Gooden, Men's Soccer
Petr Herman, Men's Basketball
Ryan-Marie Ickes, Women's Water Polo
Sam Johnston, Men's Crew
Samantha Jordan, Women's Soccer
Ryan Kawano, Baseball
Taylor Keinath, Softball
Ellery Martin, Women's Rowing
Megan Martin, Softball
Veronica Nederend, Beach Volleyball
Taylor Pajunen, Swimming
Simeon Paul, Men's XC/Track
Antonio Porreco, Men's Soccer
Keara Reilly, Swimming
Gabbie Sanfilippo, Women's Soccer
Mary Schell, Swimming
Brandon Shearer, Baseball
Savannah Slattery, Women's Volleyball
Nick Sogard, Baseball
James Tanaka, Men's Soccer
Bailey Tanner, Softball
Camila Tumosa, Women's Tennis
Cooper Uhl, Baseball
Andee Velasco, Women's Basketball
Isabel Willis, Swimming
 
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD HONOREES
Matthew Carungay, Men's Golf
Miles Chow, Men's Soccer
Austin Clark, Men's Water Polo
Shelby Cormier, Women's Soccer
Reagan Denny, Women's Water Polo
Erik Johansson, Men's Basketball
Olivia Nielsen, Swimming
Taylor Pajunen, Swimming
Garrett Plekenpol, Men's Crew
Julia Pinamont, Women's Rowing
Keara Reilly, Swimming
Jonah Saenz, Men's Crew
Meredith Teague, Women's Volleyball
Isabel Willis, Swimming

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