Denver Pioneers honor Bassett, Rask among 2024-25 award winners | Colorado Sunshine
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University of Denver athletics last week honored its 2024-25 award winners in the 88th annual Crimson Carpet Awards at Hamilton Gymnasium. Here were the recipients:
Gold Vest (community service, leadership, academic achievement, spirit: gymnastics
Male Student-Athlete of the Year: Sam Bassett, men’s soccer
Female Student-Athlete: Sara Rask, alpine skiing
Men’s Comeback: Russell Overly, men’s lacrosse
Women’s Comeback: Cecilia Cooley, gymnastics
Team MVPs
Men’s basketball: Sebastian Akins
Women’s basketball: Jordan Jones
Men’s golf: Willis Panzarello
Women’s golf: Emma Bryant
Gymnastics: Madison Ulrich
Hockey: Zeev Buium
Men’s lacrosse: Casey Wilson
Women’s lacrosse: Lauren Black
Alpine skiing: Sara Rask
Nordic skiing: Andreas Kirkeng
Men’s soccer: Sam Bassett
Women’s soccer: Ella Frost
Men’s swimming and diving: Dylan Wright
Women’s swimming and diving: Jessica Maeda
Men’s tennis: Daniel Sancho Arbizu
Women’s tennis: Andrea Burguete Beltran
Triathlon: Elizabeth Harita
Volleyball: Cassie Davis
(“Colorado Sunshine” celebrates the good news in sports. Suggestions are encouraged through sports editor Paul Klee at paul.klee@gazette.com.)
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