Mount St. Mary’s Honors Student-Athlete Achievements at Second Annual Emmits Awards

EMMITSBURG, Md. (April 29, 2025) – On Monday, April 28, Mount St. Mary’s University honored the achievements of their student-athletes during the Second Annual Emmits Awards, held at Knott Auditorium on campus.
 

The evening capped off with the awarding of the Kolon and Sheridan Awards, hoping the top athletes and scholars in the department. This year saw co-winners for both Kolon Awards, with Dola Adebayo of basketball and Aaron Sorkin of golf taking honors for men’s teams while Jo Raflo of basketball and Anna Salerno of lacrosse garnering women’s teams honors. Arran Fahey from track & field and Meghan Spechier from swimming & diving received the Sheridan Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards. ‘
 
Softball senior Laurenne Gallagher was the recipient of the Lynne Robinson Leadership Award and earned the top individual honor from Strength & Conditioning, becoming the first person to receive two Emmits in the same year.
 
Honors were also presented for Distinguished Faculty Member, Chaplain Recognition, Rookies of the Year, Comeback Athletes of the Year, Transfers of the Year, Unsung Heroes, Academic Team Excellence, and Staff Member of the Year. A full list of award winners is below.
 
2025 Emmits Awards Winners

Male Strength & Conditioning Individual – Kacper Cieplik, Water Polo

Female Strength & Conditioning Individual – Laurenne Gallagher, Softball

Male Strength & Conditioning Team – Baseball

Female Strength & Conditioning Team – Softball
Distinguished Faculty Member – Alejandro Canadas, Bolte School of Business
Chaplain Recognition – Deacon Danny Morrison, Men’s Lacrosse
Female Rookie of the Year – Brooke Molchanoff, Lacrosse

Male Rookie of the Year – Brandon Falconer, Track & Field
Female Transfer of the Year – Anna LeMaster, Basketball
Male Transfer of the Year – Graham Dougald, Soccer

Female Comeback Player of the Year – Emelie Beckman, Track & Field
Male Comeback Player of the Year – Xavier Lipscomb, Basketball
Male Unsung Hero – Nick Fleming, Baseball
Female Unsung Hero – Madison Szczublewski, Water Polo
Lynne Robinson Leadership Award – Laurenne Gallagher, Softball
Female Academic Team Excellence – Tennis
Male Academic Team Excellence – Soccer
Staff Member of the Year – Kostas Rizoulis, Dining Services

Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Arran Fahey, Track & Field

Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Meghan Spechier, Swimming & Diving
Male Kolon Athletes of the Year – Dola Adebayo, Basketball and Aaron Sorkin, Golf
Female Kolon Athletes of the Year – Jo Raflo, Basketball and Anna Salerno, Lacrosse