DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The College of the St. Scholastica Athletics Department held its fifth annual Saints Sports Awards in the Reif Gymnasium on Monday, April 24.

The Saints Sports Awards were established in 2013 to recognize all of St. Scholastica's 500-plus student-athletes' accomplishments throughout the year. The Oscar-like, formal atmosphere features pictures on the gold carpet, photo booths, videos and more.

This year's Masters of Ceremonies were familiar voices to Saints athletes and fans as Dave Cook and Brian Prudhomme ran the show. Former CSS track & field star Kevin Wagner was the big winner on the night taking home Male Athlete of the Year, Male Performance of the Year and Male Career Achievement award. Women's Hockey goaltender Lexi Thomeczek was named the Female Rookie of the Year and also took home the Female Performance of the Year. Second-year program women's golf was named the Female Team of the Year and also received the Female Game of the Year Award.

For the complete list of winners see the list below as well as links to pictures from the evening thanks to Derek Montgomery Photography and the 40 minutes of video footage for the show.

 

Male Rookie of the Year: Conor Wollenzien (Baseball)	Female Rookie of the Year: Lexi Thomeczek (Hockey)
Male Scholar-Athlete Recipient: Josh Trosen (Cross Country/Track & Field)	Female Scholar-Athlete Recipient: Emily Jansen (Volleyball)
Male Performance of the Year:  Kevin Wagner (Track & Field)	Female Performance of the Year:  Lexi Thomeczek (Hockey)
Male Game of the Year:  Basketball at Northwestern - UMAC Championship	Female Game of the Year:  Golf at UMAC Championship
Male Athlete of the Year: Kevin Wagner (Track & Field)	Female Athlete of the Year: Casey Hovland (Cross Country)
Male Team of the Year: Baseball	Female Team of the Year:  Golf
Male Career Achievement Award: Kevin Wagner (Track & Field)	Female Career Achievement Award: Kara Warren (Softball)
John Baggs Sportsmanship Award:  Nikki Kienzle (Volleyball)	Berntson Blue and Gold Award:  Dr. Wade Lillegard
Humanitarian Award:  Preston Gunderson (Football)	Distinguished Alum Award:  Jeff Lahti (Baseball/Basketball)