Obi Toppin, Adam Trautman share UD student-athlete honor

The most prestigious award, the Rudy, was given to the “people who most epitomize what it means to be a Flyer.”

The male winners were Obi Toppin and Adam Trautman, of the basketball and football teams, respectively. Kevin Lawson (cross country) and Hunter Wolfe (baseball) were also nominated.

Mallory Kimmell (softball) and Jayla Scaife (basketball) were the female winners, while Ellie Cronin (golf) and Bridget Doherty (volleyball) were also nominated.

The winners were announced on Twitter and Instagram. Here’s the list of the other athletes honored:

Unsung Hero
Male: Will Majercak (cross country).
Other nominees: Laurel Aug (soccer), Benjamin Blackwell (baseball), Joe Bubonics (football), Oliver Dunne (tennis); Camron Greer (basketball),.

Female: Kaci Bornhorst (cross country/track) and Christine Szabo (basketball).

Other nominees: Isabelle Blanchard (rowing); Alissa Danielson (golf); Lillie Knesel (softball); and Alex Powell (soccer).

Breakthrough Performance

Winner: Men's Basketball 2019-20 season
Other nominees: Baseball advancing to 2019 A-10 Championship final; Football's win vs. No. 14 Indiana State; Volleyball's win vs. Michigan and breaking attendance record and going on to win A-10 Championship; Women's basketball winning the 2019-20 A-10 regular season and tournament titles.

Flyer Challenge Award winners: Baseball

Rookie of the Year
Male winners: Connor Bruce (tennis); and Toluwalase Oladeinbo (soccer)
Other nominees: Calan Gizelbach (cross country); Anthony Hattrup (baseball); Kyle Schmidt (golf); and Sam Webster (football).

Female winners: Alexis Goins (soccer) and Amelia Moore (volleyball)
Other nominees: Sarah Bailitz (softball); Carolyn Bakx (track & field); Paige Kompa (tennis); Elizabeth Myers (rowing); Mariah Perez (basketball); and Melissa Weidner (cross country/track).

Rising Star
Male winners: Jonas Fjeldberg (soccer) and Mariano Ricciardi (baseball)
Other nominees: Jake Chisholm (football), Brandon Christopher (cross country), Dwayne Cohill (basketball), Brandon Easterling (football), Jonas Fjeldberg (soccer), Will Harper (tennis), Connor Quigley (golf), Mariano Ricciardi (baseball).
Female winners: Colleen McDonnell (rowing) and Taylor Robertson (track & field)
Other nominees:  Alexandra Bozich (golf); Alyssa Cacini (softball); Maura Collins (volleyball); Kelly Pleiman (tennis); Kyla Whitehead (basketball); and Kelly Wilker (cross country/track & field).

Most Outstanding Leaders
Male winners: Ryan Culhane (football) and Domenic Maricocchi (golf)
Other nominees: Garrett Grissim (cross country); Tyler Jones (baseball); Trey Landers (basketball); and Ryan Mikesell (basketball).

Female winner: Shakeela Fowler (basketball)
Other nominees: Julia Blarr (softball); Jules Curry (softball); Anna Delaney (tennis); Emily Jones (soccer); and Jamie Peterson (volleyball).