Baruch Athletics Honors Student-Athletes at 53rd Annual Awards Banquet

May 14, 2026

The 53rd Annual Athletic Awards Banquet took place on May 12 honoring the teams and student-athletes for their accomplishments during the successful 2025-26 season.

The Bearcats earned many awards and honors for their success both on the field and academic excellence in the classroom.

Paz Moran (Women’s Cross Country) and Peter Gavroff (Men’s Volleyball) were named the Athletes of the Year.

Alicia Graves (Women’s Volleyball) and Alexander Boyarsky (Men’s Swimming) were named the Newcomers of the Year.

Alumna Natallia Mirashnichenka (2013-14 to 2016-17) from Women’s Swimming was the dinner’s keynote speaker.

All the 2025-26 Bearcat Honorees

Female Athlete of the Year
Paz Moran, Women’s Cross Country

Male Athlete of the Year
Peter Gavroff, Men’s Volleyball

Female Newcomer of the Year
Alicia Graves, Women’s Volleyball

Male Newcomer of the Year
Alexander Boyarsky, Men’s Swimming

Baruch Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Paz Moran, 3.943 GPA, Women’s Cross Country
Adarsha Kc, 3.979 GPA, Men’s Cross Country

CUNYAC Scholar-Athletes of the Year – Honorable Mention
Leonardo Valdivia, Men’s Swimming, 3.728 GPA
Peter Gavroff, Men’s Volleyball, 3.707 GPA
Grace Osuch, Softball, 3.883 GPA

CUNYAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Paz Moran, 3.943 GPA, Women’s Cross Country

Burt Beagle Loyalty Awards
Kaetlyn Chavez, Women’s Swimming
Daniel Vasilkoff, Men’s Swimming

Helen Belden Sportsmanship Awards
Mia Faddah, Softball
Roy Longarzo, Baseball

SAAC Leadership Award
Jules Wychunas, Softball

Distinguished Service Award
Office of Communications, Marketing, and Public Affairs (OCMPA)

Fall Sports Awards (as selected by coaches)

Women’s Tennis
MVP – Aishika Yadav
Coach’s Award – Jacqueline Moreno

Men’s Soccer
MVP – Silver Jared Bijslma
Rookie of the Year – Dzmitry Piatrashka

Men’s Cross Country
Coach’s Award – Joshua Joyner
Rookie of the Year – Brandon Lim

Women’s Cross Country
MVP – Paz Moran
Rookie of the Year – Emily Stevanus

Women’s Volleyball
MVP – Dibjot Kaur
Rookie of the Year: Alicia Graves

Winter Sports

Men’s Basketball
MVP – Jack Gordon
Rookie of the Year – Daniel Haire

Women’s Basketball
MVP – Isabella Kostyal-Larrier
Coach’s Award – D’Andre McRae

Women’s Swimming
MVP – Allyse Alexander
Rookie of the Year – Kaetlyn Chavez

Men’s Swimming
MVP – Ramiel Fayngersh
Coach’s Award – Daniel Vasilkoff

Spring Sports

Baseball
Frank Dursi Pitching Award – Benjamin Norwood
MVP – Roy Longarzo
Coach’s Award – Andrew Page

Softball
MVP – Jules Wychunas
Coach’s Awards – Melanie Robles

Men’s Volleyball
MVP – Peter Gavroff
Rookie of the Year – Lucas Maziarz

Men’s Tennis
MVP – Juan Mendoza
Coach’s Award – Philipp Roeder

Read: A history of Baruch’s all-time award winners, and all honors earned this year from The City University of New York Athletic Conference.

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