Grinnell student-athletes honored at GOAL Ceremony

GRINNELL, Iowa - The accomplishments of Grinnell College's 2022-23 student-athletes were recognized Sunday night at Darby Gymnasium at the school's GOAL ceremony organized by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Besides successes of all Pioneer teams, several individual student-athletes were also acknowledged.

First-Year Athlete of the Year Awards went to volleyball player Hayley Taka '26 (women's team sport), golfer Kavya Keshav '26 (women's individual sport), soccer player Jaxon Willoughby '26 (men's team sport) and swimmer Sean Colson '26 (men's individual sport).

Senior Athlete of the Year Awards for women's sports went to Payton Lowrey '23 (volleyball), Amanda Ramirez '23 (softball), Emma Schaefer '23 (cross country/track and field) and Sabrina Tang '23 (tennis). Luke Porter '23 (baseball/football), Noah Guyton '23 (soccer), Andrew Nickeson '23 (cross country/track and field) and Ben Johnson (swimming and diving) collected Senior Athlete of the Year honors for men's sports.

Other awards went to the women's soccer team (Spirit Award), women's basketball team (Service and Outreach Award) and softball team (biggest win).

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Players Mentioned

#46 Luke Porter: 1B; 6' 5"; Senior; R/R

#10 Amanda Ramirez: IF; 5' 6"; Senior; R/R

#11 Noah Guyton: F; 6' 0"; Senior

#15 Jaxon Willoughby: B/F; 5' 11"; First-Year

Ben Johnson: Senior

Sean Colson: First-Year

Sabrina Tang: Senior

Andrew Nickeson: Senior

Emma Schaefer: Senior

#20 Payton Lowrey: DS; 5' 10"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#46 Luke Porter
: 6' 5"; Senior; R/R
: 1B

#10 Amanda Ramirez
: 5' 6"; Senior; R/R
: IF

#11 Noah Guyton
: 6' 0"; Senior
: F

#15 Jaxon Willoughby
: 5' 11"; First-Year
: B/F

Ben Johnson
: Senior

Sean Colson
: First-Year

Sabrina Tang
: Senior

Andrew Nickeson
: Senior

Emma Schaefer
: Senior

#20 Payton Lowrey
: 5' 10"; Senior
: DS