2025 Spring Sports Awards—Celebrating Our Big Red Student-Athletes
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The Wayland community celebrated all of our spring athletes and coaches at the Spring Sports Awards, held on Wednesday, May 7. During the ceremony, varsity letter winners, team awards, and four-year letter earners were recognized.
Athletic Director Cody Schultz and coaches reflected on the season, expressing appreciation for our student-athletes, assistant coaches, our trainer, Sodexo staff, fans, and all who assisted at competitions throughout the season.
Many of our Big Red student-athletes were also recognized with all-conference accolades in the Trailways East, Flyway, and WCTC conferences. Way to go!
The award winners were as follows:
Baseball Team
Head Coach: John Pryme `11
Assistant Coaches: Jay Kroschel P`25, `27 and Joe Bruns P`26
- Most Valuable: Clayton Kroschel `25
- Most Improved: Lucas Cristea-Rist `26
- Champion of Character: Tyrique Jean Jacques `25 and Jonah Ratajczak `25
- Four-Year Letter Winners: Tyrique Jean Jacques `25 and Clayton Kroschel `26
Trailways East All Conference Accolades
- First-Team All Conference: Clayton Kroschel `25
- All-Sportsmanship Team: Tyrique Jean Jacques `25
Golf Team
Head Coach: Landyn Heimerl `13
- Most Valuable: Nickolai Johnson `27
- Most Improved: Hongjoong "Peter" Kim `25
- Champion of Character: Sybren Holwerda `28
- JV Champion of Character: Shuhan "Winnie" Yang `27
Lacrosse Team
Head Coach: Rob MacLellan
Assistant Coach: Jason Warnick
- Defensive Most Valuable: Ilia Babenko `27
- Offensive Most Valuable: Jayden Robinson `25
- Most Improved Player: Matthew Nguyen `27 and Alpha Sylla `26
- Champion of Character: Ne'kyle Alfred `26
Rowing Team
Head Coach: Seth Ahlborn
Assistant Coach: Jason Loppnow P`21, `24
- Most Valuable: Jose "Fabian" Calvo Guevara `26 and Jacqueline Fogarty `26
- Most Improved: Bernat "Barry" Karai `27 and Daniela Santamaria Baez `25
- Champion of Character: Tristan Kittel `27
Softball Team
Head Coach: Bryanna Michaletz `13
Assistant Coach: Bill Luebke H`89
- Most Valuable: Sierra Mietzel `26
- Most Improved: Madyson DeWitt `28
- Champion of Character: Maddie Clark `25
Trailways East All Conference Accolades
- First-Team All Conference: Sierra Mietzel `26
- Second-Team All Conference: Alexa Arguello `26
- All-Sportsmanship Team: Sierra Mietzel `26
Girls Soccer Team
Head Coach: Matt Smallish
Assistant Coach: Liberty Bell H`14, P`27
- Most Valuable: Lela Zafari `27
- Most Improved: Reagan Born `27
- Champion of Character: Reina Schroekenthaler `28
- JV Champion of Character: Jinnie Kim `26
Flyway All Conference Accolades
- All Conference Honorable Mention: Lela Zafari `26
Boys Tennis Team
Head Coach: Amy Pippenger P`23
Assistant Coach: Greg Schultz and Gregg Schultz `17
- Most Valuable: William "Anton" Flatt `25
- Most Improved: Andy Bui `25
- Varsity Champion of Character: Jungwoo "Toby" Hong `25
- JV Champion of Character: Jozeph Arslanoglu `25
WCTC All Conference Accolades
- First-Team All-Conference One Doubles: William "Anton" Flatt `25 and Mehmet Tarin `25
- First-Team All-Conference Two Doubles: Andy Bui `25 and Jack Yan `25
- Second-Team All-Conference Three Singles: Andy Nguyen `26
- Second-Team All-Conference Four Singles: Jungwoo "Toby" Hong `25
Track and Field Team
Head Coach: James Cleary
Assistant Coaches: Cody Schultz and Kurt Walters H`11
- Most Valuable: Nelson Mitchell `25 and Ariel Battey `26
- Most Improved: Gyle Mariñas `25 and Isabella Zheng `27
- Champion of Character: Luca Roetter-Gresback `26 and Jasleen Bhandal `25
- Four-Year Letter Winner: Jasleen Bhandal `25
Trailways East All Conference Accolades
- Second-Team All Conference Honorable Mention: Nelson Mitchell `25
- All Conference Honorable Mention: Olivia Janigova `25, Harry Yeo `26, Aidin Richardson `25, and Kristian Dakowicz `25
- All-Sportsmanship Team: Griyan Hughland `26 and Adas Bareikis `27
Congratulations to all our Big Red golf, baseball, lacrosse, rowing, softball, soccer, tennis, and track and field coaches and student-athletes on an outstanding season.
Go Big Red! #RTB 🔔
Most Valuable Player Award Winner and Four-Year Varsity Letter Earner for Baseball—Clayton Kroschel `26
Most Improved Player Award Winner for Baseball—Lucas Cristea-Rist `26
Champions of Character Award Winners for Baseball—Tyrique Jean Jacques `25 and Jonah Ratajczak `25
Four-Year Letter Earner for Baseball—Tyrique Jean Jacques `25
Most Valuable Player Award Winner for Golf—Nickolai Johnson `27
Most Improved Player Award Winner for Golf—Hongjoong "Peter" Kim `25
Champion of Character Award Winner for Golf—Sybren Holwerda `28
Champion of Character Award Winner for JV Golf—Winnie Yang `27
Most Valuable Defensive Player Award Winner for Lacrosse—Ilia Babenko `27
Most Valuable Offensive Player Award Winner for Lacrosse—Jayden Robinson `25
Most Improved Player Award Winners for Lacrosse—Matthew Nguyen `27 and Alpha Sylla `26
Champion of Character Award Winner for Lacrosse—Ne'kyle Alfred `26
Most Valuable Player Award Winner for Rowing—Jose Fabian Calvo Guevara `26
Most Valuable Player Award Winner for Rowing—Jacqueline Fogarty `26
Most Improved Player Award Winner for Rowing—Bernat "Barry" Karai `27
Most Improved Player Award Winner for Rowing—Daniela Santamaria Baez `25
Champion of Character Award Winner for Rowing—Tristan Kittel `27
Most Valuable Player Award Winner for Softball—Sierra Mietzel `26
Most Improved Player Award Winner for Softball—Madyson DeWitt `28
Champion of Character Award Winner for Softball—Maddie Clark `25
Most Valuable Player Award Winner for Soccer—Lela Zafari `27
Most Improved Player Award Winner for Soccer—Reagan Born `27
Champion of Character Award Winner for Soccer—Reina Schroekenthaler `28
Champion of Character Award Winner for JV Soccer—Jinnie Kim `26
Most Valuable Player Award Winner for Varsity Tennis—William "Anton" Flatt `25
Most Improved Player Award Winner for Tennis—Andy Bui `25
Champion of Character Award Winner for Varsity Tennis—Jungwoo "Toby" Hong `25
Champion of Character Award Winner for JV Tennis—Jozeph Arslanoglu `25
Most Valuable Player Award Winner for Track and Field—Nelson Mitchell `25
Most Valuable Player Award Winner for Track and Field—Ariel Battey `26
Most Improved Player Award Winner for Track and Field—Gyle Mariñas `25
Most Improved Player Award Winner for Track and Field—Isabella Zheng `27
Champion of Character Award Winner for Track and Field—Luca Roetter-Gresback `26
Champion of Character Award Winner and Four-Year Letter Winner for Track and Field—Jasleen Bhandal `25