Powless, Chaudoin take top honors at 2nd annual Spirit of Indiana Showcase

Dozens of IU student-athletes ditched cleats and jerseys for loafers and dresses Monday night during the second annual Spirit of Indiana Showcase at the IU Auditorium.

The awards show honors student-athletes for accomplishments on and off the field during the 2011-12 sports seasons. Student-athletes voted on some awards, while the Athletics Department selected others.

The most prestigious of the awards, the Directors Award, is given to a male and female senior athlete who the department thinks best represents The Spirit of Indiana: 24 Sports, One Team.

Following in the footsteps of the 2011 winners, softball player Sara Olson and football player Ben Chappell, volleyball player Mary Chaudoin and wrestler Matt Powless received the Directors Award Monday night.

Chaudoin, a setter for the volleyball team, ranks seventh in IU history in assists with 2,840, and was a starter for the 2010-11 team that reached the Sweet Sixteen.

“I am so extremely flattered right now,” Chaudoin said in a release from IU Athletics. “All I can say is thank you for my time here, I loved it.”

Powless ranks fifth in school history with 124 wins during his wrestling career, including an All-American junior season during which he led Division-I wrestling with 13 major decisions.

He was also a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree who is in graduate school pursuing a master's degree in Psychology Counseling.

“I love my teammates and I’ll never forget my time here with them,” Powless said in a release from IU Athletics. “My decision to come wrestle at Indiana was the best of my life.”

The student-athletes themselves voted for the men's basketball team's comeback against VCU in the NCAA Tournament as the Comeback of the Year and selected Allysa Vavra's performance in the Big Ten Championships as the performance of the year.

IU trailed by six points with 4:26 remaining in the third-round NCAA Tournament game, only to come back and beat the Rams 63-61 on a shot from sophomore Will Sheehey in the final seconds.

Vavra set three IU records during the Big Ten Championships in mid-February, including a Big Ten record in the 400-yard individual medley, which was also the 15th-fastest time ever. Her performance earned her Swimmer of the Championships.

Full results for the rest of the awards are as follows:

Aline Robinson Mental Attitude Award
Sasha Chaplin, Women’s Basketball
Gabriella Agostino, Women’s Diving
Corey Brautigam, Field Hockey
Rosie Davies, Women’s Golf
Jaclyn Riedel, Rowing
Lindsay Campbell, Women’s Soccer
Kelsey Brannon, Softball
Margaux Farrell, Women’s Swimming
Leslie Hureau, Women’s Tennis
Breanne Ehrman, Women’s Cross Country
Emma Kimoto, Women’s Indoor Track
Kelsie Ahbe, Women’s Outdoor Track
Mary Chaudoin, Volleyball
Meghan Lappan, Water Polo
 
Anita Aldrich Leadership Award
Cassie Gogreve, Softball

Jack D. Tichenor Award (the male and female athletes with the highest respective GPAs)
Kelsey Brannon, Softball
Tyler McCarroll, Men’s Soccer
 
IU Sportsmanship Award (one from each sport)
Drew Leininger, Baseball
Jordan Hulls, Men’s Basketball
Aulani Sinclair, Women’s Basketball
Jaclyn Zamudio, field Hockey
Adam Replogle, Football
David Erdy, Men’s Golf
Pamela Burneski, Women’s Golf
Asja Zero, Rowing
Kerel Bradford, Men’s Soccer
Carly Samp, Women’s Soccer
Amanda Wagner, Softball
Emad Adbelatif, Men’s Swimming
Laura Head, Women’s Swimming
Stephen Vogl, Men’s Tennis
Leslie Hureau, Women’s Tennis
Zach Mayhew, Men’s Cross Country
Helene Delone, Women’s Cross Country
Ryan Hindes, Men’s Indoor Track
Antonia Franklin, Women’s Indoor Track
Tyler Sult, Men’s Outdoor Track
Emma Kimoto, women’s Outdoor Track
Lindsay Enterline, Volleyball
Amanda Redfern, Water Polo
Matt Ortega, Wrestling
 
Hoosier Award (which recognizes a student-athlete for bringing honor and distinction to Indiana University in their respective sport during the academic year)
Trace Knoblauch, Baseball
Christian Watford, Men’s Basketball
Sasha Chaplin, Women’s Basketball
Conor Murphy, Men’s Diving
Amy Cozad, Women’s Diving
Brenna Moeljadi, Field Hockey
Nick Stoner, Football
Chase Wright, Men’s Golf
Rosie Davies, Women’s Golf
Katie Laine, Rowing
Chris Estridge, Men’s Soccer
Molly Buynak, Women’s Soccer
Kelsey Brannon, Softball
Andrew Taylor, Men’s Swimming
Laura Head, Women’s Swimming
Will Kendall, Men’s Tennis
Leslie Hureau, Women’s Tennis
Andy Bayer, Men’s Cross Country
Samantha Ginther, Women’s Cross Country
Kind Butler, Men’s Indoor Track
Kelsey Duerksen, Women’s Indoor Track
Derek Drouin, Men’s Outdoor Track
Kelsie Ahbe, Women’s Outdoor Track
Mary Chaudoin, Volleyball
Cassie Wyckoff, Water Polo
Matt Powless, Wrestling
 
Jake Gimbel Award (mental attitude and distinguished performances in athletics and academics)
Chris Vaughn, Men’s Track and Field
 
CHAMPS Champ Team Award (which is a competition between all Indiana University varsity athletics teams designed to encourage participation in the C.H.A.M.P.S./Life Skills programs, attendance at other teams' events, and community service while awarding academic success)
Wrestling

— Alex McCarthy