LOWELL, Mass. – The 2026 Rowdy's Awards nominations have been announced for the event being held for UMass Lowell student-athletes on Monday, May 4. The Rowdy's is a red carpet event honoring the UMass Lowell student-athletes for their hard work both on and off the field during the 2025-26 school year.
Nominations for each category were submitted by coaches, with staff and student-athletes voting to determine a winner.
The 2026 Rowdy's categories and nominees are:
Female Cushing:
Georgia Brooks, Women's Cross Country
Olivia DeCitise, Softball
Jaini Edmonds, Women's Basketball
Madison Leeper, Field Hockey
Jayani Santos, Women's Track & Field
Male Cushing:
Justin Alexander, Men's Lacrosse
Dillan Bentley, Ice Hockey
Angel Montas Jr., Men's Basketball
Alfred Mucciarone, Baseball
Shunnosuke Nakajima, Men's Soccer
Jan Wouter van den Akker, Men's Cross Country
Mann Award:
Nia Chima, Women's Basketball
Cate Kleeman, Field Hockey
Nhyira Nkansah, Women's Track & Field
Nuala Rodgers, Women's Soccer
Boutin Award:
Dillan Bentley, Ice Hockey
Colby Frigon, Men's Lacrosse
Jerrell Roberson II, Men's Basketball
Female Unsung:
Maggie Dowd, Field Hockey
Grace Lydon, Women's Lacrosse
Maddie Rice, Women's Basketball
Sarah Ross, Women's Cross Country
Elsa Skinner, Women's Lacrosse
Sophie St. George, Women's Soccer
Fleur Balogh de Galantha, Women's Track & Field
Male Unsung:
Will Conklin, Men's Cross Country
Mauro Fernandez, Men's Soccer
Basit Iddriss, Men's Track & Field
Miles Kempski, Men's Lacrosse
Alvaro Medrano, Men's Soccer
TJ Schweighardt, Ice Hockey
Isaiah Walter, Men's Basketball
Female Rookie:
Nora Belin, Women's Soccer
Brienne Brezynskie, Women's Lacrosse
Anna Fondakowski, Women's Cross Country
Alessandra Forgione, Women's Track & Field
Tyanna Medina, Women's Basketball
Rena Pistilli, Field Hockey
Ella Van Alstyne, Softball
Male Rookie:
Cal Chance, Baseball
JJ Massaquoi, Men's Basketball
Alvaro Medrano, Men's Soccer
Devin Moreau, Men's Cross Country
Ryan Proctor, Men's Lacrosse
Dalyn Wakely, Ice Hockey
Female Breakout:
Georgia Brooks, Women's Cross Country
Nia Chima, Women's Basketball
Macy Shultz, Women's Lacrosse
Alice Van Hemelen, Field Hockey
Rachel Welch, Women's Soccer
Male Breakout:
Angel Montas Jr., Men's Basketball
Henry Wohlt, Men's Soccer
Michael Fisher, Men's Track & Field
Comeback:
Nate DeAngelo, Men's Cross Country
Joseph DeLanzo, Baseball
Cristiano Da Silva, Men's Soccer
Nina Hertz-Saebbö, Women's Soccer
Sean Kilcullen, Ice Hockey
Nubia Pereira, Women's Track & Field
Carla Subirats, Women's Basketball
