POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – On Wednesday afternoon, the Vassar Athletics Department hosted their Annual Brewer Awards Ceremony at The Chapel on Vassar's campus. Highlighting the event was the Matthew Vassar Outstanding Career Award presented to Augusta Stockman and Gavin van Beveren. Below is a full recap of the awards with the top vote getters.
 
Matthew Vassar Outstanding Career Award - WINNERS: Augusta Stockman and Gavin van Beveren
 
Finalists from a women's team: Augusta Stockman, Maddy Kretten, Lillian Lowenthal, Eliza Srinivasan
 
Augusta Stockman is the 2023 Matthew Vassar Outstanding Career Award recipient from a women's team. Stockman, from Camden, Maine, finishes her Vassar career as one of the best runners in school history. Stockman is a three-time NCAA Women's Cross Country Qualifier and earned All-Liberty League First Team honors twice. Augusta was also selected to the NCAA Mideast All-Region team in 2022 and ran the third fastest 6K all-time at the Paul Short Invite this season. She also competed in track and field this year and won multiple events in the Mile as well as the 1500-meters. Augusta ran in the Penn Relays last week and was one of two Division III student-athletes who competed in the 1500-meters.
 
Finalists from a men's team: Gavin van Beveren, Andrew Kanellis, Avni Mustafaj, Eric Wnorowski
 
Gavin van Beveren is the 2023 Matthew Vassar Outstanding Career Award winner from a men's team. van Beveren, from Alpharetta, Georgia, has put together a program-defining career for the men's volleyball team. Gavin shattered the program record in hitting percentage this season at .524 and was the top hitter nationally in percentage. He also finished second nationally in blocks per set and helped lead Vassar to a program record 25 straight victories along with a trip to the National Semifinals. Gavin finishes his career as a Three-Time All-American, Four Time All-UVC selection, Four Time North All-Region selection and was named the AVCA North Region Newcomer of the Year and the UVC Rookie of the Year.
 
Betty Richey Performer of the Year Award - WINNERS: Jessica Young and Jacob Kim
 
Finalists from a women's team: Jessica Young, Hailey Brigger, Macey Dowd, Caeli Porette
 
Jessica Young was tabbed the 2023 Betty Richey Performer of the Year Award recipient from a women's team. Young, from The Woodlands, Texas, put together another tremendous season for the Women's Soccer team at defense. Young was a captain in 2022 and was a key leader for Vassar's defense as they allowed just 10 goals on the season. Jess was named a First Team All-Liberty league selection and also garnered All-Region accolades. Later, she was named a CSC Scholar All-District and All-American honoree and was voted as a Second Team All-American by D3Soccer.com.
 
Finalists from a men's team: Jacob Kim, Owen Fauth, Andrew Kanellis, Miles Takiguchi
 
Jacob Kim is the 2023 Betty Richey Performer of the Year Award winner from a men's team. Kim, from Pleasanton, California, played a significant role in the Men's Volleyball team earning the #1 ranking by the AVCA and making a trip to the National Semifinals for the fourth time in school history. Jacob finished the season ranked fourth nationally in assists per set and was the setter for the top team in Division III in hitting percentage. Vassar also lead the country in assists per set and finished second overall in kills per set. Kim was named Second Team All-UVC and was an All-North Region voted on by the AVCA. Kim was also tabbed the UVC Tournament Most Valuable Player and received his first AVCA First Team All-American selection.
 
Vassar Rookie of the Year - WINNERS: Jahmilia Dennis and Fernando Bauermeister
 
Finalists from a women's team: Jahmilia Dennis, Sophia Bailey, Erin McCusker, Addie Wiener
 
Jahmilia Dennis was tabbed the 2023 Vassar Rookie of the Year from a women's team. Dennis, from Uniondale, NY, burst onto the scene for the Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field team as she quickly became one of the top jumpers and runners in the Liberty league. At the Indoor Liberty League Championships, Dennis was the Triple Jump champion and was also fourth in the 60-meter hurdles. She was voted the Liberty League Rookie of the Year in February and was also named All-Region in the Triple Jump as well as the 60-meter hurdles. She currently ranks fourth in the All-Atlantic region in the Triple Jump.
 
Finalists from a men's team: Fernando Bauermeister, Oliver Berger, Jensen Bergman, Tristan Christofferson
 
Fernando Bauermeister is the 2023 Vassar Rookie of the Year from a men's team. Bauermeister, from Winter Park, Florida, quickly became the Men's Tennis team's top singles player as well as top doubles pairing with teammate Nolan Kubiak. Bauermeister helped lead Vassar to the third seed in the Liberty League Championship and was named to the Liberty League weekly awards nine times. He is currently ranked #20 in the Northeast Region in singles and has defeated multiple nationally ranked opponents in both singles and doubles matches.
 
Frances D. Fergusson Coaches Award - WINNERS: Annie Uyeki and James Nicholas
 
Finalists from a women's team: Annie Uyeki, Alex Lee, Augusta Stockman
 
Annie Uyeki was selected as the 2023 Frances D. Fergusson Coaches Award winner from a women's team. Uyeki, from North Haven, Connecticut, has been a true leader throughout her Four-Year career with the Women's Lacrosse team. Annie is a Co-Captain this season and is also the team leader in assists and second in total points. Uyeki has served as the leader on the team when it comes to giving support as well as pushing her teammates to continue to improve. Her influence in handling difficult situations and helping teammates toward actions best suited for the team's success and culture both on and off the field has been critical for the Women's Lacrosse program.
 
Finalists from a men's team: James Nicholas, Jason Albaum, Ezra Caspi, Jack Rothenberg
 
James Nicholas is the 2023 Frances D. Fergusson Award recipient from a men's team. Nicholas, from Avon, Connecticut, has served as a two-year captain for the Men's Lacrosse program and has been a true leader both on and off the field since the day he stepped on campus. James is always committed to showing the best demonstration of sportsmanship on the field and is always active in supporting the Vassar community. James earned the 2023 John Iyoya prize in Education from Vassar College and has been a finalist for many of our other awards in the past. James will always be remembered as one of the best student-athletes to ever be part of the Vassar Athletics community.
 
Vassar Scholar-Athlete Award - WINNERS: Trina Chou and Robbie Perot
 
Finalists from a women's team: Trina Chou, Kasey Drake, Sam Kass, Abby Whittington
 
Trina Chou is the 2023 Vassar Scholar-Athlete Award winner from a women's team. Chou is the 2023 Vassar Scholar-Athlete Award winner from a women's team. Chou, a senior from Sunnyvale, California, has had a decorated career at Vassar both in and out of the classroom. With a 3.95 GPA in Neuroscience and Behavior, Trina's always brings a strong sense of purpose and competitiveness to the field everyday, both in practice and during games. Trina always matches up with the leading scorers on opposing teams, regardless of the size of her opponent. Her hard work and dedication to all things is evident by her attending the University of Tennessee to work towards her PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary biology.

Finalists from a men's team: Robbie Perot, Jack Plumer, Adam Talwalkar, Eric Wnorowski
 
Robbie Perot is the 2023 Scholar-Athlete Award recipient from a men's team. Perot, a senior from Lititz, Pennsylvania, has put together countless accolades both in the water as well as in the classroom. Robbie has a perfect 4.0 GPA in Urban Studies and was named an honorable mention All-American by the CSCAA. He achieved a NCAA B provisional qualifying times his freshman season and was the team leader in multiple events throughout his four-year career. He will continue to pursue his master's degree in the United Kingdom this fall which further shows his academic prowess.
 
Iron Brewer Award - WINNERS: Faye Stevens and Jaden Millstein
 
Finalists from a women's team: Faye Stevens, Maddy Kretten, Sierra McDermed, Kate Neikirk
 
Faye Stevens is the 2023 Iron Brewer Award winner from a women's team. Stevens is hard working and always full of energy. Faye arrives with a smile on her face ready to conquer the hardest of workouts. Her contagious energy motivates everyone around to overcome the challenges at hand. Faye can deadlift 300lbs in one moment then turn around and broad jump over 7.5 feet in the next breath. Faye stands out by shining her light on others while demonstrating incredible bodyweight strength.
 
Finalists from a men's team: Jaden Millstein, Owen Fauth, Adam Gulick, Solomon Hess
 
Jaden Millstein is the 2023 Iron Brewer Award winner from a men's team. Millstein is well-rounded and passionate. Jaden brings curiosity to the weight room, always eager to experiment and try new exercises. He leads by example, with a vertical jump of 38.6 and a deadlift of over 580 pounds, while encouraging others to push their boundaries in pursuit of perfect movement patterns. What makes Jaden stand out is the seamless translation of strength training to athletic performance on the diamond.
 
Vassar Student-Worker of the Year Award - WINNERS: Jorge Adames Reyes and Owen Fauth
 
Finalists: Jorge Adames Reyes, Owen Fauth, Emmanuel Maury and Emily Tincher
 
Jorge Adames Reyes and Owen Fauth are the 2023 Student-Workers of the Year.

Owen Fauth has been a valuable member of the Intramural staff throughout his 4 years and is one of the strongest leaders the recreation and intramurals staff that we have ever had. He is truly a natural born leader and takes initiative in everything he does. He does a great job making sure intramural events get started and even coordinating job duties to his fellow student workers. Owen is jack of all trades and he's been able to referee almost every intramural sport we offer with confidence. Owen has left his mark on the Intramural Program at Vassar and his leadership will truly be missed.

Jorge Adames Reyes has been an unbelievable part of the Athletic Communications office throughout his four years at Vassar. When Carlisle Stockton isn't here taking photos, Jorge was always around to take action shots, team photos, senior days, and anything else we would need from him. He was even asked by Carlisle Stockton to cover a Marist Senior Day this year because she knew of that great work that he did and was comfortable sending him to shoot football, even though it was something that he had never done before. We're definitely going to miss having him around next year and for years to come because of not only his ability with the camera, but because of the smile he always has on his face and his willingness to do anything that was asked of him.