Senior Tribute Video | Banquet Video Recap
WALLA WALLA, Wash. - The Whitman College Athletics department welcomed the Class of 2026 to a time-honored tradition and held its annual Senior Awards Ceremony Thursday night in the Reid Campus Center Ballroom.
After a pre-ceremony reception the official program commenced with a welcome by Athletics Director
Kim Chandler who gave opening remarks, the awards were presented along with a senior tribute video produced by Whitman Athletics Sports Communications. A listing of the awards are as follows:
Bob Thomsen Award -
Adrian Valencia, men's soccer |
Jude Clum-Stockton, men's soccer |
Lindsey Pasena-Littlesky, women's soccer/lacrosse |
Charles Rush, men's tennis |
Lorelei Starr, women's soccer |
Gracia Larson, women's soccer |
Siena Hayes, women's swimming |
Jules Thompson, women's tennis |
Noah Braunel, baseball |
Nathan Wilson, baseball |
Danny Steinberg, men's cross country/track |
Eshan Singh, men's golf
Bleeding Blue and Gold award -
Teagan Huff, women's lacrosse |
Anika Patel, women's soccer |
Christian Rivera, baseball |
Kengo Shirokane, baseball |
Liam McLaughlin, baseball |
Lilli Thompson, women's volleyball |
Colin Dunlap, Men's Cross Country/Track
Unsung Hero Award -
Takahiro Hikida, men's soccer |
Michael Lee Tran, men's soccer |
Jessie Levine, women's lacrosse |
Cooper Crawford, men's basketball |
Gunnar Woller, men's tennis | Will Lanstra, men's tennis |
Seanee Still, women's soccer |
Sequoia Strandberg, women's soccer |
Julia Longpre, women's tennis |
Oliver Brown, baseball |
Lauren Ushijima, women's golf |
Eshan Singh, men's golf |
Jamie Bartok, women's volleyball |
Paul Florence, men's cross country/track
Max Seachris and Lee Coleman Awards - The awards are given annually to the most outstanding senior performer on a men's team and women's team.
Max Seachris Winner:
Lucas McAllister, men's soccer
Lee Coleman Winner:
Sascha Wells, women's tennis
Presidents Award -
Danny Steinberg, men's cross country/track. Awarded to the senior who has the highest cumulative grade-point average through seven semesters of college work. Athlete must have competed for the entire four years of school.
R.V. Borleske Award - Awarded to the senior, who participated on a men's team, by recognizing career athletic ability and accomplishments, leadership and sportsmanship qualities and contributions to the campus and community as a whole. The highest award given to a Whitman College student-athlete.
Winner:
Ali Efe Isik, men's basketball
Mignon Borleske Award - Awarded to the senior, who participated on a women's team, by recognizing career athletic ability and accomplishments, leadership and sportsmanship qualities and contributions to the campus and community as a whole. The highest award given to a Whitman College student-athlete.
Winner:
Payton Davies, women's cross country/track
