Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
2025 Raiders Choice Awards
2025 RAIDERS CHOICE AWARDS
May 1, 2025
PRESIDENTS AWARD (MALE): Nicholas Vattiato, Football
PRESIDENTS AWARD (FEMALE): Abbie Lee, Golf
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Essam Mostafa, Basketball
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Anastasiia Boldyreva, Basketball
MALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Allan Kiplagat, Cross Country
FEMALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Odilia Jepchumba, Cross Country; Jana Want, Softball
FEMALE BREAKOUT PERFORMER OF THE YEAR: Lexi Medlock, Softball
MALE BREAKOUT PERFORMER OF THE YEAR: Clay Badylak, Baseball
ALL-AMERICANS: Allan Kiplagat (cross country), Holden Willis (football), Zach Clayton (football), Purity Sanga (track, 2024), Savannah Wheeler (basketball)
TEAM GPA AWARD/SPRING 2024: Women’s Golf (3.721)
TEAM GPA AWARD/FALL 2024: Women’s Tennis (3.744)
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: Soccer
GAME/EVENT OF THE YEAR: Softball win at No. 19 Mississippi State when Ava Tepe hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning; and Men’s Tennis win over No. 30 ranked Georgia Tech in the 2024 NCAA Regionals
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR: Baseball’s Drew Horn tossed a no-hitter against Oakland, which was just the fifth no-hitter in school history
PLAY OF THE YEAR: Baseball’s Eston Snider got a perfect jump on a softly hit ball to shallow center and made a spectacular diving catch to end the game—securing the fifth no-hitter in MTSU history for pitcher Drew Horn.
BLUE RAIDER IMPACT AWARD: Steve and Denise Smith
