Golden Eagle Awards

Beginning in 1995, Westmont Athletics has honored an athlete from each intercollegiate team with the Golden Eagle Award. The honor is given to an athlete for their accomplishments athletically, academically, spiritually and socially. Each recipient must be at least a sophomore in standing, posses a minimum 3.25 GPA and have the nomination and support of their coach. Since its beginning, the Golden Eagle Award has been generously sponsored by Pacific Beverage Company and Pete and Gerd Jordano.

2008 Golden Eagle Recipients
Team Recipient Year Major
Men’s Baseball Cody Chapman Senior Physics
Men’s Basketball Drew Benac Senior Biology
Women’s Basketball Annie Johnson Junior Art
Men’s Cross Country Kirby Ifland Junior Economics & Business
Women’s Cross Country Lindsey Cooper Senior Kinesiology
Men’s Soccer Skye Sander Sophomore International Business
Women’s Soccer Kayla Crandall Senior Kinesiology
Men’s Tennis Kyle Godfrey Senior Chemistry
Women’s Tennis Emily Hughes Sophomore Spanish
Men’s Track Rob Cherry Senior Mathematics
Women’s Track Kayla Stilwell Junior Economics & Business
Women’s Volleyball Malinda Reese Senior Physics / Engineering
2007 Golden Eagle Recipients
Team Recipient Year Major
Men’s Baseball Jonathan White Junior Engineering / Physics
Men’s Basketball Josh Ware Junior Communication Studies
Women’s Basketball Annie Johnson Sophomore Art
Men’s Cross Country Caleb Ambrose Senior Kinesiology
Women’s Cross Country Lisa Griego Junior Religious Studies
Men’s Soccer Michael German Senior Political Science
Women’s Soccer Katie Rhodes Senior Liberal Studies
Men’s Tennis Cody King Junior Biology
Women’s Tennis Gillian Ayres Senior Economics & Business
Men’s Track Jeffrey Thompson Senior Economics & Business
Women’s Track Lindsey Connolly Senior Biology
Women’s Volleyball Malinda Reese Junior Engineering / Physics
2006 Golden Eagle Recipients
Team Recipient Year Major
Men’s Baseball Dominick Paluso Senior Kinesiology
Men’s Basketball Kevin Bartel Senior Kinesiology
Women’s Basketball Sara Uhlman Senior Biology
Meghan O’Donogue Senior Biology
Men’s Cross Country Luke Oliver Senior Religious Studies
Women’s Cross Country Jessica Goulder Senior Kinesiology
Men’s Soccer TJ McKillop Senior Sociology
Women’s Soccer Katie Rhodes Junior Liberal Studies
Men’s Tennis Kyle Godfrey Sophomore Pre-Med
Women’s Tennis Jenny Renfer Junior Kinesiology
Men’s Track Nathan Fleming Senior English / Biology
Women’s Track April Louie Senior Chemistry
Women’s Volleyball Amber Donovan Senior Kinesiology
2005 Golden Eagle Recipients
Team Recipient Year Major
Men’s Baseball Micah Gallagher Senior Physics / Engineering
Men’s Basketball Kyle Bechler Senior Mathematics
Women’s Basketball Julia Morrow Senior Biology
Men’s Cross Country Eric Brawner Senior Biology
Women’s Cross Country Holly Stewart Junior Kinesiology
Men’s Soccer Michael Thompson Sophomore Undeclared
Women’s Soccer Katie Schick Junior Liberal Studies
Women’s Tennis Jennifer Goebel Senior Communication Studies
Men’s Track Nathan Fleming Junior English / Biology
Women’s Track April Louie Junior Chemistry
Women’s Volleyball Bonnie Van Elderen Senior Communication Studies
2004 Golden Eagle Recipients
Team Recipient Year Major
Men’s Baseball Paul Angone Junior Communication Studies
Men’s Basketball Kyle Bechler Junior Mathematics
Women’s Basketball Katie Hardeman Senior Social Science
Men’s Cross Country Eric Brawner Junior Biology
Women’s Cross Country Kelley Smith Junior Economics & Business
Men’s Soccer Kevin Saiki Sophomore Biology
Women’s Soccer Kristen Kleen Senior Biology
Men’s Tennis Thommas De Liefde Senior Economics & Business
Women’s Tennis Jenny Renfer Sophomore Kinesiology
Men’s Track Kerby Johnson Junior Computer Science
Women’s Track Alexis Horlick Senior Spanish
Women’s Volleyball Bonnie Van Elderen Junior Communication Studies
2003 Golden Eagle Recipients
Team Recipient Year Major
Men’s Baseball Cory Van Elderen Senior Physics / Engineering
Men’s Basketball Kyle Bechler Sophomore Mathematics
Women’s Basketball Katie Hardeman Junior Social Science
Men’s Cross Country Eric Brawner Sophomore Mathematics
Women’s Cross Country Lisa Brown Junior Communication Studies
Men’s Soccer Josh Cox Sophomore Economics & Business
Women’s Soccer Lauren Schick Junior Political Science
Men’s Tennis Jon Anett Senior Religious Studies
Women’s Tennis Lynn Quitoriano Sophomore Biology
Men’s Track Courtney Butler Junior International Studies
Women’s Track Adrienne Farrington Senior Psychology
Women’s Volleyball Bonnie Van Elderen Sophomore Communication Studies
2002 Golden Eagle Recipients
Team Recipient Year Major
Men’s Baseball Kevin Boles Senior Physics
Women’s Basketball Katie Hardeman Sophomore Social Science
Men’s Cross Country Joseph Stevick Senior Physics
Women’s Cross Country Kimber (Tolar) Thomson Senior Kinesiology
Men’s Soccer John Krill Senior Economics & Business
Women’s Soccer Kristen Martin Senior Communication Studies
Women’s Tennis Paige Johnson Senior Biology
Men’s Track John Boylston Junior Business
Women’s Track Judilee Morrow Senior Biology
Women’s Volleyball Chante D’Ostroph Senior Kinesiology
2001 Golden Eagle Recipients
Team Recipient Year Major
Men’s Baseball Brett Bollman Junior Physics
Men’s Basketball Robin Eley Senior Art
Women’s Basketball Jenna Paul Sophomore Pre-Med
Men’s Cross Country Joseph Stevick Junior Physics
Women’s Cross Country Becca Baisch Junior Psychology
Men’s Soccer John Krill Junior Economics & Business
Women’s Soccer Angela Crowell Senior Psychology
Men’s Tennis Jens Omli Senior Philosophy / Religion
Women’s Tennis Paige Johnson Junior Biology
Men’s Track John Boylston Sophomore Business / Philosophy
Women’s Track Judilee Morrow Junior Biology
Women’s Volleyball Chante D’Ostroph Junior Kinesiology
2000 Golden Eagle Recipients
Team Recipient Year Major
Men’s Baseball Brett Bollman Sophomore Physics
Men’s Basketball Robin Eley Junior Art
Women’s Basketball Derika Brendsel Sophomore English
Men’s Cross Country Alex Gayl Junior Economics & Business
Women’s Cross Country Emily Hoffman Junior Biology
Men’s Soccer John Krill Sophomore Economics & Business
Women’s Soccer Angela Crowell Junior Psychology
Men’s Tennis Jeff Phillips Junior Economics & Business
Women’s Tennis Laura Dray Sophomore Spanish
Men’s Track Andrew Johnson Senior Engineering / Physics
Women’s Track Rebekah Reynolds Junior Liberal Studies
Women’s Volleyball Corrie Wilhelm Senior Biology
1999 Golden Eagle Recipients
Team Recipient Year Major
Men’s Baseball Matt Ainley Sophomore Physics
Men’s Basketball Ryan Monroe Sophomore Business & Economics
Women’s Basketball Jasmyne Olson Junior Psychology
Men’s Cross Country Noey Meador Junior Kinesiology
Women’s Cross Country Vicki Goodwin Senior English
Men’s Soccer Nathan Kolano Sophomore Business & Economics
Women’s Soccer Katie Gardinier Junior Kinesiology
Men’s Tennis Brian Kettler Senior Communication Studies / Business
Women’s Tennis Kristy Smith Junior Liberal Studies
Men’s Track Chris Wright Senior Religious Studies / History
Women’s Track Annaka Gustafson Senior Biology
Women’s Volleyball Wendy Wilkins Junior Kinesiology
1998 Golden Eagle Recipients
Team Recipient Year Major
Men’s Basketball Bryan Hahn Junior Sociology
Men’s Cross Country Kevin Sturm Senior Biology
Women’s Cross Country Julie Hassan Junior English
Men’s Soccer Sep Wolf Senior Kinisiology
Women’s Soccer Katie Gardinier Sophomore Kinesiology
Men’s Tennis Brian Kettler Junior Communication Studies
Women’s Tennis Kara Gochnour Junior Kinesiology
Men’s Track Matt Dickson Junior Biology / Philosophy
Women’s Track Vicki Goodwin Junior English / History
Women’s Volleyball Corrie Wilhelm Junior Biology
1997 Golden Eagle Recipients
Team Recipient Year Major
Men’s Baseball Chris Kurz Senior Biology
Men’s Basketball Lou Caballero Senior Business & Economics
Men’s Cross Country Kevin Sturm Junior Pre-Med
Women’s Cross Country Miriam Niednagel Senior English / Modern Languages
Men’s Soccer Ben Hook Junior Philosophy
Women’s Soccer Andi Livingood Sophomore Communication Studies
Men’s Tennis Don Sirbuly Junior Chemistry
Women’s Tennis Jen Gutierrez Senior Kinesiology / Spanish
Men’s Track Matt Thomson Senior English
Women’s Track Jennifer Hackworth Senior Kinseiology
Women’s Volleyball Susan (Rhea) Wilson Senior English
1996 Golden Eagle Recipients
Team Recipient Year Major
Men’s Baseball Jon Crabb Sophomore Chemistry / Physics
Men’s Basketball Jedd Medefind Senior Communication Studies
Men’s Cross Country Paul Ashby Senior Chemistry
Women’s Cross Country Miriam Niednagel Junior History
Men’s Soccer Ben Hook Sophomore Philosophy
Women’s Soccer Heather Marshall Senior Chemistry
Men’s Tennis Don Sirbuly Sophomore Chemistry
Women’s Tennis Michele Howell Junior Biology
Men’s Track Matt Genasci Senior English
Women’s Track Jennifer Hackworth Junior Kinseiology
Women’s Volleyball Susan Rhea Junior English
1995 Golden Eagle Recipients
Team Recipient Year Major
Men’s Baseball Chris Kurz Junior Engineering / Physics
Men’s Basketball Jedd Medefind Junior Communication Studies / Business
Men’s Cross Country Matt Genasci Senior English
Women’s Cross Country Anna Helsabeck Senior Kinesiology
Men’s Soccer Brock Weedmen Jenior Psychology
Women’s Soccer Heather Marshall Junior Chemistry
Men’s Tennis Adam Wass Sophomore Chemistry
Women’s Tennis Billie Faatz Senior Kinesiology
Men’s Track Phil Livingood Junior Kinesiology
Women’s Track Miriam Niednagel Sophomore Undeclared
Women’s Volleyball Anne Lundgren Senior Philosophy