After debuting a new-look awards dinner in 2024, CSI Athletics hosted the 2025 Finnies at The Tank last Friday night. The Finnies was a concept planned during the spring of 2020 with the intention to debut the event in May of that year. When the COVID-19 pandemic halted those plans, end-of-year awards moved online for four seasons from 2020-2023. The Finnies came to life for the first time in at Le Grecci’s Staaten in 2024, and this year’s Finnies marked the second in what will be an annual event on the CSI Athletics calendar. Last week’s event, put together through collaboration between the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and CSI Athletics administrators, welcomed over 200 guests including CSI student-athletes, coaches, and staff.
Athletic Communications Coordinator Joseph Foreman and CSI Social Media Manager Nicholas Durst once again co-hosted the event this year. They were also joined by a third co-host in Joseph Calabrese, another CSI staffer and co-host of the You Know I’m Right podcast alongside Durst. In addition to the awards given by the coaches of each team, department award-winners were chosen from among the team award-winners selected by each of the coaches. All department award-winners, with the exception of Highlight of the Year and the Pillar of Support award, were voted on by a group of CSI Athletics administrators.
The event opened with introductory remarks from Foreman, Durst, Calabrese, and SAAC President Emily Albano. Student Government President Adrian Rosales and CSI Director of Athletics Matthew Scally then took the podium delivering an address to the student-athletes in attendance. Foreman then returned to the podium to present the Highlight of the Year candidates as voting for the winner of that award opened on the CSI Dolphins Instagram account. Next, Foreman provided a season-in-review recap for each program as Durst and Calabrese announced the team award-winners selected by the coaches.
After the announcement of each team’s award-winners, the winners of the CSI Athletics department awards were announced. Those winners culminated with the naming of Jenalyse Alarcon as the Female Athlete of the Year and both Yubal Parra as Chris Polemeni as Male Co-Athletes of the Year. Following closing remarks from Foreman, the Finnies concluded with a video recapping the last year of CSI Athletics.
Full video of the 2025 Finnies is available below. This full list of all award-winners can also be found below video of the event.
2025 TEAM AWARD WINNERS
Women’s Soccer
Rookie of the Year – Riley Hammond
Offensive Player of the Year – Nadia Evola
Defensive Player of the Year – Emily Albano
Men’s Soccer
Golden Boot Award – Miguel Espinosa
Rookie of the Year – Peterson Larose
MVP – Brendan Maguire
Cross-Country
Women’s Rookie of the Year – Adonijah Washington
Men’s Rookie of the Year – Kelon Martin
Women’s MVP – Elizabeth Nicotra
Men’s MVP – Wayne Stephenson
Swimming & Diving
Men’s Rookie of the Year – Andi Bajollari
Women’s Rookie of the Year – Nicole Conroy
Men’s Diver of the Year – Yubal Parra
Women’s Diver of the Year – Jordan Swanson
Men’s MVP – Yubal Parra
Women’s MVP – Jessica Johnson
Women’s Basketball
Coaches Award – Noemia Massingue
Unsung Hero Award – Amber Abusbeih
MVP – Jenalyse Alarcon
Men’s Basketball
CSI Together Award – Justin Zieris
Rookie of the Year – Joey Poulin
MVP – Messiah Mallory
Cheerleading
Coaches Award – Melissa Tytka
Rookie of the Year – Alyssa Miglino
MVP – Gabrielle Addo
Track & Field
Men’s Runner of the Year – Steven Elcock
Women’s Runner of the Year – Precious Dillon
Men’s Field Athlete of the Year – Dominik Hric
Women’s Field Athlete of the Year – Ava Thompson
Men’s Rookie of the Year – Karran Riley
Women’s Rookie of the Year – Adonijah Washington
Men’s Co-MVP’s – Vincent Ohenhen & Ibrahima Diallo
Women’s MVP – Adonijah Washington
Baseball
Rookie of the Year – Jack Kehoe
Pitcher of the Year – Ryan Kehoe
MVP – Chris Polemeni
Softball
Defensive Player of the Year – Mariah Carcano
Offensive Player of the Year – Amanda Stalker
MVP – Anissa Acosta
2025 DEPARTMENT AWARD WINNERS
Pillar of Support Award – Jennifer Durando
Bob Steele Sportsmanship Award – Emily Albano and Daniel James
Highlight of the Year – Men’s 4×400 Comeback at the 2025 ECC Indoor Championship
Distinguished Service Award – Women’s Soccer
Women’s Rookie of the Year – Adonijah Washington
Men’s Rookie of the Year – Jack Kehoe
Women’s Athlete of the Year – Jenalyse Alarcon
Men’s Athlete of the Year – Yubal Parra & Chris Polemeni
– Story courtesy of CSI Athletics
