FLUSHING, N.Y. – With the past two years' end of the year banquet being put on hold, on Thursday (May. 12) evening, the Queens College Department of Athletics and Recreation celebrated the 2021-2022 year Student-Athletes with the Annual Knights Awards Dinner on the campus of Queens College held at LeFrak Concert Hall 
 
The evening celebrated the highlights of the 2021-2022 athletic year for the Knights which included: 

• 140 Student-Athlete with a 3.0 GPA or higher
• Close to 30 East Coast Conference Honors, 3 Player of the Year, 2 Rookie of the Years, 2 Coach of the Year honors
• Men's and women's tennis advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 20^th and 21^st straight year
• Unveiled new soccer pitch and track earlier this week
• Men's basketball earned their first home playoff game since the 2010-11 season and finished fourth in the conference standing
• Baseball finished second in the conference standings and earned their third straight postseason appearance

Along with each team honoring their award winners, the department honored the most decorated male and female Student-Athletes of the year. 
 
The baseball team was not in attendance as the Knights were competing in the East Coast Conference Postseason Tournament. 
 
The final award of the evening, the Patrick Parker Award (a student-athlete who is "driven, goal-oriented, dedicated to their fellow student and sport, supportive, loyal, humble and selfless) was presented to Softball Ann Grimshaw
 
Men's Soccer Award Winners: Video
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Nicolas Cifuentes Diaz
Most Improved – Joaquim Johnson
Scholar-Athlete – Tobias Holtz
Most Valuable Player – Nicholas Tagios
 
Women's Soccer Award Winners: Video
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Sarah Anderson
Most Improved – Marina Pappas
Scholar-Athlete – Jacklyn Diel
Most Valuable Player – Sarah Marino
 
Women's Volleyball Award Winners: Video
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Christina Franco
Most Improved – Alexis Deodat
Scholar-Athlete – Danielle Naggar
Most Valuable Player – Dee-Ana Mitchell
 
Men's Cross Country Award Winners: Video
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Keith Hyland
Most Improved – Andrew O'Gorman
Scholar-Athlete – Njehan Phillip
Most Valuable Player – Steven Cuascut
 
Women's Cross Country Award Winners: Video
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Nicole Colombi
Most Improved – Fatima Morrobel 
Scholar-Athlete – Natalia Cuttler
Most Valuable Player – Alexis Hall
 
Women's Swimming & Diving Award Winners: Video
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Kristen Flores
Most Improved – Natalia Cuttler
Most Valuable Player – Jillian Etnel
 
Dance Award Winners: Video
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Angelene Alers
Most Improved – Allyson Laurent
Scholar-Athlete – Nathalie Arriaza
Most Valuable Player – Ariel Goldberg
 
Women's Basketball Award Winners: Video
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Chelsea Reeves
Most Improved – Farrah Pitt
Scholar-Athlete – Nora Gabel
Most Valuable Player – Nora Gabel
 
Men's Basketball Award Winners: Video
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Jayden Seraphin
Most Improved – Eddie Mehmetaj
Scholar-Athlete – Evan Goldberg
Most Valuable Player – Dion Herrington
 
Men's Indoor & Track Award Winners: Video
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Diego Folgado
Most Improved – Andrew O'Gorman
Scholar-Athlete – Nathalie Arriaza
Most Valuable Player – Robert Skidmore
 
Women's Indoor & Track Award Winners: Video
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Fatima Morrobel
Most Improved – Bianca Hiltz
Scholar-Athlete – Fatima Morrobel
Most Valuable Player – Khareena Primus
 
Softball Award Winners: Video
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Emma Zumpol
Most Improved – Arianna Fracchiooni
Scholar-Athlete – Marisa Sagona
Most Valuable Player – Emma Zumpol
 
Women's Tennis Award Winners: Video
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Caroline Hany-Fawzy
Most Improved – Gabriela Sciarrotta
Scholar-Athlete – Chole Certain
Most Valuable Player – Nathalie Ulander
 
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Award Winners: Video
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Fatima Morrobel
Most Improved – Aisha Khan
Scholar-Athlete –Natalia Cuttler
Most Valuable Player – Khareena Primus
 
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Award Winners: Video
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Fabian Tan
Most Improved – Daniel Fuzailof
Scholar-Athlete – Myles Jackson
Most Valuable Player – Diego Folgado
 
 
Men's Tennis Award Winners Award Winners: Video
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Philipp Uhde
Most Improved – Hugo Evangelista de Andrade
Scholar-Athlete – Moritz Borges
Most Valuable Player – Kareem Rashad
 
Baseball Award Winners: Video
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Marc Cisco
Most Improved – Danny Gargano
Scholar-Athlete – Julien Arcos
Most Valuable Player – Louis Antos
 
Male Athletics Departmental Award Winners: 
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Marc Cisco
Outstanding Senior – Moritz Borges
Most Improved – Eddie Mehmetaj
Most Valuable Player – Louis Antos
 
Female Athletics Department Award Winners:
Outstanding Freshman/Rookie – Chelsea Reeves
Outstanding Senior – Nathalie Ulander
Most Improved – Jacklyn Diel
Most Valuable Player – Maja Makal