The fall sports’ seasons have come to a close. Many players from the teams received awards from their conferences for outstanding athletic performances, including making All-Conference teams. The All-Conference teams are comprised of the top athletes from all schools in their respective sports.

The Stetson Men’s Soccer team made it into the ASUN Conference Tournament where they dropped the first game to Lipscomb University. They completed their season with a record of 4-10-2. Despite their record, Paul Ladwig was named ASUN Goalkeeper of the Year in addition to the ASUN All-Conference first team. Luke Ferreira was named to the second team and Gabriel Diniz was named to the All-Freshmen Team.

The Women’s Soccer team’s season also ended with a loss at the hands of Lipscomb University, but in the ASUN Conference Semifinals with a heartbreaking score of 1-2. The Lady Hatters ended their successful season overall with 9-7-2 as their record. Sarah Collins, Annette Morton and Adrianna Suarez were named to the ASUN Conference All-Academic Team this year. For post-season honors, Collins was named to the ASUN All-Conference first team. Morton and Emily Poltz were named to the second team. And to round it off, Plotz, Florencia Baldassini and Lindsey Parent were named to the All-Freshmen Team.

The Indoor Volleyball team’s season came to an end when they lost to USC Upstate in their last game of the regular season. The Hatters, despite having a record of 4-25 for the season, competed in some very close matches this year, that unfortunately did not end in their favor. McKenna Foster, a senior outside hitter from Ocala, Fla, was named to the ASUN All-Academic Team as a result of her outstanding academic performance throughout her four years here at Stetson.

The Stetson Cross Country teams both had solid seasons with four seniors competing in the NCAA South Region Championships. The men’s and women’s teams both competed in five invitationals. The highest the women’s team finished this season was at the USC Upstate Eye Opener when they finished fourth place. The men’s highest finish was when they finished fourth at the UNF Invitational. The four seniors who participated in the NCAA South Region Championships were Joe Beery, Clarissa Consol, Brianne Boldrin and Laurie Scott. Beery broke Stetson’s 10k record with a time of 32:59.4. All three women set the three fastest 6k times in Stetson history. Consol is the new 6k record holder with a 22:50.7 time. Boldrin finished second with a time of 22:59.8 and Scott third at 23:02.9. Beery was named ASUN Men’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Stetson Football ended up with a record of 4-7. Their win against Campbell received national attention, after a blocked field goal led to overtime victory.

Donald Payne finished a successful career with his third Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Year award. Payne is the seventh player in the league to have earned four first team All-PFL honors. Davion Belk also joined Payne on the All-PFL first team. Jeb Boudreaux and Eric Fogle were named to the second team All-PFL. Patrick Fogarty, Mike Yonker and Kegan Moore received honorable mentions from the league. Gaven DeFilippo and Davion Belk were named to the Academic All-PFL team.

These teams now focus on training and strengthening themselves in the offseason to prepare for next year. Stetson Athletics is looking forward to the competitive seasons of winter and spring sports.