President Thomas W. Krise opened the reception followed by UOG Athletics Director Doug Palmer, who reported on the "State of the Varsity Athletics Program," which highlighted the successful 2018-2019 season that Triton Athletics had.

Palmer also introduced two new coaches for the 2019-2020 academic year: Cecile Olandez, who will start and coach the women's basketball program, and Gary Larkin, who will take over the highly successful women's soccer program next year following the split in the men's and women's head coaching duties.

UOG coaches Brent Tipton and Rod Hidalgo then presented the following awards:

 

Men's Basketball   

Most Valuable Player: Logan Hopkins
Best Offense: Logan Hopkins
Best Defense: Aaron Castro
Sportsmanship: Victor Jones   

Women's Soccer

Most Valuable Player: Ariya Cruz
Best Offense: Elisha Benavente
Best Defense: Koholali'i Maertens
Sportsmanship: Sopheary Soun

Men's Soccer

Most Valuable Player: Dylan Naputi
Best Offense: Ryoga Okada
Best Defense: Jordan Rosario, Kautong Omengkar
Sportsmanship: James Yang, Ichiyo Kawata

Student-Athlete of the Year: Logan Hopkins of the Men's Basketball Team

"Logan carried the Men's Basketball Team on his shoulders, averaging 34 points a game and scored both inside and out. He had a great year for the Tritons," Palmer said.

Photos from the reception are available here

 

Photos by Victor Consaga, UOG Sports Photographer