2019-20 Student-Athlete Award Nominations

Male Athlete of the Year Nominees

Cal State Dominguez Hills Athletics is excited to announce the continuation of our annual student-athlete end-of-the-year awards, featuring the Jennifer Winkelspecht, Mike Sharp Most Inspirational, Male and Female Athlete of the Year and the Presidential awards. Throughout the month of June we will introduce the nominees for each award and will announce all winners after. The head coach of each program nominated their student-athlete for each award.

The following awards will be announced:

June 8: Jennifer Winkelspecht Award

June 10: Mike Sharp Most Inspirational Award

June 15: Male Athlete of the Year

June 17: Female Athlete of the Year

June 22: Presidential Award

June 24: Winners Announced

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINEES

 

The Male Athlete of the Year exemplifies the excellence befitting a CSUDH student-athlete. While these student-athletes excelled as individuals by etching their names alongside and sometimes above other Toro greats, they also made their team and teammates better by their encouragement, intensity and setting examples on the court or field of play.

WINNER ANNOUNCED ON JUNE 24

Raynard Belmonte
Raynard Belmonte (click image to go to bio)

Raynard Belmonte

Men's Golf Senior

  • Recorded a career-low 4-under 68 in the third and final round of the Las Vegas Desert Classic.
  • Shot a 1-under 71 in the first round of the CSUSM Fujikura Invitational.
  • CSUDH's top finisher in four tournaments this past season. Cracked the top-20 three times.
  •  Tied for 16th out of 103 golfers at the Las Vegas Desert Classic.
  • Helped the team to a fifth place finish at NDNU Invitational.
Raynard is a special student-athlete who is a coach's dream. He always works hard, never quits, is willing to learn, fair, a good friend and a golfer most others look up to.
Head Golf Coach Ron Eastman
Raynard Belmonte
Raynard Belmonte
Raynard Belmonte

Colten Kresl

Men's Basketball Junior

  • All-CCAA Second Team
  • Became the 11th player in program history to record 1,000 career points.
  • Broke both the career and single-season 3-point records. He collected 84 treys to pass John Nojima's 34-year-old record of 74 and surpassed Jonathan Toliver's (2005-09) career mark of 188.
  • Averaged a team-high 16.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, a team-best 4.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
  • Ranked seventh in scoring and third in assists in the CCAA.
  • Third in the conference in 3-pointers made (84) and 3-point percentage (.398).
  • Helped the team reach the CCAA Tournament for the fourth straight year.
  • CCAA Player of the Week (Feb. 24 - Mar. 1)
Colten Kresl
Colten Kresl (click image to go to bio)
I've seen so much growth in Colten since he stepped foot on campus three years ago and am excited to see him be one of the best players in the CCAA next season. He is cementing himself in the Toro record books with elite company.
Head Men's Basketball Coach Steve Becker
Colten Kresl
Colten Kresl
Colten Kresl
Pierson Loska
Pierson Loska (click image to go to bio)

Pierson Loska

Baseball Senior

  • CCAA All-Star Selection
  • Helped team to a 12-10 overall record, 11-5 in the CCAA, when the season was abruptly cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the best start to the season the program has had since 2015.
  • Batted .329 and logged a CCAA-leading .685 slugging percentage.
  • Led the conference in doubles (9) and second in home runs (5) and walks (23).
  • Is currently on an eight-game hitting streak and has reached base safely in 18 straight games
Pierson is an exceptional person and player. He is one of the best hitters I have coached and really worked to get to the point he is at today. He is respected by his teammates and ready to learn from his coaches.
Head Baseball Coach Tyler Wright
Pierson Loska
Pierson Loska
Pierson Loska

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