MSUB SPORTS – Taking home the top honors at the 2015 Buzzie Awards presented by the Montana State University Billings department of intercollegiate athletics were Female and Male Student-Athletes of the Year Kayleen Goggins and Brody Miller who headlined a wide ranging cast of award recipients throughout the evening at Petro Theater on the MSUB campus.
 
Goggins, a senior on the MSUB women's basketball team who averaged 20 points per game this season, was named to multiple All-America teams and completed her career as a Yellowjacket among the best in program history.
 
Miller is the reigning Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year, and last season became the first All-American in MSUB history. This season he is currently leading the conference in home runs with 12 as he and the Yellowjackets fight for a return to the conference tournament.
 
The MSUB softball team was selected as the 2014-15 Team of the Year, as the Yellowjackets recently clinched a berth in the GNAC Championships and are headed to Yakima, Wash., next weekend to make a run at earning an NCAA Regional Playoff Berth.
 
Taking home Coach of the Year honors was baseball head coach Rob Bishop, who has piloted the Yellowjackets into second place in the GNAC standings as MSUB is just percentage points out of first place in the conference. Bishop also claimed his 500th career coaching victory this season, his fifth at MSUB after a decade as the head coach at Miles Community College.
 
Among other major award winners were Annie DePuydt of the women's basketball team, who was named the scholar athlete of the year. When DePuydt graduates this spring, she will be the only student at the university to carry a perfect 4.00 grade point average and will receive summa cum laude honors.
 
The Freshman of the Year award was presented to women's golfer Sammy Walter, who led the team in scoring average and helped the Yellowjackets to a repeat of second place at the GNAC Championships this spring.
 
Earning Newcomer of the Year was sophomore Kari Kastelic, who played every single minute on the defensive unit of the Yellowjacket women's soccer team which allowed just 12 goals and advanced to the GNAC Championships last fall.
 
Taking home Breakout Player of the Year honors was sophomore right fielder Myles Berkram who is batting .360 as the leadoff hitter in MSUB's lineup after hitting just .245 in a reserve role as a freshman a season ago.
 
The evening kicked off with the special presentation of a new award this year, as six-year-old Sebastien Easton helped MSUB director of athletics Krista Montague present the Yellowjacket Award for community service and involvement to the MSUB men's soccer team.
 
Easton, who is battling cancer, was adopted by the Yellowjackets in the fall through the TEAM IMPACT program and has been a close member of the MSUB family ever since. The men's soccer team was presented with the award for its outstanding effort in becoming a crucial part of Sebastien's life and helping him in the challenging battle he is courageously fighting.
 
The Yellowjackets also honored the 2014-15 Fan of the Year, which was presented to Cheryl Nook, wife of MSUB chancellor Dr. Mark Nook for her enthusiastic support throughout the seasons at all sporting events.
 
Rob Kovatch, the public address announcer for Yellowjacket Athletics, served as the emcee for the evening's events.
 
Below is a full listing of award categories and nominees, with the winners highlighted in bold.
 
Freshman of the Year Nominees & Winner in Bold
Cameron Cassinelli – Softball
Kendall Denham – Men's Basketball
Brianna Gray – Women's Track & Field
Rylee Kane – Women's Basketball
Jorge Paez – Men's Soccer
Ricquel Ramsbottom – Women's Tennis
Jessica Spang – Women's Soccer
Sammy Walter – Women's Golf
 
Newcomer of the Year Nominees & Winner in Bold
Santiago de la Rosa Mora – Men's Tennis
Nocona Frame – Women's Cross Country
Momir Gataric – Men's Basketball
Kari Kastelic – Women's Soccer
Rhys Lambert – Men's Soccer
Corey Morris - Baseball
 
Breakout Player of the Year Nominees & Winner in Bold
Jace Anderson – Men's Basketball
Myles Berkram – Baseball
Alisha Breen – Women's Basketball
Krystal Daniels – Women's Soccer
Emily Paffhausen – Women's Tennis
Josh Panasuk – Men's Track & Field
Bella Rovens - Softball
Ashlynn Ward - Volleyball
 
Male Athlete of the Year Nominees & Winner in Bold
Jake Hedge – Men's Golf
Rhys Lambert – Men's Soccer
Brody Miller – Baseball
Robert Peterson – Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
 
Female Athlete of the Year Nominees & Winner in Bold
Kayleen Goggins – Women's Basketball
Taylor Hoke – Softball
Corrie Holm – Women's Track & Field
Chelsey Walter – Volleyball
 
Team of the Year
Baseball
Softball
Women's Soccer
 
Yellowjacket Award
Men's Soccer
 
Cheerleader of the Year
Tionna Kober
 
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Award
Mary Grace Bywater
Aubrey Conceicao
Cameron Stanek
 
Fan of the Year
Cheryl Nook
 
Game/Event of the Year Nominees & Winner in Bold
Baseball: The Yellowjackets tied a program record for runs in a game with a 21-8 win over Central Washington as part of a 3-1 series victory - Link
 
Women's Soccer: Scored two goals in the final 15 minutes to come back from a 2-0 deficit and force overtime against Northwest Nazarene. Katlyn Lokay scored the game-winning goal in double overtime for the 3-2 win - Link
 
Men's Soccer: Rhys Lambert scored in the 70th minute to give MSUB its second-ever road victory over Western Washington and first-ever shutout win in the 1-0 result - Link
 
Volleyball: MSUB upset No. 11 Western Washington in five sets at home for its first-ever program win over the Vikings - Link
 
Softball: Trailing 9-1 against Central Washington and facing a run-rule loss in the fifth inning, MSUB came all the way back to win in extra innings 12-10 as part of a 3-1 series victory - Link
 
Moment/Play of the Year Nominees & Winner in Bold
Baseball: Kyle Durbin and Kevin Toon turn a triple play in a game against Colorado State-Pueblo to make ESPN SportsCenter Top Plays at No. 9 - Link
 
Women's Soccer: Amanda Perri scores the game-winning goal in the 87th minute, to help MSUB to a come-from-behind win over Seattle Pacific - Link
 
Men's Basketball: Antoine Hosley set a GNAC single-game record for points with 50 on Senior Night against Central Washington - Link
 
Softball: Bella Rovens hit a walk off 3-run home run to help MSUB complete a comeback win over Central Washington in a 3-1 series victory - Link
 
Men's Track and Field: Robert Peterson finished in 10th place in the men's mile at the 2015 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships - Link
 
Women's Basketball: Kayleen Goggins hits a buzzer beating layup to give MSUB a 59-57 win over Western Oregon on the GNAC ROOT SPORTS Game of the Week - Link
 
Player of the Year Nominees – Individual Sports
Baseball
Brody Miller, Senior, 2B, Missoula, MT
Brady Muller, Senior, LHP, Billings, MT
Luke Reinschmidt, Junior, CF, Billings, MT
 
Women's Basketball
Alisha Breen, Sophomore, F, Choteau, MT
Kayleen Goggins, Senior, F, Shepherd, MT
Quinn Peoples, Senior, G/F, Butte, MT
 
Men's Basketball
Jace Anderson, Sophomore, G, Whitewater, MT
Momir Gataric, Junior, G/F, Sunnyvale, CA
Antoine Hosley, Senior, G, Portland, OR
 
Women's Cross Country
Nocona Frame, Senior, Glendive, MT
Rio Frame, Sophomore, Glendive, MT
Renae Hepfner, Senior, Belt, MT
 
Men's Cross Country
Liam McKay, Freshman, Surrey, British Columbia
Josh Panasuk, Junior, Butte, MT
Robert Peterson, Junior, Billings, MT

Women's Golf
Mariah Cleveland, Senior, Laurel, MT
Haley Shackelford, Sophomore, Gillette, WY
Sammy Walter, Freshman, Billings, MT
 
Men's Golf
Houston Bradbury, Senior, Billings, MT
Jake Hedge, Senior, Billings, MT
Austin Westphal, Senior, Kennewick, WA
 
Women's Soccer
Haley McFarlane, Sophomore, DF, Colorado Springs, CO
Katlyn Lokay, Junior, MF, Boulder, CO
Chelsea Shuman, Senior, MF, Kalispell, MT
 
Men's Soccer
Rhys Lambert, Sophomore, MF, Gold Coast, Australia
Fernando Perez, Junior, MF, Greeley, CO
Tom Lohmann, Sophomore, GK, Berlin, Germany
 
Softball
Taylor Hoke, Senior, SS, Chehalis, WA
Jessyka MacDonald, Senior, RHP, Billings, MT
Emily Osborn, Senior, 1B, Las Vegas, NV
 
Women's Tennis
Morgan Opp, Sophomore, Glendive, MT
Emily Paffhausen, Senior, Dillon, MT
Ricquel Ramsbottom, Freshman, Billings, MT
 
Men's Tennis
Brandon Beardsley, Junior, San Diego, CA
Santiago de la Rosa Mora, Sophomore, Gijon, Spain
Robert Pike, Freshman, Bozeman, MT
 
Women's Track & Field
Nocona Frame, Senior, Distance, Glendive, MT
Corrie Holm, Senior, Throws, Billings, MT
Amanda Nichols, Freshman, Pole Vault, Billings, MT
 
Men's Track & Field
Liam McKay, Freshman, Distance, Surrey, British Columbia
Robert Peterson, Junior, Distance, Billings, MT
Landon Polkow, Sophomore, Hurdles/Sprints, Billings, MT
 
Volleyball
Monica Grimsrud, Senior, OH, Montana City, MT
Chelsey Walter, Senior, MH/OH, Billings, MT
Kyndal Williams, Junior, S, Helena, MT