WKU Athletics holds 2026 TOPSY Awards
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Thursday over on the Hill, there were no games, there are no highlights to share, but instead, it was time to show off a year’s worth of determination and success.
Here’s the full list of winners from the 2026 TOPSY awards:
Male Scholar Athlete – Rowen Wilkinson, WKU XCTF
Female Scholar Athlete – Averi Cline, WKU Women’s Golf
Male Graduate Scholar Athlete – Austin Haller, WKU Baseball
Female Graduate Scholar Athlete – Jenna Blanton, WKU Softball
Male Scholar Team of the Year – WKU Men’s Golf
Female Scholar Team of the Year – WKU Tennis
Male Community Outreach Athlete – Henry Fisher, WKU Track and Field
Female Community Outreach Athlete – Averi Cline, WKU Women’s Golf
Team Community Outreach Award – WKU Track and Field
Male Record Breaking Performance – WKU Baseball (No-hitter vs. Tennessee Tech on March 31)
Female Record Breaking Performance – WKU Softball (Single-game program record with six home runs vs IU Indy, best start at
19-3, longest win streak at 14)
Head Coach of the Year – Travis Hudson, WKU Volleyball
Staff Members of the Year – Giana Pellizzon (Assistant Athletics Director, Student-Athlete Development & NIL) and Lee Ann Sowell (Business Operations Specialist)
Best Comeback Award – Teagan Moore, WKU Men’s Basketball
Best Upset Award – WKU Volleyball vs. Indiana (Sep. 19)
Newcomer of the Year – Trinity Rowe, WKU Women’s Basketball
Male Rookie of the Year – Rodney Tisdale Jr., WKU Football
Female Rookie of the Year – Kaira Knox, WKU Volleyball
Best Dressed Male and Female – Kendle White (WKU Softball) and Trevor Hudnall (WKU Track and Field)
Mr.Hilltopper Award – Camden Ross, WKU Baseball
Mrs.Hilltopper Award – Amanda Simpson, WKU Soccer
Big Red Legacy Award – Marshall Jackson, WKU Football
Brent Chumbley Hilltopper GRIT Award – Kameron Horton, WKU Track and Field
Phillip Hatchett Hilltopper Spirit Award – Callahan Wiegandt, WKU Volleyball
Female Student Athlete of the Year – Callie Bauer, WKU Volleyball
Male Student Athlete of the Year – Teagan Moore, WKU Men’s Basketball
Overall Team Performance – WKU Soccer
