It’s time to reveal our results for the 2025 Bannie Awards!
The winners were chosen by a staff vote from us here at Black & Gold Banneret, plus a fan vote, which counted for one vote. In the event of a tie, the winner of the fan vote won the award.
Here are your winners for the 2025 Black & Gold Banneret Awards:
Women’s: Ashleigh Griffin’s 3-run home run to cap UCF’s shocking comeback at Stetson (4:15)
Men’s: Lucca Dourado’s final goal as a Knight beats Coastal Carolina in the final minute:
Women’s Teams: Cindy Ball-Malone — Softball
UCF Softball Coach Cindy Ball-Malone UCF Athletics
Men’s Teams: Lloyd Bruce-Burgess — Men’s Tennis
Assistant Coaches of the Year
Women’s Teams: Marten Martensson — Rowing
Marten Martensson, Assistant Rowing Coach at UCF Courtesy: UCF Athletics
Men’s Teams: Kareem Allaf — Men’s Tennis
Alumnus/Alumna of the Year
Viktorija Senkute — UCF Rowing alumna and 2024 Olympic Bronze Medalist
UCF alumna Viktorija Senkute of Team Lithuania celebrates winning the Bronze medal after competing in the Women’s Single Sculls Finals A on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 Photo by Tom Weller/VOIGT/GettyImages
Breakout Athletes of the Year
Women: Aubrey Evans — Softball
Oklahoma’s Ailana Agbayani (50) is tagged out by UCF’s Aubrey Evans (3) during the college softball game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the UCF Knights at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., Friday, April, 4, 2025. SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Men: Andrew Williamson — Baseball
UCF Baseball’s Andrew Williamson Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Men: Darius Johnson, Men’s Basketball
Darius Johnson William Purnell-Imagn Images
Women: Sophia Biolay, Women’s Tennis
Sophia Biolay (R) Conor Kvatek / UCF Athletics
Men: Nico Oliviera, Men’s Tennis
Women: Isabella Vega, Softball
Pitcher Isabella Vega of UCF Softball Brenna Johnson
Women: Jazmen Newberry, Track and Field
Jazmen Newberry UCF Athletics
Men: Keyshawn Hall, Men’s Basketball
Keyshawn Hall Mike Watters-Imagn Images
Comeback Athlete of the Year
Paul Colin, Men’s Tennis
Paul Colin UCF Athletics
Women: UCF Softball’s 11-run comeback victory at Stetson
Men: Men’s Basketball’s Opening Knight Win over #13 Texas A&M
Gus Malzahn leaves, and Scott Frost returns
Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
Fans rush the court as UCF Men’s Basketball knocks off #13 Texas A&M on Opening Knight
Individual Performances of the Year
Women: Olivia Lincer comes back from down 4-1 in the third and staves off four match points to knock off Oklahoma State’s Melissa Ercan and send UCF to the Big 12 Championship Match
Men: Darius Johnson unleashes a career-high 42 points in a 104-98 overtime win against Villanova to send UCF to the Crown Tournament Final
Rowing celebrates their Big 12 Championship
Bryson Turner
Basketball Opening Knight vs. #13 Texas A&M
Women: Hannah Lovejoy — Rowing
Men: R. J. Harvey, Football
Thanks to all who voted and congratulations to all of our winners and nominees.
Now it’s time to charge on to the 2025-26 season!