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Reedley College honors Tiger Awards recipients
MVT Staff Report
Reedley College students were honored for their excel- lence in academics, athletics and/or leadership during the academic year.
There was no formal cer- emony as in years past due to the pandemic, instead the awards were delivered to re- cipients via a drive through on May 12 at the college. Individuals unable to pick up their awards had them mailed.
Athletes with all sports picked up their awards dur- ing a Torch of Excellence vir- tual pickup in the parking lot next to the gym on May 14-15.
This year’s recipients are listed, with their hometowns:
Student Services Outstanding CalWorks Student of the Year — Luis
Echevarria, Orange Cove
Outstanding CARE Stu- dent of the Year — Rebecca Morales, Fresno
Outstanding EOPS Stu- dent of the Year — Desiree Hernandez, Dinuba
Outstanding Learning Center–Tutorial Student of the Year — Mario Jaramillo, Sanger
Outstanding NextUp Stu- dent of the Year — Davida Araujo, Fresno
Outstanding RMCHS Stu- dent of the Year — Obed Am- briz, Orange Cove
Outstanding SSS Student of the Year — Ashley A. Meza-Velasco, Dinuba
Outstanding SSL Student of the Year — Lorraine Cama- cho, Selma
Outstanding Student Ac- tivities Student Worker of the Year — Adriana Luna, Traver
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Reedley College equestrian athlete Katie Walker left, and coach Desi Molyneux did a "virtual high five" when Walker came to pick up her award during a Torch of Excellence event on May 15. The complete list of the Tigers' Torch of Excellence winners will run in the Times' sports section on May 28.
— Pegah Khani Outstanding Microeco-
nomics Student of the Year — Tejan Gill, Selma
Outstanding Entrepreneur- ship Student of the Year — Jorge Villicana, Orange Cove
Outstanding Forestry Stu- dent of the Year — Sandra Lua, Orange Cove
Outstanding Mechanized Ag Student of the Year — Taylor Havemann, Atascade- ro
Outstanding Natural Re- sources Student — Mayra Negrete, Selma
Outstanding Club of the Year — CEO
Outstanding Student Leader of the Year — Stephen Kodur, Dinuba
Athletics Outstanding Baseball
Player of the Year — Cam- eron Gallardo, Visalia
Outstanding Women’s Basketball Player of the Year — Verenice Alcocer, Lindsay
Outstanding Women’s Golfer of the Year — Monica Yu, San Diego
Outstanding Men’s Golf- er of the Year — Timmy O’Rourke,
Outstanding Women’s Soccer Player of the Year — Adriana Luna, Kingsburg
Outstanding Women’s Softball Player of the Year — Ellie Montalvo, Kerman
Outstanding Men’s Tennis Player of the Year — Jared Haug, Los Banos
Outstanding Women’s Tennis Player of the Year — Sofia Salinas, Sanger
Outstanding Male Ath- lete of the Year — Timmy O’Rourke
Outstanding Female Ath- lete of the Year — Aurelie Bevao
Division A Outstanding English Stu-
dent of the Year — Marieth Coetzer, Hanford
Outstanding Honors Stu- dent of the Year — Jesse Ma- koa Traskin, Clovis
Outstanding Reading and Writing Center Student of the Year — Laura Hand, Selma
Outstanding Philosophy Student of the Year — Tanner Johnson, Clovis
Division B Outstanding Astronomy
Student of the Year — Austin Gutierrez, Selma
Outstanding Biology Student of the Year — Eric Thompson, Reedley
Outstanding Chemistry Student of the Year — Pegah Khani, Fresno
Outstanding Computer Science Student of the Year — Montgomery Lara, Kings-
burg
Outstanding Dental As- sisting Student of the Year — Zuri Saday Espinoza Carlos, Visalia
Outstanding Engineering Student of the Year — Pedro Cruz Lopez, Reedley
Outstanding Geography Student of the Year — Cyn- thia Banuelos, Sanger
Outstanding Health Edu- cation Student of the Year — Jade Gonzales, Dinuba
Outstanding Healthcare Interpreting Program Stu- dent of the Year — Sandy Si- rias, Fresno
Outstanding Mathematics Student of the Year — Mad- eline Thomas, Reedley
Outstanding Math Study Center Student of the Year — Arturo Tovar Cordero, Reedley
Outstanding Nursing As- sistant Training Student of
the Year — Barbara Lopez, Reedley
Outstanding Physical Ed- ucation Student of the Year — Brenna Kiehn, Dinuba
Outstanding STEM Pro- gram of the Year — Pedro Cruz Lopez, Reedley
Outstanding STEM Am- bassador of the Year — Heath- er Crumly, Spring Valley
Division C Outstanding Animal Sci-
ence Student of the Year —
Katlyn McClellan, Reedley
Outstanding Automotive Technology Student of the Year — Nicolas Weber, Kingsburg
Outstanding Business Ad- ministration Management — Aaron Alba, Sanger
Outstanding General Business Student of the Year — Travis Chamberlin, Selma
Outstanding Macroeco- nomics Student of the Year
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