SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – In the first part of this two-part feature about the Eighth Annual and highly successful awards banquet and fundraiser the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club (SFIAC) and its Foundation (SFIACF) held on May 13 at its historic clubhouse across from Washington Square in the North Beach District of San Francisco, we talked about the history of the 106-year old SFIAC, the event’s festivities and some San Francisco sports history in general.
Now, although it's been a couple of weeks since the banquet, and in the interim, we needed to get things together for so many award winners, it’s time to salute the 30 honorees, 28 individual winners, one Special Guest of Honor, and one team.
It’s also another chance to recognize Randal Bessolo, the SFIACF Vice-President who started the awards banquet, and who is also the head boys basketball coach at University High-San Francisco, President and Co-Founder of the Bay Area Basketball Coaches Association, and a boys and girls basketball event manager and tireless promoter of high school sports in the City of San Francisco.
The club’s awards program is modeled after the Downtown Athletic Club's Heisman Trophy and recognizes the top high school student-athletes and coaches in the City of San Francisco. Each of the trophies and awards has been named after an Italian-American or SFIAC club member with ties to San Francisco, and whose makes them a great role model for the recipients.
Something new this year that fulfilled one of several goals of the club for this fundraising event was the establishment of a Scholarship program that according to Bessolo distributed a total of $4,250 to 21 individual trophy and award winners.
Ron Nocetti, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Executive Director, a student athlete and alumnus of Sacred Heart Cathedral-San Francisco, and a 2023 SFIAC Special Guest of Honor, made a 200-mile round trip to attend.
“This is one of my favorite events of the year as it brings together student-athletes and coaches from high schools in the City to celebrate accomplishments, share stories and reflect on all that is good about high schools sports,” Nocetti said. “The San Francisco Italian Athletic Club and Randy Bessolo should be incredibly proud of the event they have created to honor the many deserving recipients.”
The 2024 SFIAC Team of the Year is Riordan basketball. This year’s Riordan team had one of the greatest seasons ever of any boys high school basketball team from San Francisco. The Crusaders went 25-5 including a 14-0 mark in the ultra-tough West Catholic Athletic League. Not only did Riordan win the WCAL but it also won the CIF Central Coast Section Open Division championship and made it all the way to the state CIF Northern Regional title game before losing a 49-44 heartbreaker to Salesian-Richmond. All in all it resulted in a top 10 finish in the Cal-Hi Sports Final Rankings. Three Seniors from the team have committed to play Division I college basketball next season, Zion Sensley, Jordy McKenzie and Kaia Berridge, while four underclassmen hold D1 scholarship offers including several from High Majors making a case for this Crusaders to be considered one of the best all-time prep boys basketball teams in the City.
The SFIAC Athletes of the Year Trophy presented by BSN Sports went to Reza Po of Sacred Heart Cathedral girls basketball and flag football, and Pierce St. Geme of St. Ignatius football and lacrosse.
Po is a 5-3 senior point guard that was the Restani Trophy Winner after her junior Year. As a junior Reza led the Fightin Irish to 21-6 record and was a first team All-WCAL selection leading her team in scoring, assists and steals. As a senior she repeated as a first team All-WCAL player, scored her career point No. 1,000 and led the Irish to a 23-5 record. Reza was also the star of the Sacred Heart Cathedral Girls Flag Football team in its inaugural season in which it went 16-3. Po was the MVP of the City All Star Game. Reza will be continuing her basketball career next season for the University of New Mexico Lobos.
St. Geme had a great senior season in football as wide receiver leading the Wildcats to a 7-5 record and several last minute victories. Pierce had 63 receptions and scored four touchdowns earning All-WCAL First Team honors. In lacrosse Pierce is a dynamic middie who gets goals and plays tough defense. Pierce earned First Team All-WCAL honors as a junior with his senior season still playing out for the 7-2 nationally ranked Wildcats. Pierce was recruited for both sports but has committed to play Division 1 college football next season for the Bowling Green Falcons.
The Steve Mariucci Trophy presented to the Coaches of the Year was awarded to Dante Popalisky of Washington boys soccer and Cameron Hill of University girls soccer.
Mariucci is a long time member of the SFIAC and was head coach of the San Francisco 49ers from 1997 to 2002 during which time the 49ers went 57-39 and won the NFC West in 1997 and 2002. Mariucci was the head coach at Cal in 1996 and led the Golden Bears to the Aloha Bowl. Mariucci was also the head coach of the Detroit Lions from 2003 to 2005 and currently the host of NFL Gameday for the NFL Network.
After building the program for eight years with several close misses in pursuit of taking the program to the next level, Popalisky finally broke through with a CIF San Francisco Section/Academic Athletic Association Championship and then took it to another level winning the state CIF Northern Regional Division 5 Championship. Despite playing without star midfielder Chris Jackson for a sizable part of the season, the Eagles weathered the storm by focusing on defense utilizing the strength of goalie Jaimie Harvey to keep their playoff hopes alive. Once the Eagles were healthy they ran off a 12-game unbeaten streak winning their last six games by a combined 14-1 margin.
In his first season as head coach of University, Hill led his squad to 21-1-4 record with notable wins over Sacred Heart Cathedral, Redwood-Larkspur and Marin Catholic-Kentfield and winning a Bay Counties League West Championship, a CIFNCS D4 Championship and a state CIF NorCal D3 title. University ended the season ranked No. 1 in the North Coast Section. It is also notable that Cameron coached the team without any assistant coaches.
The Angelo “Hank” Luisetti Scholar Athlete Trophy was awarded to Ashanti Dias of Riordan basketball and track and Cole Boake of University basketball and tennis.
Luisetti, who passed away in 2002, grew up in North Beach and became one of the greatest basketball players and innovators of all-time. Luisetti is credited with “inventing/popularizing” the one hand jump shot in the era of the two hand set shot. Hank starred at Galileo High School (Class of 1934) leading the Lions to back-to-back AAA Championships and then went on to star at Stanford where he led his team to Pacific Coast Championships in all three years he was on the Varsity (1936-38). In 1937 Hank led Stanford to the National Championship. Hank became a national phenom after Stanford broke Long Island University’s 42-game winning streak before a sell-out crowd at Madison Square Garden and then a couple days later scored a record 50 points in a game versus. Duquesne. Luisetti was a three-time All-American and two-time Helms National Player of the Year. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame and Bay Area Hall of Fame as part of both of their inaugural classes. Luisetti was a Naval Officer during World War II and is fondly remembered by his former teammates as being humble and kind.
Dias is a three-sport athlete who starred and basketball and also competes in track, and played a season of tackle football with the boys. This season Ashanti was a First Team All-WCAL selection and led the Crusaders to third place in its first season of WCAL basketball. Riordan also earned bids to the CCS Open and state CIF NorCal D1 play-offs. Ashanti will continue her basketball career next season at Cal State Los Angeles.
The Dante Benedetti Trophy for lifetime coaching achievements went to Mary Hile-Nepfel of University-San Francisco girls basketball and Rich Forslund of Riordan and Lowell-San Francisco boys basketball.
Benedetti was born, raised and died in North Beach. In addition to coaching baseball Dante was a long time North Beach restaurateur and his “New Pisa” Restaurant was often staffed with baseball players. Dante attended Galileo, Commerce and St. Ignatius High Schools before going on to play baseball and Football at the University of San Francisco. After his playing days Dante was the head baseball coach at USF from 1962 to 1980 and won 373 games. The USF baseball diamond is named after Benedetti.
Hile-Nepfel, a San Francisco Basketball Legend and USF Hall of Famer, is retiring after leading the Red Devils for the last 11 years. In her 11 years, Mary won 194 games with many 20-plus win seasons and a Bay Counties League – West Division and a CIF North Coast Section Division V Championship. During the 2023-24 season University had its winningest season in program history going 27-8 and advancing the state CIF Northern Regional Division III championship. Mary will return to USF as a “Spiritual Coach” for its women athletes.
Forslund, a Riordan and USF alum, has spent 35 seasons as a high school coach, 19 of them in San Francisco with 17 at Riordan and two at Lowell. He has also coached at the San Francisco Olympic Club for 19 years and been a CYO coach and referee. All told Forslund has been a high school not only at Riordan and Lowell but also at Half Moon Bay and Burlingame. During that time he won 428 games. Most notably Rich led the Riordan Crusaders to an all-time best 31 wins in 2002 and the CIF Division III state championship. Other notable accomplishments for Forslund include: Three WCAL championships, four CIF Central Coast Section championships and three NorCal Championships, all at Riordan; at Half Moon Bay he won five 5 Peninsula Athletic League championships, was a three-time CCS Open qualifier, 6received six consecutive CIF NorCal bids, and with 29 wins in the 2015-16 his team set a school record for wins in a season.; at Burlingame he helped the program earn its first CCS playoff win in school history versus Riordan in 1996. Rich has coached over 100 players that have gone on to play in college.
The Vince Tringali Football Trophy for the best football player in the City was awarded to Jamelle Newman of Lincoln. Tringali grew up in North Beach and played football at Galileo and USF. He was a starter on the 1951 USF Team that was undefeated. Tringali coached football at St. Ignatius from 1962 to 1968 and led the Wildcats to a 54-14-1 record including a 19 game winning streak in 1962-63. Tringali and his teams won three AAA Championships, the first WCAL Championship and his 1962 team was elected National Champions. Tringali passed away in 2010 but is still fondly remembered by his former players including NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts.
Newman was the AAA Player of the Year leading the Lincoln Mustangs (9-4, 7-0) to back to back Turkey Bowl Championships. As a junior Jamelle led Lincoln to a 10-3 record and to the state CIF 7A Bowl Game state championship where the Mustangs routed Crenshaw-Los Angeles, 54-6. Jamelle was three-way player staring as a running back, kick returner and defensive back. As a senior Jamelle ran 2,058 yards and 26 touchdowns. Newman finished his career with 3,219 rushing yards and 41 touchdowns.
The Margi Beima Volleyball Trophy for the best volleyball player in the City was awarded to Suraya Newman of St. Ignatius.
The Beima Trophy originated in 2022 and is awarded to the best Volleyball player in the City. Margi recently retired after the 21-22 season to become the Athletic Director at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Margi coached Volleyball at SHCP for 24 years including the last 20 as the Head Coach. During her tenure the Irish have won 500 games including nine seasons with 30-plus wins and seven CIFCCS Championships, five state CIF NorCal Championships and a CIFD3 State Championship in 2014. More than winning games Beima was great role model and inspirational leader in the San Francisco volleyball community.
Suraya Newman led St. Ignatius to 22-14 season and the #28 Maxpreps ranking in the State. The Wildcats earned bids to the CIF Central Coast Section and state CIF NorCal Open playoffs. Closer to home the Wildcats swept the top teams in the City with wins over Sacred Heart Cathedral, University, Riordan and Lowell. Suraya as a middle blocker had 70 kills and a 58-perecent kill ratio to earn First Team All-WCAL honors. Suraya also stars in track where her 37’ 10” triple jump mark is the best in the WCAL, CCS and No. 12 in the state, while her long jump of 18’7” is second in the WCAL and CCS and No. 9 in state.
The Kevin Restani Basketball Trophy was awarded to Zion Sensley of Riordan.
Restani starred at Archbishop Riordan (Class of '70) and USF, and played in the NBA (Bucks, Spurs, Kings and Cavaliers) and overseas in Italy. After his playing career Kevin returned to San Francisco to coach and teach until he passed away in 2010.
Sensley was the top player on one of the best teams in the state and led Riordan to a No. 9 ranking in the Cal-Hi Sports Final Rankings. Sensley was named the Central Coast Section Player of the Year and First Team All-WCAL. The senior forward led the Crusaders to an undefeated WCAL and CCS Open Championship before advancing to the title game of the state CIF Northern Regional Open Division playoffs. Zion has re-opened his recruitment options and currently has around 20 major offers.
The Mary Hile-Nepfel Trophy for the best female basketball player in the City went to Gabriella Kelley of University in the first year of this trophy after both male and female players previously received the Restani Trophy.
Hile-Nepfel is an all-time great in women’s basketball as both a player and coach. Mary was a pioneer in the Title IX era and the transition of women’s basketball from the AIAW to the NCAA. Mary remains the all-time University of San Francisco leading (women or men) scorer with 2,324 career points and rebounder with 1,602 career rebounds. Mary was a two-time Academic All-American and in 1986 became the first women inductee into the USF Hall of Fame. Mary’s No. 15 is one of only six numbers (men and women) retired by USF. After starring for USF as player, Mary spent 19 years as a coach in the program mostly as a co-head coach with her husband Bill Nepfel or head coach. Mary’s USF teams won three West Coast Conference Championships and made three NCAA appearances advancing to the Sweet 16 in 1996 with wins over Duke and Florida. Mary retired from coaching at USF in 2006 with 270 wins. Hile-Nepfel became the head coach at University High School in 2013 and led the Red Devils to 194 wins and to BCL West and NCS championships. In her final 2023-24 season the Red Devils won a program all-time best 27 wins and made it to the state CIF Northern Regional Division III title game. Beyond all her accomplishments and accolades as a player and coach, Mary is always adored as a player and coach who cares about others.
Kelley led the Red Devils to a 27-8 record and to the state CIF Northern Regional title game and along the way she averaged 17 points per game. In the NorCal D3 Championship game she scored 18 points and had eight blocked shots. As a junior Gabriella led the Red Devils to a 25-5 record and BCL West and NCS D5 Championships. Gabriella was the BCL-West Co-Player of the Year in 2023 and was recently named the Cal-Hi Sports Division III State Player of the Year in 2024. Gabriella scored over 1,000 career points and will continue her basketball career next season for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers in the Ivy League.
The Stephen Negoesco Trophy for the best male and female soccer players in the City was awarded to Jamie Harvey of Washington and Isabella Ong of University.
Negoesco, who recently passed away, was a long time SFIAC member and coach of the SFIAC Men’s Club Soccer Team that won the U.S. Open National Championship in 1976. Negoesco was also the long time soccer coach and former All-American player at the University of San Francisco where the soccer field is named after him. Negoesco is often hailed as the greatest coach in the history of US collegiate soccer winning 544 games and five NCAA Championships. He spent a lifetime as the biggest booster of youth soccer in the Bay Area.
Harvey, the goalkeeper for the Eagles, led Washington on a Cinderella run, closing the season on a 12-game unbeaten streak that included winning both the CIF-San Francisco Section/AAA Championship and state CIF Northern Regional NorCal Division V title. Jamie posted a remarkable 0.64 goals against average and ended his postseason with five consecutive shutouts.
Ong, a forward, scored an incredible 33 goals and amassed 22 assists in 26 games. University won its last nine contests to impressively complete the triple crown of winning the Bay Counties League West, North Coast Section Division IV and state CIF Northern Regional Division III championships. The Red Devils ended the season ranked No. 3 in the MaxPreps state rankings. Isabella is committed to playing soccer next season for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.
The Athletica Leggera Trophy is awarded to the best female and male track and field athletes in the City. This will be the second year the SFIAC has given out this award. Prior to 2023 track and field and cross country athletes were considered and recognized in the Athlete of the Year and Luisetti Trophy categories.
The 2024 female recipient is sophomore Ellie McCuskey-Hay of St. Ignatius – Elle was the winner last year as a freshman and continues to be star in high school track & field. Some of her accomplishments include:
• 100 meters time of 11.6 leads the WCAL, CCS and No. 4 in State and No. 4 sophomore in the country
• 200 meters time of 24.57 leads WCAL, Second in CCS and No. 19 in State
• Long Jump of 19’ leads the WCAL, CCS, N. 7 in State and No. 5 sophomore in the country
• Anchors 400 relay team that leads WCAL and CCS
As a freshman McCuskey-Hay won the Arcadia Invitational in the 100 and won four events at the WCAL meet: Long Jump, 100, 200 and 400 relay. This was the first time a female had ever won four events in the WCAL meet.
This year Lehnert set the all-time San Francisco high school pole vault record after a 15’9” vault. This mark is the eighth best vault in California and the 30th best in the entire country. Lex is committed to continue his track and field career next year at Colby College.
The Joe DiMaggio Trophy presented by the San Francisco Giants is awarded to the player of the year in high school baseball in San Francisco.
DiMaggio grew up in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, attended Galileo High and went on the play professional baseball for the San Francisco Seals and the New York Yankees. With the Yankees Joe was a three-time MVP, an All-Star in all 13 of his seasons, had a record 56-game hitting streak and was a nine-time World Series Champion.
The 2024 recipient is Tate Medicoff of Sacred Heart Cathedral. As a junior first basemen Medicoff was a First Team All-WCAL selection after hitting .402 with 27 runs scored, 24 RBI and six home runs. Through 18 games this season Tate has driven in 24 runs and hit 8 home runs. Most notably Tate’s 3-run homer off a Stanford pitching commit led the Irish to an upset over Valley Christian-San Jose, then the No. 1 team in NorCal. Tate also helped the Irish beat arch rival St. Ignatius in extra innings in the Bruce Mahoney game at Oracle Park. Tate will be continuing his baseball career next season for the Santa Clara Broncos.
The Uncle Abe Award presented by Original Joe’s in partnership with Marty Lurie of the Giants pre-game show honors a youth baseball coach.
This award was created in 2014 by Lurie, the voice of the Giant’s pre-game Show. The Uncle Abe Award was created in memory of Marty’s Uncle Abe Sarrett, who mentored and coached Marty in baseball in Brooklyn, New York after his father passed away when he was a young boy. The Uncle Abe Award goes to a youth baseball coach who is an exceptional role model and coach for young baseball players.
The 2024 recipient is James Nash of San Francisco Little League.
While Nash started out with SFLL by coaching his sons, he has risen to a level of leadership where he is coaching and having tremendous impact on all the kids in SFLL. James has coaches multiple all star teams which is a full-time job in the summer. He runs the player evaluation and training programs basically by himself, dramatically improving them along the way. Nash is on the SFLL Board and has been an inspiration to all SFLL’s coaches and volunteers. James has also coached with the San Francisco Junior Giants.
The 2024 Special Guest of Honor was San Francisco Recreation and Park Department General Manager and State Park Commissioner Phil Ginsburg. He has over 200 parks and other facilities under his jurisdiction, including historic Kezar Stadium and Kezar Pavilion, home to many high school sporting events.
Additional SFIAC Athletes of the Year
Miles Cook of Sacred Heart Cathedral Cross Country and Track: As only a junior was the WCAL cross country champion, Second in CCS and 13th in the state. Cook is the fastest distance runner in the City having run 4:13 mile. He has the fastest WCAL times in the 800, 1600 and 3200.
Sarah Caulder of Sacred Heart Cathedral Volleyball: Caulder was First Team All-WCAL and led the Fightin Irish to a CCS D3 Championship and state CIF D2 NorCal Championship.
Kinnari Atluru and Mila Chan of University Volleyball: Atluru and Chan led University to 22-9 record, a No. 64 Maxpreps state ranking and to the state CIF NorCal D2 Semifinals. Last year as juniors they led the Red Devils to a 28-7 record, the NorCal D2 Finals and a No. 33 state ranking, the highest in the City. Kinnari won the Beima Trophy. Next season Mila will continue her career at Connecticut College.
Kelis Powell and Sommari Tanner of Lincoln Basketball: Tanner led the boys to a 22-11 overall record (14-0) and an AAA Championship while Powell led the Girls to a 24-5 overall record (10-0) and an AAA Championship. Both Kelis and Sommari were AAA Players of the Year. Kelis was named the San Francisco Chronicle City Player of the Year. Of note: Carl Jacobs, last year’s Mariucci Trophy winner, coaches both teams.
Will Perkins of University Basketball and Track: Perkins was First Team All-League and led Red Devils to league and NCS D3 Championship. Will also stars in track and won the City All Star Game Dunk Contest. Perkins will play basketball next season at Colby College.
Rocco Giometti of St. Ignatius Baseball: Last season as a junior Giometti helped lead the Wildcats to a 20-12 record and a state CIF D2 NorCal Championship. So far this season Rocco is hitting a team leading .353 while leading St. Ignatius to a 12-4 record and No. 8 San Francisco Chronicle Metro ranking.
Finean Hunter-Kenny and Roman Fong of Lowell Baseball: Last season Hunter-Kenny and Fong led the Cardinal to an AAA Championship and the state CIF NorCal D5 Championship with Roman hitting .390 and Finean going 6-3 with a 2.1 ERA. So far this season the Cardinal are 10-4-1 (7-0) with Roman hitting .457 and Finean 3-0 with a 0.57 ERA.
History of Trophy and Award Winners
Tringali Trophy (Football)
2017 – Ronald Phelps, Lincoln
2018 – Yarvell Smith, Galileo
2019 – Javon Baker, Lincoln
2020 – Teddye Buchannan, St. Ignatius
2021 – Jashai Shannon, St. Ignatius
2022 – Jerry Mixon, SHC
2023 – R.L. Miller, SHC
2024 – Jamelle Newman, Lincoln
Restani Trophy (Basketball)
2017 – Niamey Harris, Mission
2018 – Spencer Spivy, University
2018 - IImar’I Thomas, SHC
2019 – Max Fried, University
2019 – Miyah Lewis-Hampton, Leadership
2020 – Bryce Monroe, Riordan
2020 – Talo Li-Uperesa, SHC
2021 – Robert Vaihola, Riordan
2021 – Sabrina Ma, St. Ignatius
2022 – King Njhsanni Wilhite, Riordan
2022 – Sabrina Ma, St. Ignatius
2023 – Joey Kennedy, University
2023 – Reza Po, SHC
2024 – Zion Sensley, Riordan
Mary Hile-Nepfel Trophy (Girls Basketball)
2024 – Gabriella Kelley of University
Negoesco Trophy (Soccer)
2017 – Dominic Galletti, St. Ignatius
2018 – Nathan Kushner, St. Ignatius
2018 – Kiki Tucker, Lowell
2019 – Julio Gonzalez-Ponce, Mission
2019 – Lauren Froham, St. Ignatius
2020 – Dylan Rogers, SHC
2020 – Hannah McCord, Lowell
2021 – Angel Iniquez, SHC
2021 – Maggie Altman, SHC
2022 – Oisin Murphy, St. Ignatius
2022 – Sydney Grundland Lanuza, Washington
2023 – Ariana Beddoes, SHC
2023 – Miles Keane, Lowell
2024 – Isabella Ong, University
2024 – Jaime Harvey, Washington
Athletica Leggera Trophy
2023 – Monroe Barnum, St. Ignatius
2023 – Ellie McCuskey-Hay, St. Ignatius
2024 – Lex Lehnert, St. Ignatius
2024 – Ellie McCuskey-Hay, St. Ignatius
DiMaggio Trophy (Baseball)
2017 – Marty Cole, SHC
2018 – Martin Chavarria, SHC
2019 – C.J. Pino, Mission
2020 – Colin Clifford, St. Ignatius
2021 – Lucas Kelly, SHC
2022 – Lucas Kelly, SHC
2023 – Niko Gomozias, St. Ignatius
2024 – Tate Medicoff, SHC
Benedetti Trophy (Lifetime Coaching)
2017 – Ron Isola, Riordan Basketball and Baseball
2018 – Bob Drucker, St. Ignatius Basketball
2018 – Ernie Feibusch, Lowell Soccer
2019 – Steve Franceschi, SHC Baseball
2019 – Marc Christensen, McAteer Track (50 years coaching)
2020 – Ed Nevius, Balboa Baseball and Soccer
2020 – Brian Harrigan, SHC Basketball
2021 – Jo Ann Momono, SHC Volleyball and A.D.
2022 – Charley Johnson, Stuart Hall Basketball
2023 – Jim Ketcham, University Tennis and Athletic Director
2023 – Don Lippi, SJND and St. Ignatius (1991-03)
2024 – Mary Hile-Nepfel, University Girls Basketball
2024 – Rich Forslund, Riordan and Lowell Basketball
Mariucci Trophy (Coach of the Year)
2017 – Arnold Zeleya, Mission Basketball
2018 – Mark Hunyh, Galileo Football
2018 – Carin Marrs, University Cross Country
2019 – Allen Downey, St. Ignatius Soccer
2019 – Phil Ferrigno, Lincoln Football
2019 – Margi Beima, SHC Volleyball
2020 – John Regalia, St. Ignatius Football
2020 – Jeff Gardiner, Lick Cross Country
2021 – Mike McNeill, SHC Soccer
2022 – Joey Curtin, Riordan Basketball
2022 – Daniel Tsfai, Lick Basketball
2023 - Carl Jacobs of Lincoln Basketball
2023 – Demetrius Jackson of SHC Basketball
2024 – Dante Popalisky, Washington Boys Soccer
2024 – Cameron Hill, University Girls Soccer
SFIAC Athlete of the Year
2018 – Alex Enos, St. Ignatius Track & Field
2019 – Jack Dyke, St. Ignatius Football and Baseball
2019 – Lana Rodakovic, Lincoln Volleyball
2020 – Charlie Kennedy, University Cross Country, Basketball and Track
2020 – Skylar Canady, SHC Volleyball
2021 – Jack Burnett, St. Ignatius Football and Baseball
2021 – Claire Untalan, St. Ignatius Basketball and Volleyball
2022 – Ray-John Spears, SHC Football and Basketball
2022 – Claire Untalan, St. Ignatius Basketball and Volleyball
2023 – Jerry Mixon, SHC Football and Basketball
2023 – Emily Ennis, St. Ignatius Basketball and Soccer
2024 – Pierce St. Geme, St. Ignatius Football and Lacrosse
2024 – Reza Po, SHC Basketball and Flag Football
Luisetti Trophy (Scholar Athlete)
2019 – Neal Begovich, St. Ignatius Basketball
2019 – Lizzie Fleming, St. Ignatius Volleyball
2020 – Uday Narottam, SHC Baseball
2020 – Alden Standley, SHC Volleyball
2021 – Mick Kelley, University Baseball
2021 – Naima Blanco-Nurberg, Lick Soccer
2022 – Silas Bahlibi, SHC Football
2022 – Annabel Schneiberg, Lick Basketball
2023 – Zach Jones, Riordan Football and Basketball
2023 - Jacqueline Holman, Lowell Cross Country, Soccer, T&F
2024 – Cole Boake of University Basketball and Tennis
2024 – Ashanti Dias of Riordan Basketball, Track and Football
SFIAC Team of the Year
2017 – Mission Basketball
2018 – Galileo Football
2019 – Lincoln Football
2022 – Balboa Football
2023 – Lincoln Football
2024 – Riordan Basketball
Uncle Abe Award Winners
2014 – Steve Warren – Albany HS
2015 – Nate Firestone – Alameda Little League
2016 – Rob Fong – Washington HS
2017 – Roscoe Bryant – Oakland Royals
2018 – Steve Harris – Continental Little League
2019 – Chris Carrubba – East Bay Hurricanes (All Girls Baseball)
2020-21 – not awarded
2022 – Gerald Reader – Stuart Hall and CITI Pirates
2023 – Rich Weidinger – University and Cardinal Baseball
2024 – James Nash – San Francisco Little League
