Recapping the winners from the 2020-21 CATSPY Awards

CATSPY-2021 — <small>(UK Athletics)<small>

(UK Athletics)

After a week of handing out various awards across the Wildcat family, the 2020-21 CATSPY Awards came to a conclusion on Friday evening.

Spread out from Monday through Friday, the five-day event was a bit different than it has been in years past. This was the second year in a row that the awards were handed out virtually, a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Winners were announced on BBN Tonight by hosts Keith Farmer and Anna Tarullo, with some of the honorees joining the show to talk about the awards. In total, 78 University of Kentucky student-athletes were honored during the 19th edition of the CATSPYs.

The week-long ceremony was capped off on Friday night with the Team of the Year winners, which were awarded to national champions Volleyball and Rifle, along with Women’s Swimming and Diving. The recently deceased John Schlarman, Ben Jordan, Cullan Brown, and Terrence Clarke were all honored with the Heart of a Wildcat recognition.

Six Wildcats–Josh Paschal (football), Landon Young (football), Madison Lilley (volleyball), Akvile Parazinskaite (women’s tennis), Avery Skinner (volleyball), and Abby Steiner (women’s track & field)–took home the top individual honors of Mr. and Miss Wildcat.

THAT’S A WRAP! 🎬

Thanks for tuning in to the 2021 CATSPY Awards and celebrating all week with us, #BBN!

Go Cats! #CATSPYs #WeAreUK https://t.co/uXuDdKqKtz

— Kentucky Athletics (@UKAthletics) May 15, 2021

Below is a list of all the award winners.

2021 CATSPY Winners

Community Service
Tori Orcutt, Swimming & Diving
Raena Worley, Gymnastics

Scholar-Athlete
Payton Neff, Swimming & Diving
Olivia Huffman, Swimming & Diving
Allen Hamilton, Men’s Golf

Academic Teams
Gymnastics
Men’s Golf

Keightley Assist
Taylor Berryman, Men’s Basketball
Rachael Blackburn, Women’s Basketball
Andrew Holt, Swimming & Diving
Carter Hayslett, Men’s Tennis

Scratch Award
Parker Herren, Women’s Swimming & Diving
Tori Herman, Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Zach Johnson, Football
Anna Haigis, Gymnastics

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Supporting Role
Maddie Berezowitz, Volleyball
Yusuf Corker, Football

Female Rookie of the Year
Madi Skinner, Volleyball
Bailey Bunn, Gymnastics
Male Rookie of the Year
Liam Draxl, Men’s Tennis

ELITE
Raena Worley, Gymnastics
Josie Angeny, Gymnastics
Bailey Bunn, Gymnastics
Anna Haigis, Gymnastics
Arianna Patterson, Gymnastics
Caitlin Brooks, Women’s Swimming & Diving
Bailey Bonnett, Women’s Swimming & Diving
Izzy Gati, Women’s Swimming & Diving
Riley Gaines, Women’s Swimming & Diving
Kaitlynn Wheeler, Women’s Swimming & Diving
Sophie Sorenson, Women’s Swimming & Diving
Gillian Davey, Women’s Swimming & Diving
Lauren Poole, Women’s Swimming & Diving
Kyndal Knight, Women’s Swimming & Diving
Danny Zhang, Men’s Swimming & Diving
Jordyn Rhodes, Women’s Soccer
Rhyne Howard, Women’s Basketball
Will Shaner, Rifle
Mary Tucker, Rifle
Madison Lilley, Volleyball
Avery Skinner, Volleyball
Alli Stumler, Volleyball
Madi Skinner, Volleyball
Azhani Tealer, Volleyball
Gabby Curry, Volleyball
Jenna Gearing, Women’s Cross Country
Lance Lang, Men’s Track & Field
Dwight St. Hillaire, Men’s Track & Field
Jacob Smith, Men’s Track & Field
Kennedy Lightner, Men’s Track & Field
Kenroy Williams, Men’s Track & Field
Matt Peare, Men’s Track & Field
Abby Steiner, Women’s Track & Field
Dajour Miles, Women’s Track & Field
Megan Moss, Women’s Track & Field
Masai Russell, Women’s Track & Field
Annika Williams, Women’s Track & Field
Jamin Davis, Football
Drake Jackson, Football
Darian Kinnard, Football
Chris Rodriguez Jr., Football
Landon Young, Football
Marcel Meinzer, Men’s Soccer
Leon Jones, Men’s Soccer
Liam Draxl, Men’s Tennis
Gabriel Diallo, Men’s Tennis
Akvile Paražinskaite, Women’s Tennis
Fiona Arrese, Women’s Tennis