CSI ATHLETICS HOSTS SEVENTH ANNUAL FINNIE AWARDS AT THE TANK

5/18/2026 12:30:00 PM

STATEN ISLAND, NY - After debuting a new-look awards dinner in 2024, CSI Athletics hosted the 2026 Finnies at The Tank last Friday night. The Finnies was planned during the spring of 2020 with the intention to debut the event in May of that year. When the COVID-19 pandemic halted those plans, end-of-year awards moved online for four seasons from 2020-2023. The Finnies came to life for the first time in at Le Grecci's Staaten in 2024, and this year's Finnies marked the third in what will be an annual event on the CSI Athletics calendar. Last week's event, put together through collaboration between the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and CSI Athletics administrators, welcomed over 200 guests including CSI student-athletes, coaches, and staff.

Athletic Communications Coordinator Joseph Foreman and CSI Staffer, Joseh Calabrese, co-hosted the event this year. In addition to the awards given by the coaches of each team, department award-winners were chosen from among the team award-winners selected by each of the coaches. All department award-winners, such as Male and Female Athlete of the Year and so forth, were voted on by a group of CSI Athletics administrators.

The event opened with introductory remarks from Foreman, Calabrese, and SAAC President Angelina Guerriero. CSI Athletics Director, Matthew Scally then took the podium delivering an address to the student-athletes in attendance. Foreman and Calabrese returned to the podium to present the team award winners starting with Women's Soccer and ending with Softball, followed by the departmental awards, and the highlight of the year that was voted via Instagram poll throughout the night.

After the announcement of each team's award-winners, the winners of the CSI Athletics department awards were announced. Those winners culminated with the naming of Adonijah Washington as the Female Athlete of the Year and Aaron Goldstein as Male Athlete of the Year. Following closing remarks from Foreman, the Finnies concluded with a photo montage recapping the last year of CSI Athletics.

Full video of the 2026 Finnies is available below. This full list of all award-winners can also be found below video of the event.

Gallery: (5-15-2026) 2026 Finnie Awards

2026 TEAM AWARD WINNERS

Women's Soccer
Dolphin Award - Mia Cole
Offensive Player of the Year - Caitlyn Thompson
Defensive Player of the Year - Brianna Dore

Men's Soccer
Attacking Player of the Year - Peterson Larose
Defensive Player of the Year - Matthew Beaton
MVP - Badr Mesrar

Cross-Country
Women's Rookie of the Year - Anna Carafiol
Men's Rookie of the Year - Kevin Deyo
Women's MVP - Adriana Roa
Men's MVP - Peter Galletta

Swimming & Diving
Men's Rookie of the Year - Adria Garcia Fuentes
Women's Rookie of the Year - Polly Struck
Men's Diver of the Year - Yubal Parra
Women's Diver of the Year - Jacqueline DeFranco
Men's MVP - William Kwan
Women's MVP - Maria Janecka

Women's Basketball
Newcomer Award - Shonyae Edmonds
Unsung Hero Award - Arielle Barnes
MVP - Kyra Rose

Men's Basketball
CSI Together Award - JJ Chestnut
Play. Every Day. Award - Asa Kone
MVP - Aaron Goldstein

Cheerleading
Coaches Award - Alyssa Miglino
Rookie of the Year - Aryonna Slaven
MVP - Angelica Ceron

Track & Field
Men's Runner of the Year - Sam Whelan
Women's Runner of the Year - Jacqueline Washington
Men's Field Athlete of the Year - Dominik Hric
Women's Field Athlete of the Year - Angelina Guerriero
Men's Rookie of the Year - Kingjohn 'KJ' Ede
Women's Rookie of the Year - Adriana Roa
Men's MVP's - Steven Elcock
Women's MVP - Adonijah Washington

Baseball
Bob Steele Sportsmanship Award - Ryan Fiore
Rookie of the Year - Jason Romance
Pitcher of the Year - Ryan Palm
MVP - Jack Kehoe

Softball
Newcomer of the Year - Abbie Morris
Defensive Player of the Year - Marena Grenier
Offensive Player of the Year - Madilyn Paul

2025 DEPARTMENT AWARD WINNERS

Highlight of the Year - Racky Kane Buzzer Beater vs. AIC (Dec. 17, 2025)

Breakout Athlete of the Year - Marena Grenier

Women's Rookie of the Year - Maria Janecka

Men's Rookie of the Year - Jason Romance

Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Brianna Dore

Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Sam Whelan

Women's Athlete of the Year - Adonijah Washington

Men's Athlete of the Year - Aaron Goldstein

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