SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University Department of Athletics and Campus Recreation continued its newest tradition on Monday night, honoring the Sea Gulls' best of the best for the 2025-26 season at the second annual Sammys Athletics Awards Show, hosted by the SU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) in an evening ceremony at the Jackson Family Auditorium of Holloway Hall.
Headlining the award winners were the university's 2025-26 Scholar-Athletes of the Year: football's
Micah Brubaker and women's basketball's
Nicole Miller.
Brubaker (Sr. – Mechanicsburg, Pa.) is football's first Scholar-Athlete of the Year since
Alex Potocko won back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018. He currently boasts a 3.979 grade-point average as an Accounting and Finance double major. Away from the gridiron, Brubaker is an active member of the SU Young Adults Ministry, serves regularly at Hope and Life Outreach (HALO) Ministries, and the SU Fight Against Leukemia. After graduation, Brubaker will begin employment in the public accounting field.
Brubaker built on his reputation as one of Sea Gull football's outstanding wide receivers in 2025, recording 21 receptions for 505 yards and five touchdowns on the way to Second-Team All-New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) recognition. He finishes his SU career with 1,721 all-purpose yards and 17 touchdowns and owns the program's single-game receiving yardage record of 206.
Miller (Jr. – Medford, N.J.) becomes the first women's basketball player to take the university's top Scholar-Athlete honor since
Amy Campion in 2003. She currently sports a spotless 4.00 GPA as a Communications major and Business Administration minor. Off the court she is an active member of the Sea Gull Sports Network (SGSN), regularly providing play-by-play and color commentary and operating broadcast cameras for Salisbury's athletics streaming platform.
Miller captured Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors in 2025-26 and made her second straight All-C2C First Team after leading the league with 17.6 points per game while shooting 52 percent from the floor and surpassing 1,000 points for her career. With Miller starring on offense, Salisbury advanced to its first conference championship game since 2015.
Below is a list of all winners and nominees of the 2025-26 Sammys Awards, listed in order of ceremony presentation.
Staff Support Award:
Dave Gutoskey and
Diana Cropper, Housing & Residence Life
Team Community Service Awards:
Football (total hours),
Women's Basketball (Impact Score)
Comeback Player of the Year:
Austen Cave (XC)
Jayden Jones (FB), McKenna Horner (FH/SB), Nadia Bullock (WBB), Lily Griffin (WSWIM)
National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) All-Americans:
Daniel Clark (FB),
Kaitlyn DeModna (FH),
Alyssa DeWaal (VB),
Will Noble (MSOC),
Nicole Miller (WBB),
Jon Alicea (MTF),
Jackson Inman (BSB),
Sam Flowers (SB),
Kicky Crowell (MLAX)
Gulls Supporting Gulls Award:
Women's Basketball
Female Glue Award:
Reagan Davis (WLAX)
Kayla Nieberlein (WBB), Karia Forvil (WTF), Kaeli Newcomb (WGOLF), Alyssa DeWaal (VB), Emma Christman (WTF), Olivia Pasko (WSOC), Madi Sisson (XC), Kailey Jarboe (WTF)
Male Glue Award:
Troy Rowe (MSWIM)
Jacob Reeves (MTF), Chase Catullo (MTEN), Clarke Cheairs (FB), Leo Ferry (MBB), Hayden Myers (MTF), Griffin Shirk (BSB), Jack Schwarz (MSOC), Landon Lewicki (XC)
Female Newcomer of the Year:
Rowan O'Donoghue (WSWIM)
Cleo Solomon (WTEN), Regan Worley (FH), Keturah Stewart (WBB), Krista Brosius (WGOLF), Jenna Howe (WTF), Brooke Spadin (WSOC), Audrey March (SB)
Male Newcomer of the Year:
David Brunetti (MSOC)
Andrew Osler (MTF), Cameron Byrd (MSWIM), Nathan Tondreault (BSB)
Senior Student-Athletes with 4.00 GPA:
Mason Ellis (MGOLF),
Samantha Watson (WSWIM),
Emma Wivell (WGOLF)
Highest Team GPA:
Women's Cross Country
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year:
Nicole Miller (WBB)
Anna Bodmer (XC/TF), Samantha Watson (WSWIM), Julie Altieri (VB), Gibelle Beaujon (WTEN), Alex Jankowski (WSOC), Ava Wheeler (WSOC)
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year:
Micah Brubaker (FB)
Gavin Miller (MSOC), Kai Smith (MTF)
Female Breakthrough Performances of the Year:
Addi Wood (WSWIM) &
Anna Bodmer (XC)
Riley Kinzeler (WSOC), Samantha Shively (WBB)
Male Breakthrough Performance of the Year:
Ryan Henneman (MGOLF)
Bobby Stabile (MTEN), Connor Pyles (MSOC), Darrell Walter (FB)
Female Athlete of the Year:
Gwen Eustace (VB)
Karlie Wolfe (SB), Gibelle Beaujon (WTEN), Nicole Miller (WBB), Marlyse Haack (WTF), Audrey Harrington (WLAX)
Male Athlete of the Year:
Kai Smith (MTF)
Jamison Graves (MBB), Gavin Miller (MSOC), Blake Malamphy (MLAX), Dominic Kazzi (MSWIM), Jackson Inman (BSB)
Photo of the Year (voted on by student-athletes): Volleyball Celebration – Aug. 29, 2025 (Taken by
Javon Gary, Jr.)
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 207 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
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