The Crimson & Gray Awards were established in 2017 to recognize the top student-athletes, coaches, teams and performances of each year. The award process is run by the IUP Athletic Communications staff.
2021-22 marked the sixth annual Crimson & Gray Awards and consisted of 22 total categories - 11 men, 11 women - honoring the best athletic performances by our student-athletes, coaches and teams, as well as individual and team academic accomplishments.
New awards for 2019-20 included the Academic Team of the Year and the Crimson Teammates of the Year. They joined this pre-established list of awards: Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Coach of the Year, Performance of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Breakthrough Athlete of the Year, Postseason Performer of the Year, Senior of the Year, Team of the Year and Athlete of the Year.
2021-22 Links
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Winners (June 23)
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Nominees (May 26)
2020-21 Links
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Winners (June 24)
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Nominees (June 2)
2019-20 Links
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Winners (May 15)
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Nominees (May 5)
2018-19 Links
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Third annual Crimson & Gray Award finalists named (June 5)
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Nominations for third annual Crimson & Gray Awards announced (May 28)
2017-18 Links
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2017-18 Crimson & Gray Award finalists (May 25)
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2017-18 Crimson & Gray Award nominees announced (May 16)
Inaugural Year (2016-17) Links
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2016-17 Crimson & Gray Award Winners
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2016-17 Crimson & Gray finalists (May 24)
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Inaugural Crimson & Gray Awards announcement (May 17)
Crimson & Gray Awards and History
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Presented to men's and women's junior, senior or graduate student who have displayed a combination of success both on the playing field and in the classroom during their time at IUP.
Past winners
Academic Team of the Year
Presented to a men's and women's teams with the highest cumulative grade point average between the fall semester and spring semester of the previous year.
Past winners
Crimson Teammate of the Year
Presented to a student-athlete from each sport who inspires his or her teammates with the five pillars of the IUP Athletics vision:
Experience, Leadership, Community, Excellence and
Integrity.
Past winners
Coach of the Year
Presented to the men's and women's head coaches who did the most outstanding job leading his or her team.
Past winners
Performance of the Year
Presented to the student-athletes who had the most significant or extraordinary performance in a single game, event, or outing.
Past winners
Freshman of the Year
Presented to a true freshman or redshirt freshman men's and women's student-athlete who put together the best all-around season for a first-year college player.
Past winners
Breakthrough Athlete of the Year
Presented to a first-year starter or first-time key contributor who has improved their season performance dramatically over the last year.
Past winners
Postseason Performer of the Year
Presented to the men's and women's student-athletes who put together the most significant combined performances in a PSAC or NCAA championship tournament/event.
Past winners
Senior of the Year
Presented to senior or graduate eligible men's and women's student-athletes who had the most successful individual seasons.
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Team of the Year
Presented to the men's and women's teams who had the most outstanding seasons.
Past winners
Athlete of the Year
Presented to the men's and women's student-athletes, regardless of class eligibility, who had the best individual seasons.
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