ST. JOSEPH, Minn. – The College of Saint Benedict athletic department wrapped up the 2016-17 school year and sports seasons with its annual athletic banquet recently. CSB athletics coaches and staff recognized student-athletes for their accomplishments on the field, pool and courts, including all-conference and all-region honors, as well as for their work in the classroom.
 
In addition to recognizing and honoring team MVPs or all-academic winners, the department announced several of its big award winners for the year.
 

Senior track and field and cross country athlete Allison Kosobud won the 2016-17 Presidential Award, junior track and field Athlete Megan Sundstrom won the Sportsmanship Award, junior basketball player Chelsey Guetter won the CSB Scholar-Athlete of the Year and CSB athletic media relations director Leah Rado received the Margy Hughes Inspirational Award.
 
Kosobud won the Presidential Award for her success on the track as well as in the classroom and the community. The Brainerd native maintains a 3.90 GPA in her Integrative Health Sciences major, and has made the Dean's List in each of her four years, and was inducted in to the Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society. In the community, Kosobud serves as a Big Sister in the St. Cloud Big Brothers Big Sisters program, and was the Dream Team Director and Honors Planning and Advisory committee chair at CSB|SJU. On the track, Kosobud is a five-time national qualifier, nine-time All-MIAC athlete and six-time All-Region honoree. She holds seven CSB track and field records, and is in the top seven in both the 5K and 6K for CSB cross country.
 
Sundstrom was given the 2016-17 Sportsmanship Award for her actions at the MIAC pentathlon in February. After failing to clear the opening height in the high jump – ensuring she would not score points for CSB – Sundstrom cheered on her teammates and helped coach and cheer as sophomore Jenna Degen won the conference pentathlon title and qualified for nationals. Sundstrom came back to earn All-MIAC in the triple jump and honorable mention in four events over the next two days, and a week later qualified for nationals in the pentathlon.
 
Guetter, a Wabasso native who earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors earlier this year, was named the Scholar-Athlete of the Year for maintaining a GPA of 4.00. Guetter is a communications major.

 
Rado won the Margy Hughes Inspirational Award for her work and countless hours spent promoting the accomplishments of CSB athletes and coaches and of sharing their stories with families, friends and fans through the CSB athletics website as well as various social media platforms.
 
Nominees for CSB's Athlete of the Year and Rookie of the Year will be announced later this summer following the completion of the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The 2016-17 winners will be announced after the release of the nominees.