Drexel University Athletics
Cuocco and Kwasny Named Semanik Award Winners
5/15/2025 7:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Men's Rowing, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming & Diving, Men's Tennis, Wrestling, Women's Basketball, Women's Rowing, Field Hockey, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Softball, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Drexel Athletics, Men's Squash, Women's Squash, Spirit Team (Cheer), Spirit Team (Dance)
PHILADELPHIA – Drexel seniors Jenika Cuocco and Jakub Kwasny have been named Drexel's 2025 Mary and John Semanik Award Winners. The awards are given to Drexel's top female and male senior student-athletes who best exemplify the scholarship and athletic ideals of the former Directors of Athletics, Mr. and Mrs. Semanik. The awards were presented at the Best of the Blue and Gold Awards on Wednesday evening in the Daskalakis Athletic Center.
Cuocco was named CAA Goalkeeper of the Year for the third consecutive year, the first player in conference history to win three straight major postseason awards. She received CAA Rookie of the Year honors in 2023, making her the first athlete to collect four major CAA awards. The Sound Beach, N.Y., native was an USA Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention this season, receiving accolades from Inside Lacrosse (Second Team), USA Lacrosse (Second Team) and IWLCA (Third Season) a season ago. The Rocky Point product ranks top-20 nationally this season with 173 saves (9th), a .493 save percentage (10th) and 9.61 saves per game (19th). Cuocco had ten or more saves in eight games her redshirt junior campaign, including matching a career-best 18 saves in the CAA Championship game. Off the field, she has been named to the CAA Commissioner's Honor Roll all four years as well as the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll. Cuocco was also named Drexel's CAA Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2024-25.
Kwasny concluded his career at Drexel as an eight-time CAA gold medalist and two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American. The graduate student earned six All-CAA honors during the 2024–25 season, highlighted by gold medal performances in the 100 butterfly (45.50) and 200 butterfly (1:44.10) at the CAA Championships. He also contributed to CAA-record gold medals in the 200 free relay (1:18.01), 400 free relay (2:52.71), and 400 medley relay (3:07.40), and helped Drexel take silver in the 200 medley relay with a school-record 1:25.25. At the CSCAA National Invitational, Kwasny placed first in the 100 fly with a meet-record time of 45.90, and added first-place finishes in the 200 fly and two medley relays. He was also named to the Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Team. The Chorzow, Poland native will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Business Analytics.
Drexel's Male Team of the Year award went to the golf team for their performance at the CAA Tournament. The Dragons finished second after coming back from five strokes down to tie for first and force a playoff. Drexel's run was highlighted by a long eagle putt by Griffin Mitchell on hole 18.
The Female Team of the Year award was given to the rowing team for their performance at the 2025 Dad Vail Regatta. The varsity 8+ team captured gold for the second consecutive season. The Dragons combined with the men to capture the regatta's overall championship. It is the second time in a row that the program has captured the overall championship.
The Coaching Staff of the Year was awarded to field hockey. In her 30th season at the helm of the program, Denise Zelenak and her staff guided the field hockey team to a 14-5 record and a 6-0 conference record. The Dragons captured the regular season championship and hosted the CAA tournament at Buckley Field.
The Victory of the Year Award went to the field hockey team after the Dragons defeated Delaware, 2-1, to capture the CAA Regular Season title for the first time since 2010.
Freshman Jasiah Queen of wrestling won the Male Game Performance of the Year after he defeated #15 Miles Takats of Bucknell to qualify for the NCAA Championship, co-hosted by Drexel at the Wells Fargo Center.
For the Female Performance of the Year, Anna Maria Gragnani of women's lacrosse scored a career-high eight goals in Drexel's victory against Harvard, 14-12.
The top Play of the Year was awarded to Griffin Mitchell of golf for his eagle putt on hole 18 of the CAA Championship that sent Drexel to a playoff for the conference title.
I Am A Dragon Award: Chloe Hodges, Women's Basketball
SAAC Service Award: Adam Leach, Rowing
Dragon Cup: Softball and Men's Rowing
Spirit Team Performers of the Year: Katie Prikril (Cheer) / Maddie McCoy (Dance)
National Strength and Conditioning Association All-Americans: Amaris Baker (Women's Basketball), Liz Chipman (Field Hockey), Alexia Louca (Women's Lacrosse), Griffin Mitchell (Golf), Desmond Pleasant (Wrestling)
All-Dragon First Team
All-Dragon Second Team
All-Dragon Third Team
All-Mario Team
Cuocco was named CAA Goalkeeper of the Year for the third consecutive year, the first player in conference history to win three straight major postseason awards. She received CAA Rookie of the Year honors in 2023, making her the first athlete to collect four major CAA awards. The Sound Beach, N.Y., native was an USA Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention this season, receiving accolades from Inside Lacrosse (Second Team), USA Lacrosse (Second Team) and IWLCA (Third Season) a season ago. The Rocky Point product ranks top-20 nationally this season with 173 saves (9th), a .493 save percentage (10th) and 9.61 saves per game (19th). Cuocco had ten or more saves in eight games her redshirt junior campaign, including matching a career-best 18 saves in the CAA Championship game. Off the field, she has been named to the CAA Commissioner's Honor Roll all four years as well as the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll. Cuocco was also named Drexel's CAA Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2024-25.
Kwasny concluded his career at Drexel as an eight-time CAA gold medalist and two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American. The graduate student earned six All-CAA honors during the 2024–25 season, highlighted by gold medal performances in the 100 butterfly (45.50) and 200 butterfly (1:44.10) at the CAA Championships. He also contributed to CAA-record gold medals in the 200 free relay (1:18.01), 400 free relay (2:52.71), and 400 medley relay (3:07.40), and helped Drexel take silver in the 200 medley relay with a school-record 1:25.25. At the CSCAA National Invitational, Kwasny placed first in the 100 fly with a meet-record time of 45.90, and added first-place finishes in the 200 fly and two medley relays. He was also named to the Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Team. The Chorzow, Poland native will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Business Analytics.
Drexel's Male Team of the Year award went to the golf team for their performance at the CAA Tournament. The Dragons finished second after coming back from five strokes down to tie for first and force a playoff. Drexel's run was highlighted by a long eagle putt by Griffin Mitchell on hole 18.
The Female Team of the Year award was given to the rowing team for their performance at the 2025 Dad Vail Regatta. The varsity 8+ team captured gold for the second consecutive season. The Dragons combined with the men to capture the regatta's overall championship. It is the second time in a row that the program has captured the overall championship.
The Coaching Staff of the Year was awarded to field hockey. In her 30th season at the helm of the program, Denise Zelenak and her staff guided the field hockey team to a 14-5 record and a 6-0 conference record. The Dragons captured the regular season championship and hosted the CAA tournament at Buckley Field.
The Victory of the Year Award went to the field hockey team after the Dragons defeated Delaware, 2-1, to capture the CAA Regular Season title for the first time since 2010.
Freshman Jasiah Queen of wrestling won the Male Game Performance of the Year after he defeated #15 Miles Takats of Bucknell to qualify for the NCAA Championship, co-hosted by Drexel at the Wells Fargo Center.
For the Female Performance of the Year, Anna Maria Gragnani of women's lacrosse scored a career-high eight goals in Drexel's victory against Harvard, 14-12.
The top Play of the Year was awarded to Griffin Mitchell of golf for his eagle putt on hole 18 of the CAA Championship that sent Drexel to a playoff for the conference title.
I Am A Dragon Award: Chloe Hodges, Women's Basketball
SAAC Service Award: Adam Leach, Rowing
Dragon Cup: Softball and Men's Rowing
Spirit Team Performers of the Year: Katie Prikril (Cheer) / Maddie McCoy (Dance)
National Strength and Conditioning Association All-Americans: Amaris Baker (Women's Basketball), Liz Chipman (Field Hockey), Alexia Louca (Women's Lacrosse), Griffin Mitchell (Golf), Desmond Pleasant (Wrestling)
All-Dragon First Team
| Amaris Baker | Women's Basketball |
| Drue Nicholas | Golf |
| Allison Drake | Women's Lacrosse |
| Jenika Cuocco | Women's Lacrosse |
| Patrick Short | Men's Soccer |
| Dominick Bachstein | Men's Soccer |
| Haris Qasim | Men's Squash |
| Sebastian Smith | Men's Swimming & Diving |
| Jakub Kwasny | Men's Swimming & Diving |
| Mickey O'Malley | Wrestling |
| Jordan Soriano | Wrestling |
| Valentine Van Hellemont | Field Hockey |
| Pien Elsen | Field Hockey |
| Anna Castaldo | Field Hockey |
| Varsity 8+ | Women's Rowing |
All-Dragon Second Team
| Kobe MaGee | Men's Basketball |
| Deja Evans | Women's Basketball |
| Griffin Mitchell | Golf |
| Collin Gucwa | Men's Lacrosse |
| Max Semple | Men's Lacrosse |
| Jack Joyner | Men's Lacrosse |
| Camryn Ryan | Women's Lacrosse |
| Kate Quinn | Women's Lacrosse |
| Anna Maria Gragnani | Women's Lacrosse |
| Colin Davis | Men's Soccer |
| Moa Bonnemark | Women's Squash |
| Theo Andreopoulos | Men's Swimming & Diving |
| Federica Nocera | Women's Swimming & Diving |
| Elisa Rigazio | Women's Tennis |
| Varsity 4+ | Women's Rowing |
| Second Varsity 8+ | Women's Rowing |
All-Dragon Third Team
| Yame Butler | Men's Basketball |
| Cole Hargrove | Men's Basketball |
| Chloe Hodges | Women's Basketball |
| Liam Kammar | Men's Lacrosse |
| Witt Crawford | Men's Lacrosse |
| Casey Touey | Women's Soccer |
| Kacper Karnik | Men's Swimming & Diving |
| Alessio Gianni | Men's Swimming & Diving |
| Megan Ehrnfeldt | Women's Swimming & Diving |
| Will Burridge | Men's Tennis |
| Hussein El Tawil | Men's Tennis |
| Mia Garza | Softball |
| Luke Nichter | Wrestling |
| Kyle Waterman | Wrestling |
| Liz Chipman | Field Hockey |
| Third Varsity 8+ | Men's Rowing |
| Varsity 8+ | Men's Rowing |
All-Mario Team
| Owen Knight | Men's Lacrosse |
| Alec Tulio | Men's Lacrosse |
| Teagan Quinn | Women's Lacrosse |
| Emma Nikolic | Women's Lacrosse |
| Omar Jallow | Men's Soccer |
| Gavin Carmichael | Men's Soccer |
| Julia Hahn | Women's Soccer |
| Tavneet Mundra | Men's Soccer |
| Ariyan Irani | Women's Squash |
| Joshua Gratton | Men's Swimming & Diving |
| Petar Pavalic | Men's Swimming & Diving |
| Brittany Corbett | Women's Swimming & Diving |
| Anastasia Kavounov | Women's Tennis |
| Sofiya Snitko | Women's Tennis |
| Jasiah Queen | Wrestling |
| Kylah Reading | Softball |
| Alana Poole | Field Hockey |
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
F
/ Men's Soccer
G
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Squash
/ Men's Tennis
G
/ Men's Basketball
D
/ Men's Soccer
F
/ Field Hockey
M
/ Field Hockey
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
A
/ Men's Lacrosse
G
/ Women's Lacrosse
D
/ Men's Soccer
A
/ Women's Lacrosse
Fly/Free
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
/ Men's Tennis
D/M
/ Field Hockey
F
/ Women's Basketball
IM/Fly/Back
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
A
/ Women's Lacrosse
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
D
/ Men's Lacrosse
D
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Squash
F
/ Men's Soccer
M
/ Men's Lacrosse
M
/ Men's Lacrosse
Breast/Sprint Free
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
/ Women's Tennis
A
/ Men's Lacrosse
Fly/Sprint Free
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
/ Men's Rowing
D
/ Women's Lacrosse
G
/ Men's Basketball
/ Spirit Team (Dance)
/ Men's Golf
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Golf
157
/ Wrestling
D
/ Women's Lacrosse
Back/Free
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
197
/ Wrestling
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
125
/ Wrestling
GK
/ Field Hockey
/ Spirit Team (Cheer)
/ Men's Squash
174
/ Wrestling
M
/ Women's Lacrosse
M
/ Women's Lacrosse
OF
/ Softball
/ Women's Tennis
D
/ Women's Lacrosse
A
/ Men's Lacrosse
M
/ Men's Soccer
Fly/Free/Breast
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
/ Women's Tennis
141
/ Wrestling
F
/ Women's Soccer
A
/ Men's Lacrosse
F/M
/ Field Hockey
133
/ WrestlingCAA
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