Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the SUNY Cortland Athletics Department is once again this year honoring its student-athletes as part of an online "Awards Week" series of releases May 10-14 instead of conducting the C-Club Athletics Awards Ceremony.

The first awards announced on Monday, May 10, are the annual Red Letter Awards for the fall teams. Each year, the Cortland head coaches select a winner in their respective sports. The Red Letter may be given for outstanding athletic skills, team leadership, personal development as a player, or for any combination of reasons.

The 2020-21 Fall Red Letter Award winners, by sport, are as follows:
 
Men's Cross Country: Mike Verde, Jr. (Hopewell Junction/Arlington)
Women's Cross Country: Rachel Castello, So. (Cheektowaga/West Seneca East)
Field Hockey: Allie Bianchi, Sr. (Richmond, VT/Mount Mansfield Union)
Football: Devin Smith, Sr. (Utica/Utica Notre Dame)
Men's Soccer: Blake Aronson, Sr. (Huntington Station/Walt Whitman)
Women's Soccer: Katrina Klammer, So. (Mahopac)
Women's Volleyball: Maya Owens, Jr. (Nyack)
 
Women's Golf and Women's Tennis Red Letters will be announced as part of the spring sports release later in the week since both teams competed this past spring.

Directory of Previous Cortland Red Letter Award winners

The remaining schedule for "Awards Week" is below. Winners each day will be posted on Cortland Athletics Instagram (CortlandRedDragons), on the Athletics website, and on the Cortland Athletics Facebook (CortlandRedDragons) and Twitter (@RedDragonPride) feeds.
 
Tuesday, May 11
Winter Red Letter Awards

Wednesday, May 12
Spring Red Letter Awards

Thursday, May 13
Fraser Stokes and Peter J. Cahill '66 Awards
Whitney T. Corey '43 and Robert J. Weber Awards (individual GPA awards)
Judson and Elise Taylor Team GPA Awards

Friday, May 14
Unsung Hero Award(s)
Carl "Chugger" Davis Award
M. Louise Moseley Award

NOTE: No Senior Athletes of the Year, Rookies of the Year, or Coach of the Year will be selected this year.