The 2023 Lourdes University Gubi Awards were held on Monday, May 1, inside the Franciscan Center, honoring the top athletes from each sport.  The event also honored the athletic department Coaching Staff of the Year, the Male and Female Athletes of the Year, and the Male and Female Academic Award recipients.
 
Volleyball player Eduardo Ayala was the Male Athlete of the Year.  He was named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Player of the Year and was selected First Team All-WHAC for the second time in his career.  In addition, he was named both a NAIA and AVCA Second Team All-American. 
 
Stefana Jelacic from wrestling was honored as the Female Athlete of the Year.  Jelacic earned All-American honors for the second time in her career.  She finished seventh at the NAIA National Championships.  In addition, she was the Mid-South Conference runner-up at 109 pounds, earning Second Team All-MSC honors.
 
Men's basketball coaches Dennis Hopson, Jake Dupree, Steven Corggens, and Brady Perry were named the staff of the year after leading their team to a second consecutive NAIA National Championships appearance.  The Gray Wolves finished the year 22-9, posting their third 20-win season in the last four years.
 
The Gray Wolf Academic Awards were chosen based upon the student-athlete being at least a junior in academic standing, having attended Lourdes for at least three semesters, being in good standing with their team, the athletic department, and the university, and holding the highest grade point average by gender.  Soccer player Erika Turk was honored as the female recipient while wrestler Jimmy Balazy received the male honor.
 
In addition to the major awards, teams had award recipients as chosen by their head coach.  Those recipients are:
 
Most Improved
Jackson Austin - Esports
Sebastian Bogarin – Men's Soccer
Hunter DeWeese – Men's Golf
Kayla Dillinger – Women's Lacrosse
Jacob Geis – Men's Bowling
McKenna Hall – Women's Volleyball
Gavin Hamilton – Men's Cross Country
Sterling Hopkins – Men's Basketball
Nadeen Jemaa – Women's Basketball
Erion Jordan – JV Men's Basketball
Tina Kindler – Women's Golf
Carter Kroll – Men's Wrestling
Noah Loth – Men's Lacrosse
Taylor McBride – Women's Bowling
Brielle Newland – Women's Wrestling
Katrina Nolan – Competitive Dance
Lexi Olinger – Competitive Cheer
Laura Ortiz – Women's Tennis
Josh Parish – Men's Tennis
Nolan Portteus – Men's Track
Sawyer Schafer – Men's Volleyball
Michael Strzelewicz – Baseball
Paige Thomas – Women's Track
Zoey Trout – Women's Soccer
Elizabeth Valdez – Softball
Olivia Waterstradt – Women's Cross Country
 
Newcomer of the Year
Justin Altenbach – Men's Golf
Kelli Altman – Competitive Dance
Jaycie Arnet – Women's Bowling
Jaber Badarne – Men's Volleyball
Leandro Bisanzio Pereira – Men's Soccer
Joel Brothers – Competitive Cheer
Theo Casadei – Men's Tennis
Stephen Coleman Jr. – Men's Basketball
Payton Curley – Women's Wrestling
Maddie Darrah - Softball
Jack Durham – Men's Lacrosse
Caleb Eischen – Men's Track
Taylor Imus – Women's Cross Country
Ryan Klausing – Men's Golf
Isaac Kwaske-O'Neil - Esports
Liam LeBlanc – Men's Cross Country
Emma Pedroza – Women's Basketball
Joelle Rawski – Women's Lacrosse
Nick Rodriguez – Men's Wrestling
Tyler Rose – Men's Bowling
Natalie Samples – Women's Soccer and Women's Track
Olivia Schoppa – Women's Tennis
Jolie Sobb – Women's Volleyball
Joel Suraganan - Baseball
Shauna White – Women's Golf
Andre Wilburn – JV Men's Basketball
 
Most Valuable Player
Eduardo Ayala – Men's Volleyball
DJ Barton – Men's Bowling
Allison Duffey – Competitive Dance
Kendall Fitchpatric – Competitive Cheer
Breanna Gibbons – Women's Bowling
Karlie Heilman – Women's Soccer
Joey Holifield – Men's Basketball
Stefana Jelacic – Women's Wrestling
Drew Junion - Esports
Berlynn Keller – Softball
Jonas Kreutzberg – Men's Soccer
Aaron Lenz – Men's Bowling
Brock Meomartino – Men's Lacrosse
Emma Mulder – Women's Golf
Jack Murphy – Men's Golf
Shae Pedroza – Women's Basketball
Aliyah Perez – Women's Cross Country and Women's Track
Alli Plasencio – Women's Volleyball
Elliott Ramsey – Men's Cross Country and Women's Track
Jordin Rawski – Women's Lacrosse
Mallory Schardt – Women's Tennis
Dre Scott – JV Men's Basketball
Kiara Smith – Women's Bowling
Will Speight – Men's Wrestling
Joel Suraganan – Baseball
Alvaro Trillo-Sanchez – Men's Tennis