Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

The Perseverance Award is given to a senior student-athlete who overcame a significant physical or personal obstacle and demonstrated exceptional effort in exhibiting their commitment to their teammates and the Institute.
 

Year	Name	Sport(s)		Name	Sport(s)
2008-09	Kerry Hayes	Basketball
2009-10	Shannon Donovan	Lacrosse		Colin Elliott	Football
2010-11	Mike Bonavita	Football		Alex Lamparski	Field Hockey
2011-12	Kelly Erkert	Softball
2012-13	Katie Daniels	Ice Hockey
2013-14
2014-15	Bailei Tetrault	Basketball
2015-16	Jeff Avery	Football		Billy Gibbs	Lacrosse
2016-17	Ryan Buss	Football		Katie Rooney	Ice Hockey
2017-18	McKinley Grimes	Tennis		Jaime Lord	Cross Country & Track & Field
2018-19	Dan Graybill	Soccer		Nisha Rajamohan	Tennis
2019-20	Jakob Grant	Football		Kirsten Iwanski	Ice Hockey
2020-21	N/A due to COVID-19			N/A due to COVID-19
2021-22	Mikayla Capelle	Ice Hockey		Delano Munoz Whatts	Football
2022-23	Nolan Farina	Lacrosse		Brielle Sharry	Basketball
2023-24	CJ Schumaker	Football		Gwen Barnes	Soccer