COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Graduate student Matt McDermott and redshirt-sophomore Holly Sodomka have been tabbed the 2020-21 University of Colorado Colorado Springs Male and Female Student-Athletes of the Year.  The award is given to the top male and female student-athletes who have excelled in the classroom and made a significant impact for their program.  With the announcement of the McLaughlin Award on May 6, the UCCS Department of Athletics will announce the remaining four major awards this week (see below for the complete list). 
 
A native of Aurora, Colo., Matt McDermott is one of three Mountain Lions to be a part of the baseball program since its inception in 2017 (Daniel Silva, Jake Sellinger).  McDermott owns a 3.650 in graduate school and is working toward his MBA.  Selected as an All-American, All-Region, All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference First Team and a RMAC Gold Glove performer, McDermott was voted the RMAC Player of the Week on May 11 and the NCBWA South Central Hitter of the Week on May 12.
 
This season, McDermott has started all 36 games for the Mountain Lions.  He leads the team in hits (60), at-bats (146), runs scored (51), runs batted in (47) and stolen bases (nine).  McDermott ranks third in the league in hits, fourth in doubles (15) and runs, sixth in at-bats and RBI, and he is tied for the league lead in stolen bases. 
 
In 204 career games at UCCS, McDermott holds the program record in games played and started (204), runs scored (171), hits (241), doubles (56), triples (10), RBI (158), and total bases (389).  He also holds the all-time records for most hits (five), doubles (three) and triples in a game (two).
 
Holly Sodomka (Apple Valley, Minn.) made history earlier this month when she became the first Mountain Lion in program history to earn the RMAC Women's Lacrosse Summit Award winner.
 
A midfielder with a 4.00 GPA in Business, Sodomka started all 12 games this season.  She has recorded six goals and seven assists with 15 of her 17 shots landing on goal.  A 2020 RMAC All-Academic First Team, Sodomka ranks seventh in the conference in draw controls per game (39 draws, 3.25/game), and has added 18 ground balls.  Sodomka recorded a career high three points in an 18-15 home win over Fort Lewis College on April 16 after scoring a goal and assisting on two more.  In the RMAC semifinal game against Colorado Mesa University, Sodomka registered two assists, one goal, won three draws, caused two turnovers and picked up two ground balls.
 
Sodomka and the Mountain Lions finished the 2021 season with an 8-4 overall record and third in the league standings (4-3).  In three seasons with the Mountain Lions, Sodomka is fourth in the record books in draw controls (75), seventh in caused turnovers (30) and ninth in assists (eight).  Her nine draw controls in the season opening win against Westminster College are the second most all-time in a game.
 
McLaughlin Award – Thursday, May 6, 2021
Male: Will Ross, Track & Field
Female: Mallory Corrigan, Lacrosse
 
Freshmen of the Year – Monday, May 17, 2021
Male: Alex Andersson, Soccer
Female: Emily Shimkus, Golf
 
Student-Athlete of the Year - Tuesday May 18, 2021
Male: Matt McDermott, Baseball
Female: Holly Sodomka, Lacrosse
 
AD Award – Wednesday, May 19
 
Athlete of the Year – Thursday, May 20