Senior student-athletes Freddy Rogers and Jessica Oberlies have been named the 2024-25 University of Mary Washington Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
Senior student-athletes Freddy Rogers and Jessica Oberlies have been named UMW’s 2024-25 Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the year, the athletic department’s highest honor recognizing excellence both on the field and in the classroom.
Rogers, a marketing major who graduated in May with a 3.9 GPA, served as goalkeeper for UMW’s nationally-ranked men’s soccer team that captured the Coast-to-Coast conference championship. The first-team All-America selection posted a remarkable 19-2-2 record and earned All-America honors from multiple organizations.
Oberlies, one of only seven May graduates to achieve a perfect 4.0 GPA, competed in cross country and track and field while pursuing dual majors in environmental science and Spanish. The Honors Program graduate and Phi Beta Kappa member finished the outdoor track season ranked regionally in the 10,000 meters and will put her academic achievements to work as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines starting this July.
Both students exemplify the scholar-athlete ideal that UMW has celebrated through these awards since 1990. Read more.