Southeastern Athletics Hands Out Honors at 2025 SCA's

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern celebrated the 2024-25 sports season on Monday night with the 2025 Southeastern Choice award held at Choctaw Casino and Resort, recognizing a litany of honors including team MVP's, Scholar Athletes, and naming the finalists for the Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
 
The event was organized by the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and was emceed by SAAC president DJ Brown and vice-president Trent Pollard.
 
A total of 13 student-athletes were named as finalists for the Athlete of the Year honors, seven women and six men.
 
Below are the women finalists:
Ruthie Forson, Volleyball
Ashlen Clem, Cross Country
Caitlin Kobiske, Women's Basketball
Madison Rowe, Track and Field
India McMurray, Softball
Casey Mathis, Rodeo
Hannah Giger, Rodeo
 
And the men's finalists:
Braeden Winter, Football
Kobe Jennings, Football
Robert Briley, Men's Basketball
Wesley Mitchell, Baseball
Jarvis Demrey, Rodeo
Blake Carter, Rodeo
 
Southeastern named its top Scholar-Athletes as well. The women were led by track and field's Emma Berry and women's golf's Carley Button, while on the men's side it was rodeo's Levi James and football's Asa Robertson.
 
Below is the top-five ranking for both the men and the women:
 
Women:
1^st - Emma Berry & Carley Button
2^nd - Sarah Colbentz, Cross Country/Track and Field
3^rd - Abigail Barr, Women's Basketball
4^th - Ashton Hackler, Women's Basketball
5^th - Laney Hoffman, Rodeo
 
Men:
1st - Levi James, Rodeo & Asa Robertson, Football
2^nd - David Alejandro Gonzalez, Men's Tennis
3^rd - DJ Brown, Football
4^th - Jake Miller, Baseball
5^th - Jaxon Sternberger, Football
 
Each Savage Storm sports team also named its MVP's on Tuesday night. Below is a list of Southeastern's MVP's by sport:
 
Volleyball – Ruthie Forson
Football – Braeden Winters
Cross Country – Ashlen Clem
Women's Basketball – Caitlin Kobiske
Men's Basketball – Robert Briley
Rodeo Female – Emma Ricke & Hannah Giger
Rodeo Male – Tyler Griffin
Men's Golf – Jesse Rouse
Women's Golf – Carley Button
Track and Field – Madison Rowe & Katlen Clem
Softball – Sage Harlow
 
Baseball as well as men's and women's tennis refrained from selecting an MVP prior to the banquet and will do so at the conclusion of their respective season.
 
Additionally, the SAAC recognized Keystone Broadcasting's Bob Sullins and Jay Lindly in recognition of the 10-year anniversary of the creation of the Southeastern Sports network.
 
Director of Sports Performance Taylor Plaia-Bissell recognized the Sports Performance Athletes of the Year who were Abbie Barr from women's basketball for the women and Trent Pollard form men's golf for the men.