2020 Kaboom! Awards: Women's Golf

Duane Zehr

General 5/22/2020 11:00:00 AM

The 2020 Kaboom! Awards, presented by RE/MAX Traders Unlimited and supported by PNC, continues today by highlighting the 2019-20 Bradley Women's Golf season.

The Braves were likely to be one of the favorites at the 2020 Missouri Valley Conference Women's Golf Championship, which was scheduled for mid-April, before having the season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, Bradley was ranked second in the MVC in the Golfstat rankings with five individuals among the top 25 in the individual ratings.

First-year head coach Halley Morell got her tenure off to a strong start with Bradley taking second at the season-opening Redbird Invitational despite missing three-time All-MVC performer Taylor Ledwein. The Braves took second in three of seven tournaments in 2019-20 and placed in the top half of tournament fields in six of seven outings.

Ledwein missed three tournaments of the fall due to injury, only to return to post an impressive 72.82 stroke average in her four appearances. She went on to earn three top-10 finishes, including second-place showings in her two fall tournaments. Ledwein's season stroke average would have topped the best season average in MVC history set by Bradley's Danielle Lemek in 2013-14.

Junior Maddie Hawkins continued to improve, ranking second on the team with a 77.24 stroke average and was a First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete selection. Sophomore Megan Welch took home honorable mention MVC Scholar-Athlete honors, posting a 75.44 average over the final three tournaments of the season.

The 2020 Kaboom! Awards are celebrating the year in Bradley Athletics by transitioning to a virtual presentation throughout the month of May. Each year on the final night of spring semester classes, the Bradley Department of Athletics gathers at Renaissance Coliseum for the annual Kaboom! Awards, an event modeled after the popular awards shows in the entertainment industry (Oscars, Grammys, ESPYs) and recognizes all of the graduating seniors, spotlights the team and individual achievements from throughout the year. Traditionally preceded by a red-carpet reception, the awards show is filled with video and graphic tributes, which will be presented this year through the Bradley Athletics website, BradleyBraves.com, and the department's social media accounts -- culminating with the announcement of the 67th Charles Orsborn Award May 29 and viewing of the Moments of the Year May 30.

The 2020 Kaboom! Awards continue this afternoon with Cheerleading highlights.

2020 Kaboom! Awards Presentation Schedule

Day, Date	Feature	Format
Monday, May 4	Men's Golf highlights	Video
Tuesday, May 5	Charles Orsborn Award candidates	Article
Wednesday, May 6	Women's Cross Country and Track	Video
Thursday, May 7	Charles Orsborn Award finalist #1 - Nate Kennell	Video
Friday, May 8	Softball highlights	Video
Saturday, May 9	Female Individual Performance of the Year	Video
	Male Individual Performance of the Year	Video
Monday, May 11	Soccer highlights	Video
Tuesday, May 12	Orsborn Award finalist #2 - Jake Hoffert	Video
Wednesday, May 13	Tennis highlights	Video
Thursday, May 14	Megan C. Fong Inspiration Award	Video
Friday, May 15	Baseball highlights	Video
Saturday, May 16	Graduating Class of 2020	Video
Monday, May 18	Volleyball highlights	Video
Tuesday, May 19	Orsborn Award finalist #3 - Chelsea Brackmann	Video
Wednesday, May 20	Men's Cross Country and Track highlights	Video
Thursday, May 21	Female Coach Joe Stowell Award	Video
	Male Coach Joe Stowell Award	Video
Friday, May 22	Women's Golf highlights	Video
	Cheerleading highlights	Video
Saturday, May 23	Men's Team Performance of the Year	Video
	Women's Team Performance of the Year	Video
Sunday, May 24	Women's Basketball highlights	Video
Tuesday, May 26	Orsborn Award finalist #4	Video
Wednesday, May 27	Men's Basketball highlights	Video
Thursday, May 28	Bradley Athletics community service	Video
	Carl Grose Service Award	Video
Friday, May 29	Charles Orsborn Award	Video
Saturday, May 30	Moments of the Year	Video