The College of Staten Island athletics program celebrated another great year that was this evening, dishing out over 60 awards at its annual awards banquet held at The Vanderbilt at South Beach in Staten Island, New York. The annual event recognized the top performers and other distinguished award winners spanning CSI's 15 intercollegiate programs.After greetings from Director of Athletics Charles Gomes and CSI President Dr. William J. Fritz, awards were given for each sport in chronological order beginning with teams last fall, and ending with women's softball, which finalized its season with a CUNYAC title and was one of three teams to advance to NCAA National Tournament competition.Major awards were presented to Female Athlete of the Year Dakota Dawkins, junior from the women's swimming and diving team. In 2014-15, Dawkins was part of a unit that broke over 20 school records, and the signature breaststroker was a part of four individual and four relay record-breaking teams, and broke two records at the CUNYAC Championship. Dawkins earned CUNYAC Performer of the Year honors this winter. CSI Basketball powerhouse Will Fonseca earned Male Athlete of the Year honors. Fonseca, the CUNYAC, ECAC Metro NY/NJ, and Metropolitan Basketball Writers' Player of the Year, led All-Star led CSI basketball to its second-straight ECAC championship, breaking the school record for points in a season with 732, and leading the nation in total points and double-doubles. CSI Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors was given to men's tennis star and junior Ed Ruffe. A CUNYAC first-team All-Star this season, Ruffe is graduating early from CSI, sporting a 3.987 GPA while majoring in Psychology. Vice President for Enrollment Management Mary Beth Reilly also honored the CSI Women's Swimming & Diving team for posting CSI Athletics' highest Team GPA, at 3.29.Jennifer Coughlan, graduating senior from women's basketball, was awarded the 10th Annual Bill Cali/John Scrivani Sportsmanship Award, named after CSI's former baseball skippers who earned similar honors from the Staten Island Advance in 2005. CSI men's basketball head coach Tony Petosa, who won the same honor from the Advance in 2011, assisted in the presentation. Coughlan, a captain with the squad, overcame several injuries to persevere as an ambassador to the program.