{"id":267020,"date":"2025-06-25T09:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T13:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/?p=267020"},"modified":"2025-06-26T07:55:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T11:55:33","slug":"three-all-americans-claim-umws-top-athletic-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/2025\/06\/25\/three-all-americans-claim-umws-top-athletic-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletes of the Year Honored"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><div id=\"attachment_267021\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-18-at-12.41.11%E2%80%AFPM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-267021\" class=\"wp-image-267021 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-18-at-12.41.11%E2%80%AFPM-300x83.png\" alt=\"First team All-America soccer seniors Carter Berg and Nelsar Castillo and first-year track All-American Yasmin Deane are winners of the 2024-25 UMW Male and Female Athletes of the Year.\" width=\"300\" height=\"83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-18-at-12.41.11&#8239;PM-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-18-at-12.41.11&#8239;PM-1024x282.png 1024w, https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-18-at-12.41.11&#8239;PM-768x211.png 768w, https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-18-at-12.41.11&#8239;PM.png 1257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-267021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All-America soccer seniors Carter Berg and Nelsar Castillo and first-year track All-American Yasmin Deane are winners of UMW&rsquo;s Athletes of the Year award for 2024-25.<\/p><\/div><p>Three standout student-athletes have earned UMW&rsquo;s 2024-25 Athletes of the Year honors: soccer seniors <a href=\"https:\/\/umweagles.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/carter-berg\/16233\">Carter Berg<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/umweagles.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/nelsar-castillo\/16237\">Nelsar Castillo<\/a> along with first-year track sensation <a href=\"https:\/\/umweagles.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/yasmin-deane\/16879\">Yasmin Deane<\/a>.<\/p><p>Berg and Castillo helped propel UMW&rsquo;s men&rsquo;s soccer team to a national #1 ranking and third consecutive Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference championship. Both earned first-team All-America honors from the United Soccer Coaches as the Eagles posted a 19-2-2 record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament&rsquo;s Sweet 16 for the third straight year. Berg became just the fifth player in program history to join the 100-point club, while Castillo&rsquo;s ball control and playmaking proved crucial to the team&rsquo;s success.<\/p><p>Deane made an immediate impact in her debut season, shattering school and conference records while earning All-America honors in the 200 meters. The Coast-to-Coast Conference Rookie of the Year broke indoor records in both the 60-meter dash and 200 meters before setting new marks outdoors in the 100 and 200 meters, capping her first year with a 16th-place finish at the NCAA Div. III Championships.<\/p><p>These athletes exemplify the excellence UMW has celebrated through its Athlete of the Year awards since 2014. <a href=\"https:\/\/umweagles.com\/news\/2025\/6\/11\/general-carter-berg-nelsar-castillo-yasmin-deane-named-2024-25-umw-athletes-of-the-year.aspx\">Read more.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three standout student-athletes have earned UMW&rsquo;s 2024-25 Athletes of the Year honors: soccer seniors Carter Berg and Nelsar Castillo along with first-year track sensation Yasmin Deane.Berg and Castillo helped propel UMW&rsquo;s men&rsquo;s soccer team to a national #1 ranking and third consecutive Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference championship. 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