The University of Maryland Athletic Department announced its 2020 Student-Athlete Awards Wednesday presented to Terrapin student-athletes who displayed excellence both in competition and in the classroom throughout their Maryland careers. 

"Recognizing our outstanding student-athletes for overall success in the classroom, athletic arenas and in the community is very important to us at the University of Maryland," said Director of Athletics, Damon Evans. "Jared Bernhardt and Kaila Charles are incredible representatives of the University and their teams. Receiving the Big Ten Medal of Honor is one of the most prestigious accolades in college sports and they are very deserving of this recognition.To our postgraduate scholarship winners, congratulations as you move into the next chapters of your lives. Each of you has made us proud and stand for the best in being a student-athlete."
  Jared Bernhardt (Men's Lacrosse) and Kaila Charles (Women's Basketball) were named the University of Maryland's 2020 Big Ten Medal of Honor award winners, Maryland Athletics announced this week. 

The Big Ten Medal of Honor is the conference's most exclusive award and was the first of its kind in intercollegiate athletics to recognize academic and athletic excellence. The Big Ten Medal of Honor was first awarded in 1915 to one student-athlete from the graduating class of each university who had "attained the greatest proficiency in athletics and scholastic work." Big Ten schools currently feature almost 10,000 student-athletes, but only 28 earn this prestigious award on an annual basis. In the 100 years of the Medal of Honor, almost 1,400 student-athletes have earned the distinction.

Bernhardt has established himself as one of Maryland's most decorated players in program history, helping lead Maryland to 47 wins, three Big Ten titles, two Final Fours and the 2017 NCAA Championship. A four-year letter winner and two-year team captain, Bernhardt has started every game in his career while being named a four-time Inside Lacrosse All-American, a three-time USILA All-American, a two-time All-Big Ten honoree and a 2019 Tewaaraton Award Finalist. 

The Longwood, Fla. native's legacy will remain cemented in the Maryland record books, with Bernhardt ranking in the top ten in career goals (131), career points (191) and career extra-man goals (15) while holding the No. 2 spot all-time in single season goals (51) and No. 6 spot in single season points (78) after a memorable 2019 campaign.  

Bernhardt has enriched the historic legacy of the No. 1 jersey for Maryland lacrosse, wearing the number the past two seasons. The number is bestowed to the player on the team who displays the utmost character and leadership on and off the field and truly lives the program's motto "Be The Best" in his everyday life.

The criminology and criminal justice major has been a model student-athlete off the field as well, as he was named a 2020 Senior Class Award candidate and two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection.  

In her senior season, Charles earned WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America Honorable Mention honors and All-America honors from the Associated Press and the USBWA. She garnered unanimous All-Big Ten First Team honors for the second straight year as well.
 
This year, Charles led the Terrapins with 14.3 points and 7.3 rebounds as they earned a record of 28-4 and won 17 straight games to end the season. Charles helped lead the Terps to their fifth Big Ten championship in six years and their fourth Big Ten Tournament title.
 
Charles finished her career with 1,984 points, which is No. 6 on Maryland's all-time list. She grabbed 930 career rebounds, which was also in the top 10 of the Terrapin record books. She started in every game of her career and tied Alyssa Thomas' school record with 135 career starts.

Charles earned All-Big Ten Academic honors three times and was named a Senior CLASS Award finalist. 
  Seniors Darby Moore of women's soccer and Johannes Bergmann from men's soccer earned Maryland's two Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarships. Two students competing in intercollegiate athletics from each of the 14 Big Ten institutions who plan to continue their education at a graduate degree program were each awarded a $7,500 scholarship, based on primarily academic achievements.

A five-year member of the women's soccer program, Moore helped lead Maryland to its first-ever Big Ten Tournament appearance in her redshirt senior season this past fall. She is set to graduate later this month with a dual degree in Kinesiology and Physiology & Neurobiology while being named to the Dean's List every semester of enrollment. The Norfolk, Va. native is a four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and the founder and president of the Maryland Athletics Pre-Health organization.
Moore has completed clinical experience with Sentara Princess Anne Hospital, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and the University of Maryland Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Institute and will enroll in the University of Maryland Medical School next fall. Additionally, Moore was awarded a M Club Postgraduate scholarship. 

A three-year starter for the men's soccer program, Bergmann started 61 matches and was a key cog in 34 wins. As a junior, he started all 23 matches in Maryland's run to the 2018 National Championship. The Erfurt, Germany native was a lynchpin in the Terps' stout backline that did not give up a goal for the entirety of the NCAA Tournament. In his senior season, Bergmann emerged as one of the top center backs in the nation, earning first-team All-Big Ten honors and United Soccer Coaches All-North Region First Team honors. He scored two goals and added two assists in his senior campaign and helped the Terps record 33 clean sheets during his career. Bergmann, who will graduate with a degree in economics, is now a member of Birmingham Legion FC of USL with fellow former Terps Eli and Alex Crognale. 
  Darby Moore (Women's Soccer '19), Kristen Confroy (Women's Basketball '18), Hailey Murray (Volleyball '17) and Widner Saint-Cyr (Men's Soccer '13) were announced as the four recipients of the M Club Rodman Postgraduate Scholarship. The M Club awards $5,000 scholarships each year to former student-athletes who are looking to continue their education post-graduation.

A three-year starter and one of the best shooters in school history. Confroy played in 140 career games as a Terp, helping Maryland to three Big Ten regular season and tournament championships, two Sweet Sixteens and the 2015 Final Four. Confroy is No. 2 in school history in career threes made with 217 and in the top five in three-point field goal percentage (.405). Confroy was named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2017 and 2017 and earned CoSIDA Academic All District honors in 2016, 2017 and 2017. She is currently in medical school at Wake Forest.

One of the best middle blockers in program history, Murray started every match over the course of her four-year career from 2014-2017. A local product out of National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C., Murray was an immediate presence on the court her freshman campaign and became a mainstay throughout her college career until graduating and playing professionally overseas. Murray's 2017 hitting percentage mark of .437 is the best mark in a single season in school history, and ranks among the top 15 in program history in career hitting percentage, career block assists, and career total blocks.

A native of Port Au Prince, Haiti, Saint Cyr appeared in 49 matches over five seasons in College Park. He helped the Terps advance for five NCAA Tournaments, including appearances in the 2012 and 2013 College Cup. An accomplished youth player who played in the 2007 U-17 FIFA World Cup, Saint Cyr was a part of 85 match victories over his stint in College Park. He graduated with a degree in criminology and criminal justice before competing for Arizona United SC. He now works for State Farm as an Insurance Producer and is a coach at Potomac Soccer Club.  
  Andi Wenck (Women' Soccer) and Brady Snelson (Track & Field) earned the Charles H. Beebe Jr. and Geary F. Eppley Individual Sport Academic Awards (respectively), presented to the senior student-athletes with the highest GPA.   

Wenck is a three-year letter winner for the Terps and a member of the program's first-ever Big Ten Tournament qualifying team in 2019. The two-time Academic All-Big ten selection will sharpen her creative talents at the Brandcenter at Virginia Commonwealth University next year. The Brandcenter is a two-year, full-time master's program, where the Waterford, Wisconsin native will be specializing in Experience Design, a creative practice that encourages storytellers to think creatively, inquisitively and impossibly outside of the box to find new and innovative ways to improve consumer experiences.

Brady Snelson is a senior on the track and field team. He holds the 10th-fastest 600m time in Maryland history and is an Academic All-Big Ten honoree. He will graduate this spring with a degree in computer engineering. 
  The President's Cup is awarded each season to the men's and women's teams with the highest team GPA. The year's President's Cup is presented to the men's golf team and the women's golf team.