URBANA — Uni Gym hosted another sports awards ceremony Monday night, honoring the success of this year's fall athletes representing girls swimming, boys soccer, girls volleyball, and boys and girls cross country.

Highlights from the season include a highest-winning percentage volleyball team, area goal-scoring leader Dan Lilly, breakout swimmer and multiple pool record-breaker Lisa Boyce, and the 17th-fastest Class 1A runner in the state, Malcolm Taylor.

Girls swimming awards will be given out later this month after the season is over; the team still has sectionals to compete in Saturday, followed a week later by the state meet.

Awards announced Monday night included the following:

Boys Cross Country

• Most Inspirational: Buck Walsh (so)
• Most Improved: Albert Anastasio (so)
• Tough Illinek: Nathan Smith (jr)
• Most Valuable: Malcolm Taylor (sr)
• Captains: Isaac Chambers (sr), Malcolm Taylor (sr), Nathan Smith (jr)
• IHSA Class 1A St. Joseph Regional Champion: Malcolm Taylor (sr)
• IHSA Class 1A All-State: Malcolm Taylor (sr)
• News-Gazette Area Runner of the Year Honorable Mention: Albert Anastasio, Nathan Smith, Malcolm Taylor, Buck Walsh

Girls Cross Country

• Most Inspirational: Elaine Gu (sr)
• Most Improved: Maddy Levin (sr)
• Tough Illinek: Katherine Allen (jr)
• Most Valuable: Elizabeth Russell (jr)
• Captains: Elaine Gu (sr), Elizabeth Russell (jr)
• IESA Sectional Champion: Sarah Vaughen
• IESA State Top 25: Sarah Vaughen (18th)

Boys Soccer (JV Awards)

• Most Valuable: Jasper Maniates-Selvin (jr)
• Most Improved: Sidanth Madhubalan (fr)

Boys Soccer (Varsity Awards)

• Most Valuable: Dan Lilly (jr)
• Most Improved: Eric Fritzsche (jr)
• Most Dedicated: Holden Bucher (sr)
• Mr. Offense: Dan Lilly (jr)
• Mr. Defense: Carl Pearson (sr)
• Most Intense: Carter Hutchens (sr)
• Leadership: Stephen Prochaska (sr)
• Sportsmanship: Carl Pearson (sr)
• Tough Illinek: Conrad Schloer (fr)

Boys Soccer (News-Gazette All-Area First Team)

• Dan Lilly (jr)

Boys Soccer (News-Gazette All-Area Honorable Mention)

• Holden Bucher (sr)
• Noel Knox (sr)
• Carl Pearson (sr)

Boys Soccer (East Central Illinois Conference First Team)

• Holden Bucher (sr)
• Noel Knox (sr) (unanimous pick)
• Dan Lilly (jr) (unanimous pick)
• Carl Pearson (sr) (unanimous pick)

Boys Soccer (East Central Illinois Conference Honorable Mention)

• Eric Fritzsche (jr)
• Nile Hamer (jr)
• Carter Hutchens (sr)
• Russell Prochaska (sr)
• Stephen Prochaska (sr)

Girls Volleyball (JV Awards)

• Most Valuable: Chumin Gao (jr)
• Most Improved: Sheela Gogula (so)
• Illinek Spirit Award: Amrutha Kumaran (so)

Girls Volleyball (Varsity Awards)

• Most Valuable: Rachel Skoza (sr)
• Most Aces: Rachel Skoza (sr)
• Most Kills: Rachel Skoza (sr)
• Most Digs: Annie Machesky (sr)
• Most Blocks: Rachel Skoza (sr)
• Most Assists: Michelle Wong (jr)
• Highest Serving Percentage: Sheri Grill (sr)
• Tough Illinek: Tuli Bera (jr)
• Buckley Christ Lutheran Tournament MVP: Michelle Wong (jr)
• Buckley Christ Lutheran All-Tournament Team: Rachel Skoza (sr)

Girls Volleyball (East Central Illinois Conference First Team)

• Annie Machesky (sr)
• Rachel Skoza (sr) (unanimous pick)
• Michelle Wong (jr)

Girls Volleyball (East Central Illinois Conference Honorable Mention)

• Jessi Sullivan (sr)

Girls Volleyball (News-Gazette All-Area Special Mention and Honorable Mention)

• Rachel Skoza (sr), Special Mention
• Annie Machesky (sr), Honorable Mention
• Jessi Sullivan (sr), Honorable Mention
• Michelle Wong (jr), Honorable Mention

Girls Volleyball (Uni Records)

• School Record for Winning Percentage: .667
• School Record for Career Kills: Rachel Skoza (sr), 473 (2006-08)
• School Record for Career Blocks: Rachel Skoza (sr), 118 (2006-08)
• School Record for Career Digs: Annie Machesky (sr), 567 (2005-08)
• School Record for Season Kills: Rachel Skoza (sr), 249 (2008)
• School Record for Season Digs: Annie Machesky (sr), 241 (2008)

Note: More honors will be added to this page as postseason awards are announced by The News-Gazette, the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association, and other organizations.