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Red carpet CATSYS ceremony at McKale on Monday

Posted at 4:20 PM, Apr 16, 2018
and last updated 2018-04-17 01:55:35-04

Get ready for the red-carpet at McKale Center on Monday night.

The CATSYS ceremony will give awards in various categories to athletes and staff.

Arizona Athletics is hosting the award. Arizona letterwinners Miles Simon and Richard Jefferson will emcee the CATSYS. The University of Arizona is live streaming the event, you can watch that by clicking here.

There will be live music from Kelley James, a red carpet, as well as some new awards, voted on by the student-athletes.

Chris 'Geeter' McGee is an Emmy Award-winning anchor and host for SpectrumSN and the Lakers pre and post-game show. He is also the long-time voice for beach volleyball. McGee will share hosting responsibilities with Simon and Jefferson.

Registration begins at 6 p.m. and the awards will begin at 6:30 p.m. Admission to McKale is free for anyone, although, floor seats are reserved as a benefit for silver level and higher Wildcat Club members who have RSVP'd.

Here is a list of awards:

  • Freshman Female Athlete of the Year
  • Freshman Male Athlete of the Year
  • Wildcat Way of Excellence Awards
  • Sophomore Female Athlete of the Year
  • Sophomore Male Athlete of the Year
  • 2016-2017 Academic Champions
  • Team Academic Awards
  • Junior Female Athlete of the Year
  • Junior Male Athlete of the Year
  • Silver Anniversary Awards
  • Unsung Hero Award
    • Nominated by student-athletes and selected by support staff
  • Individual Community Service Awards
  • Athletic Director's Cup of Community Service
  • Support Services Staff Member of the Year
    • Voted on by student-athletes
  • Ruby Award (Senior Female Athlete of the Year)
  • Sapphire Award (Senior Male Athlete of the Year)
  • Team Performance of the Year Award
    • Voted on by ZonaZoo