Yake named Women’s Soccer Summit Award winner

11/12/2025 4:00:00 PM

By: Angela Roberts, Associate AD - Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Senior defender Dannon Yake has been named the 2025 Women's Soccer Summit Award winner, the third in program history and second-consecutive for the squad, as announced by the league prior to kick-off on Wednesday.

Yake is in her fourth season with the Skyhawks and holds a flawless 4.0 grade point average (GPA) while pursuing a degree in Exercise Physiology. The senior has enjoyed a rewarding season on defense while starting in 17 matches and totaling 1,185 minutes. She and the Skyhawks have 13 shutouts this season, including 10-straight to mark a program record.

The RMAC's Summit Award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA competing at the finals site of their respective sport's championship. Summit Award winners must have competed in 20 percent of available competitions throughout the current season. All GPAs are based on a straight-grading scale to ensure consistency among nominees. All ties are broken by the total number of credit hours completed through the most recently concluded semester.

To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be sophomores or above and have participated in their sport at their institution for at least two years. They must also be active members of their teams and travel to and compete at the RMAC championship site.

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