ST. PAUL, Minn. – The St. Catherine University athletic department selected the Fleur-de-Lis award recipients for the weeks of August 30-September 8. The first selection of the 2024-25 academic year includes four student-athletes meeting all three of the tenants of the award.
Introduced in the fall of 2017, the Fleur-de-lis award is an honor given to student-athletes who embody the three components of the Wildcat athletic department; sport, scholarship, and service. The fleur-de-lis is a visual representation of the athletic department's mission. The three petals of the fleur-de-lis represent the tenants of our mission:  Scholarship, Athleticism, and Service.  The band holding the three pedals together represents leadership and perseverance.  Excellence in any of these areas is recognized by the department through this award. 

The Fleur-de-lis award honors Wildcat student-athletes who have exemplified the department's mission on the field, the classroom, and through community service. The fleur-de-lis, or "flower of the lily" in English, is a symbol used by the University and Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and is proudly incorporated into the St. Catherine shield as a representation of the Sister's French heritage and the seed from which their good works grow.

Paige Hillman | Senior, Golf | Athletics
Hudson, Wis. / Hudson / Ball State University
Senior golfer, Paige Hillman set a program record low round on the second day of the CSB Fall Invite shooting 67 (-5). Hillman's performance also ranks her tied for the lowest round in MIAC women's golf history along with setting a new course record at Blackberry Ridge Golf Course in Sartell, Minnesota.

Sydney Nelson | Senior, Soccer | Scholarship
Circle Pines, Minn. / Centennial
Senior soccer student-athlete Sydney Nelson was selected as a Fleur-de-lis award recipient for taking part in the 2024 Doctor of Physical Therapy White Coat Ceremony, which will be held on Friday, September 13. A long-standing tradition at St. Catherine that takes place on campus, the ceremony recognizes the first-year physical therapy students as they begin the three-year program.

Catherine (Mist) Sit | First-year, Cross Country | Athletics
Edina, Minn. / Edina
First-year cross country runner, Mist Sit, had an impressive debut finish at the Finanger Invite held on September 6. Sit finished 23rd out of a field of over 60 runners with a finishing time of 22:11 in their first 5K.

Isabel Burt | Junior, Hockey | Leadership
Woodbury, Minn. / St. Croix Lutheran
Junior Isabel Burt was awarded her first fleur-de-lis award of her time at St. Kate's for spearheading the Wildcat hockey team's participation in the Sophie Squad Mental Health 5K on September 7. Burt coordinated the hockey team's efforts to raise awareness for Mental Health with Sophie Squad along 15 other student-athletes to continue the program's partnership with the mental health awareness organization.