ST. PAUL, Minn. - The St. Catherine University athletic department selected the Fleur-de-Lis award recipients for the weeks of February 9-February 23. This selection includes four individuals for athletic performance from basketball, softball, and swimming and diving.

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.
 
Hattie Fox | So., Basketball | Athletics
Osceola, Wis., / Osceola
Sophomore Hattie Fox earns her first Fleur-de-lis Award of the 2024-25 academic year after concluding a team leading performance for the St. Kate's basketball team. Fox closed out the season tallying double digit figures averaging 34.7 minutes played with an average of 13 points scored each game. She recorded 24 rebounds scoring 52 points while going 16-18 from the charity line.

Emma Svendsen | Sr., Swimming and Diving | Athletics
Mead, Colo. / Mead
Senior Emma Svendsen finished the 2025 MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships scoring 51 points for the Wildcats. Svendsen finished the four-day event earning medalist honors in the 100-yard butterfly, was third overall in the 200-yard individual medley, was fourth in the 200-yard backstroke. Svendsen helped St. Kate's 200-yard medley relay earned fifth along with the 800-yard freestyle relay getting third, the 400-yard medley relay with fourth and the 400-yard freestyle relay that placed fifth. This is Svendsen's third Fleur-de-lis Award of her senior season and her fifth overall.

Olivia Weil | Jr., Swimming and Diving | Athletics
Cedarburg, Wis./ Cedarburg
Junior Olivia Weil scored 51 points for the Wildcats at the 2025 MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships, tied with Emma Svendsen for the most on the team. Weil was the runner up in the 500-yard freestyle, the 100-yard breaststroke and the 100-yard breaststroke earning All-Conference honors. She was also part of the team's 200-yard medley relay which placed fifth, the 800-yard freestyle relay that finished third, the 400-yard medley relay that finished fourth and the 400-yard freestyle relay that finished fifth. This is Weil's second Fleur-de-lis award of her time at St. Kate's.

Sarah Christy | So., Softball | Athletics
Willow River, Minn. / Willow River
Sarah Christy earns her first Fleur-de-lis award of her time at St. Kate's after picking up a win and a save in 9.0 innings pitched for the Wildcats in victories over Coe on 2/22 and 2/23. Christy closed out a 6-4 win on 2/22, pitching two no-hit innings with a pair of strikeouts. She then started against the Kohawks on 2/23, tossing a complete-game shutout with six strikeouts and only three hits allowed.