17th Annual Brevard High School Breakfast of Champions to Honor Outstanding Prep Sudent-Athletes May 24
By Space Coast Daily // May 9, 2025
Will be held in Student Union Building on Melbourne campus of Eastern Florida State College
Award ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 24, beginning at 9 a.m. in the conference center in the Student Union Building on the Melbourne campus of Eastern Florida State College.
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The 17th Annual Brevard County High School Breakfast of Champions Recognition Awards will be held on Saturday, May 24, beginning at 9 a.m. in the conference center in the Student Union Building on the Melbourne campus of Eastern Florida State College.
This will be the first in-person induction since the COVID-19 pandemic.
As shown below, more than 40 awards will be presented to the best student-athletes during the Breakfast of Champions awards ceremony.
This year’s Breakfast of Champions event is sponsored by Health First and presented by Tom and Susie Wasdin.
Donations from Eastern Florida State College, Erdman Automotive, All Points, Clear Choice Health Care, 4Ever Young of Merritt Island, Savings Safari, and Friday Night Locker Room make the 2025 Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame induction event and the Brevard County High School Breakfast of Champions recognition awards possible.
2025 Breakfast of Champions Honorees:
■ Boys Athletes of the Year: (Tie) Brady Hart, Cocoa; Javon Boggs, Cocoa
■ Girls Athletes of the Year: (Tie) Jaida Civill, Palm Bay; Lorelai Filosa, Satellite
■ Boys Scholar-Athlete: Wyatt Moxley, Titusville High
■ Girls Scholar-Athlete: Tori Berry, Viera High School
■ Football Offensive: Jayvan Boggs, Cocoa High School
■ Football Defensive: Josh Roberts, Eau Gallie High School
■ Boys Basketball: Aaron McGee, Viera High School
■ Girls Basketball: Jaida Civil, Palm Bay High School
■ Baseball: Carson Lietz, Eau Gallie High School
■ Softball: Layna Ayala, Melbourne High School
■ Volleyball: Jasmine Calton, Bayside High School
■ Boys Golf: Shayaan Kim, Viera High School
■ Girls Golf: Hannah Hall, Viera High School
■ Boys Soccer: Wyatt Moxley, Titusville High School
■ Girls Soccer: Skye Dias, Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School
■ Boys Tennis: Fred Tu, Holy Trinity High School
■ Girls Tennis: Elena Widick, Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School
■ Boys Wrestling: Leonard Christian, Palm Bay High School
■ Girls Wrestling: Emma Hoppe, Viera High School
■ Boys Lacrosse: Kilian Rowe, Satellite High School
■ Girls Lacrosse: Isa Brown, Viera High School
■ Boys Bowling: Lincoln Moyer, Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School
■ Girls Bowling: Kailani Hannum, Melbourne High School
■ Boys Cross Country: Evan Sprietzer, Holy Trinity High School
■ Girls Cross Country: Addie Elwell, Viera High School
■ Boys Swimming: Brayden Hunt, Titusville High School
■ Girls Swimming: Elena Rollen, Rockledge High School
■ Boys Diving: Lucas Smit, Palm Bay High School
■ Girls Diving: Sadie Dempz, Viera High School
■ Boys Track & Field: Jayden McPherson, Viera High School
■ Girls Track & Field: Kiera Merrick, Satellite High School
■ Boys Surfing: Beckham McCart, Homeschool
■ Girls Surfer of the Year: Kylee Pulchini, Homeschool
■ Boys Courage Award: Michael Quint, Eau Gallie High
■ Girls Courage Award: (Tie) Jaida Civill, Palm Bay;
Lorelai Filosa, Satellite
■ Boys Team of the Year: Cocoa Football, State Champions
■ Girls Team of the Year: Palm Bay Basketball, State Champions
■ Administrator of the Year: Beth Meyers, Principal, Riviera Elementary
■ Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Mark Rendell, BPS Superintendent
Visit SpaceCoastDaily.com to watch the Breakfast of Champions ceremony. Call 321-323-4460 or email Contact@SpaceCoastDail.com for more information
Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame to Induct 2025 Class During Ceremony at Eastern Florida State on May 24
The Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner and ceremony is sponsored by Health First and presented by Tom and Suzie Wasdin
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA—The Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame selection committee announced that the 2025 induction ceremony will occur on Saturday, May 24, at Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne. This will be the first in-person induction since the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner and ceremony, sponsored by Health First and presented by Tom and Suzie Wasdin, will be held on the evening of May 24. The Meet-and-Greet will begin at 6 p.m., and the dinner and program will start at 7 p.m.
Tom and Suzie Wasdin are longtime Brevard County entrepreneurs, community supporters, and philanthropists. Tom, an NCAA Final Four basketball coach and Brevard Sports Ambassador, was inducted into the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.
The meet-and-greet will include an opportunity to talk with the area’s sports royalty. Dinner and the induction proceeding, which will include compelling video tributes to each inductee, will follow.
The Brevard County High School Breakfast of Champions recognition awards will be held Saturday, May 24, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., also at Eastern Florida State College.
During the Breakfast of Champions, more than 40 awards will be presented to the best of the 2024-2025 male and female high school student-athletes in each sport. For sponsorship information, call 321-323-4460 or e-mail Contact@SpaceCoastDaily.com.
Both the Breakfast of Champions and the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame events will be streamed live on Space Coast Daily TV.
Health First, Erdman Automotive, Eastern Florida State College, All Points, Clear Choice Health Care, Brevard Public Schools, Space Coast Office of Tourism, EDC of the Space Coast, 4Ever Young Merritt Island, and Savings Safari sponsor the 2025 Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame induction event and the Brevard County High School Breakfast of Champions recognition awards.
To make a reservation for the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony, e-mail Contact@SpaceCoastDaily.com or call 321-323-4460.
INDUCTEES SELECTED IN FOUR CATEGORIES
Nominees are chosen in four categories: professional sports, college sports, high school sports, and amateur sports. Special honorary recognition is also bestowed upon individuals and groups that have made significant contributions to sports on the Space Coast.
SPACE COAST SPORTS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2025
■ PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY INDUCTEES: Jamel Dean, Football; Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Wrestling; Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, Football; Randy Pobst, Auto racing; Juwaan Taylor, Football
■ COLLEGE CATEGORY INDUCTEES: Paulette King, Basketball, Dylan Lewis, Soccer; Steve Freeman, Soccer; Bryan Cook, Baseball
■ PREP CATEGORY INDUCTEES: Lexy Denaburg, Volleyball; Andi Sellers, Soccer; Kaira Simmons, Track & Field; Jayvan Boggs, Football
■ AMATEUR/RECREATION CATEGORY INDUCTEE: Alli Penovich, Free Diving; Peter Blount, Track & Field; Caylor Williams, Wrestling
■ COACHING CATEGORY INDUCTEES: Doug Butler, Cross Country and Track; Gerald Hodgin, Football; Jim Oler, Basketball; Don Smith, Basketball
• SPORTS OFFICIAL INDUCTEES: Ted Ruta
• SPORTS JOURNALISM INDUCTEES: Steve Vaughn
• SPORTS DEVELOPMENT INDUCTEE: Loren McClanahan
■ LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT INDUCTEES: Larry Garrison, Clint Hurdle
■ SPORTS AMBASSADOR AWARD INDUCTEE: Rusty Buchanan
■ CHALLENGER AWARD INDUCTEE: Joshua Dillon
■ TEAM OF THE YEAR: Cocoa Tigers Football
■ LEGACY CHAMPIONS: Merritt Island Baseball, 1999-2000
■ SPECIAL TRIBUTE: Tim Wakefield
Space Coast Daily created the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame in 2011 and has inducted over 200 of Brevard County’s most outstanding athletes, coaches, and sports personalities. Eastern Florida State’s Titan Fieldhouse on the Melbourne Campus hosts the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame. Portraits of the Hall of Famers are displayed on the wall in the building’s main hallway, which runs parallel to the gym and outside the athletic department offices.
To make a reservation for the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony, e-mail Contact@SpaceCoastDaily.com or call 321-323-4460.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE MEMBERS OF THE SPACE COAST SPORTS HALL OF FAME
