MBU Rookie of the Year 

• 2021-22: Hadley May, Softball
• 2020-21: Olivia Gagne (softball), Quierra Hawkins (soccer), Helen Gutierrez (tennis)
• 2019-20: N/A
• 2018-19: Leah Calhoun- Basketball 
• 2015: Kate Dickinson - Softball
• 2014: Mayzie Lewis - Soccer
• 2013: Wendy Deptula - Cross Country
• 2012: Meagan Barron - Basketball
• 2012: Jonquil Brown - Softball
• 2012: Shanice Miles - Basketball
• 2011: Sophia Stone - Cross Country
• 2010: 
• 2009: Sarah McFarland - Softball

In 2017, Mary Baldwin University became a co-educational institution with male athletic teams beginning to compete in the 2018-19 academic year. The first male rookie of the year was selected at the athletic end-of-the-year banquet in April 2019.

• 2021-22: Christopher Kirksey - Track & Field
• 2020-21: Michael Robertson - Baseball
• 2019-20: N/A
• 2018-19: Gregory Woodard - Track & Field