SAINT LEO, Fla. – Saint Leo University Athletics has launched a new weekly award, The Jimmy John's Lion of the Week, honoring one male and one female student-athlete for their contributions to the Green & Gold. Following the opening weekend of the 2025–26 academic year, soccer standouts Chloe Froese (women's soccer) and Jorge Perez (men's soccer) have been named the first recipients.
 
Chloe Froese has been named the female Lion of the Week presented by Jimmy John's after a standout opening weekend. Froese provided an attacking spark in the season opener at USC Aiken with two shots on goal, then delivered the decisive moment against Delta State, netting the 88th-minute game-winner to secure a 3–2 victory and the Lions' first win of the season.  
 
Redshirt freshman Jorge Perez earns male Lion of the Week presented by Jimmy John's honors as he scored his first career goal against #21 AUM in the season opener on Thursday night. He finished the game with a pair of shot attempts in 70 minutes. Perez closed out his week on Saturday, against No. 13 West Florida, when he attempted a shot and logged 72 minutes.
 
For the 2025–26 season, Saint Leo University Athletics is proud to partner with Jimmy John's to present a new weekly award recognizing student-athletes. The award will recognize athletic competition held from Monday to Sunday. 

Since launching in 1983 in Charleston, Illinois with just a $25,000 loan from his father, Jimmy John Liautaud built his modest sandwich shop into the national chain known for its "Freaky Fast" delivery and fresh baked bread. Over the years, the brand expanded rapidly, surpassing 2,600 locations nationwide by 2025 and even venturing internationally with openings in Seoul, Toronto, and Dubai. In 2019, Jimmy John's became part of Inspire Brands, the restaurant group that also owns Arby's, Dunkin' Donuts, and more.