St. John's Hosts 64th Annual Athletic Awards Celebration

5/3/2010 12:00:00 AM | General

May 3, 2010

QUEENS. N.Y. - The St. John's Athletic Department gathered in Carnesecca Arena Monday night for the 64th annual Awards Celebration to honor the year's achievements on the courts and fields, in the classroom and in the community.

Director of Athletics Chris Monasch, department administrators and University staff, along with student-athletes and coaches from all 17 varsity Red Storm teams, came together to pay tribute to the year's accomplishments.

Monasch got the night started by addressing the crowd of more than 400, outlining the impressive successes of St. John's Athletics this year, including the department's commitment to community service, academics and student development.

Team award presentations followed, as squads named their most valuable players. Co-Masters of Ceremony, Associate Vice President for Athletics Kathleen Meehan and Associate Athletics Director for Communications Mark Fratto announced the award winners from the stage at Carnesecca Arena.

Following a video featuring the athletic highlights from the 2009-10 year, the night's special awards were handed out. Women's soccer senior Vaila Barsley addressed her fellow student-athletes to conclude the evening. Listed below are all the night's award winners. Award: Recipient, Sport

Christian L. Thomsen Award: D. J. Kennedy, Men's Basketball

Victoria Porter MVP Award: Da'Shena Stevens, Women's Basketball

John T. "Doc" Gimmler Golf MVP Award: Mike Ballo Jr., Men's Golf

Women's Golf MVP Award: Renee Cloutier, Women's Golf

George Santelli Award: Marat Israelian, Men's Fencing

Women's Fencing MVP: Dagmara Wozniak, Women's Fencing

George Seewagen Memorial Award: Michael Lampa, Men's Tennis

Women's Tennis MVP: Joanna Zwirbulis, Women's Tennis

Kenneth F. Perrone Memorial Award: Derby Carrillo, Men's Soccer

Marianne Viscovich-Powderly Memorial Award: Nicole Doran, Women's Soccer

Susan Kearns Memorial Award: Sarah Fry, Cross Country

Indoor Track & Field MVP Award: Priscilla Frederick, Track & Field

Outdoor Track & Field MVP Award: Priscilla Frederick, Track & Field

Dr. Margaret Mary Fitzpatrick: Darlene Ramdin, Volleyball

Francis A. McCall Memorial Award: Tom Manes, Lacrosse

Softball MVP: Kacee Cox, Softball

John Holohan Spirit Award: Kyle Gouldthorpe, Pep Band

Dance Team Spirit Award: Kelley May, Dance Team

Cheerleading Team Spirit Award: Elizabeth Suarez, Cheerleading Team

Lawrence R. Thomsen Memorial Award: Malik Boothe, Men's Basketball

Marianne Noonan Award: Nadirah McKenith, Women's Basketball

Joseph J. Calagno Award: Evgeniya Kirpicheva, Women's Fencing

The Excalibur Award: Daryl Homer, Men's Fencing

Kathleen Murphy Meehan Award: Kayla Motoyama, Volleyball

John DaSilva Memorial Award: Courtney Curby, Women's Soccer

Dr. Peter Vitulli Award: Nicole Pasciolla, Women's Soccer

Walter T. McLaughlin Award: Dean Robert A. Mangione, Ed.D., R.Ph.

James Kevin Beatty: Andrew Matteson, Baseball

Rickard F. McSwiney Award: Gavin Buckley, Lacrosse

Rickard F. McSwiney Award: Joy McCorvey, Women's Basketball

Elizabeth Lapchick Award: Ryan Cole, Baseball

Elizabeth Lapchick Award: Lois Kim, Women's Golf

John W. Kaiser Award: Priscilla Frederick, Track & Field

Frank C. Haggerty Award: Daryl Homer, Men's Fencing

Herbert V. Hess Award: Yury Gelman, Men's & Women's Fencing

Community Service Award: Men's Soccer

Dr. Michael Pisano Memorial Award: Vaila Barsley, Women's Soccer, Courtney Lane, Women's Soccer, Gavin Buckley, Lacrosse, Kelly McConnell, Women's Soccer, Renee Cloutier, Women's Golf, Sarah McGrath, Women's Soccer, Courtney Curby, Women's Soccer, Tara Mendoza, Women's Soccer, Tatiana Duggan, Women's Soccer, Tanya Novakovska, Women's Fencing, Fayanne Francis, Women's Track/Field, Amanda Pasciolla, Women's Soccer, Sarah Fry, Women's Track & Field, Nicole Pasciolla, Women's Soccer, Joel Gustafsson, Men's Soccer, Jessica Simonetti, Women's Soccer, Adam Himeno, Men's Soccer, Ashley Szewczuk, Women's Golf