St. John's Hosts 65th Annual Athletic Awards Celebration

5/2/2011 12:00:00 AM | General

May 2, 2011

QUEENS, N.Y. - The St. John's Athletics' community gathered in Carnesecca Arena Monday night for the 65th annual Athletics 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 Senior Associate Athletics Director for Administration John Diffley announced the award winners from the stage at Carnesecca Arena.

Following a video featuring the athletic highlights from the 2010-11 year, the night's special committee awards were handed out. Men's lacrosse senior defender Dan Cremens addressed his fellow student-athletes to conclude the evening.

Listed below are all the night's award winners.

Christian L. Thomsen Memorial Award: Dwight Hardy, Men's Basketball
Victoria Porter MVP Award: Centhya "Coco" Hart, Women's Basketball
John T. "Doc" Gimmler Golf MVP Award: Evan Beirne, Men's Golf
Women's Golf MVP Award: Harin Lee, Women's Golf
George Santelli Award: Marat Israelian, Men's Fencing
Women's Fencing MVP Award: Evgeniya Kirpicheva, Women's Fencing
George Seewagen Memorial Award: Milo Hauk, Men's Tennis
Women's Tennis MVP Award: Alyssa Liantonio, Women's Tennis
Kenneth F. Perrone Memorial Award: Connor Lade, Men's Soccer
Marianne Viscovich-Powderly Memorial Award: Nicole Pasciolla, Women's Soccer
Indoor Track & Field MVP Award: Priscilla Frederick, Track & Field
Outdoor Track & Field MVP Award: Chanel King, Track & Field
Susan Kearns Memorial Award: Samantha Meyerhoff, Cross Country
Dr. Margaret Mary Fitzpatrick, S.C. Award: Darlene Ramdin, Volleyball
Francis A. McCall Memorial Award: Dan Cremens & Mike Sherry, Lacrosse
John Holohan Spirit and Dedication Award: Garfield Benjamin, Pep Band
Dance Team Spirit and Dedication Award: Catherine Lynch, Dance Team
Cheerleading Team Spirit and Dedication Award: Courtney Farrell, Cheerleading Team
Lawrence R. Thomsen Memorial Award: Justin Brownlee, Men's Basketball
Marianne Noonan Memorial Award: Sky Lindsay, Women's Basketball
The Excalibur Award: Daryl Homer, Men's Fencing
Kathleen Murphy Meehan Award: Gabriela Petkova, Volleyball
Joseph J. Calcagno Award: Irina Koroleva, Women's Fencing
Elizabeth Lapchick Award (Female): Jenny Yonkus, Women's Tennis
Elizabeth Lapchick Award (Male): Ale Ivo, Men's Soccer
Community Service Award: Women's Soccer
John DaSilva Memorial Award: Samantha Meyerhoff, Cross Country
Dr. Peter Vitulli Award: Michelle Duffy, Cross Country
James Kevin Beatty Memorial Award: Stephen Bulan, Men's Basketball
Herbert V. Hess Award: Steve Lavin, Men's Basketball
Walter T. McLaughlin Award: Lucy Pesce
Rickard F. McSwiney Award (Female): Nicole Pasciolla, Women's Soccer
Rickard F. McSwiney Award (Male): Paris Horne, Men's Basketball
John W. Kaiser Award: Priscilla Frederick, Track & Field
Frank C. Haggerty Memorial Award: Dwight Hardy, Men's Basketball and Marat Israelian, Men's Fencing

Dr. Michael Pisano Memorial Awards:
Dan Cremens, Lacrosse; Raelynne Lee, Women's Soccer; Anna Torregiano, Women's Soccer; Linzee Sumrall, Softball; Pavel Cerny, Men's Tennis; Rene Cousins, Track & Field; Lori Dougherty, Cross Country; Kathryn Dulmovits, Track & Field; Katrina Schaefer, Cross Country; Sarah Sudbury, Cross Country; Lauren Wynter, Track & Field