St. John's University Athletics
St. John's Hosts 67th Annual Athletic Awards Celebration
5/6/2013 12:00:00 AM | General
May 6, 2013
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QUEENS, N.Y. - The St. John's Athletics' community gathered in Taffner Field House and Carnesecca Arena on Monday night for the 67th 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 celebrate to the year's accomplishments.
Monasch and Student Athlete Advisory Committee Co-President Rikka Lovely of the women's track & field team, kicked off the awards portion of the night 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. Representatives from each of the teams were called upon to recap their respective seasons.
Team award presentations followed, as squads named their most valuable players. Co-Masters of Ceremonies, Associate Vice President for Athletics Kathleen Meehan and Senior Associate Athletics Director for Communications Mark Fratto helped introduce selected student-athlete representatives who presented their peers with awards from the stage at Carnesecca Arena.
Following a video featuring the athletic highlights from the 2012-13 year, the night's special recognition awards were announced by Meehan and Fratto. Women's track & field senior Michelle Duffy and lacrosse senior Jeff Lowmanaddressed their fellow student-athletes to conclude the evening.
Listed below are all the night's award winners.
Christian L. Thomsen Memorial Award: JaKarr Sampson & Phil Greene IV, Men's Basketball
Victoria Porter MVP Award: * Nadirah McKenith, Women's Basketball
John T. "Doc" Gimmler Golf MVP Award: Ryan McCormick, Men's Golf
Women's Golf MVP Award: ** Harin Lee, Women's Golf
George Santelli Award: Adam Watson, Men's Fencing
Women's Fencing MVP Award: Anna Limbach, Women's Fencing
George Seewagen Memorial Award: * Vasko Mladenov, Men's Tennis
Women's Tennis MVP Award: * Nevena Selakovic, Women's Tennis
Kenneth F. Perrone Memorial Award: Jack Bennett, Men's Soccer
Marianne Viscovich-Powderly Memorial Award: Amy Marron, Women's Soccer
Indoor Track & Field MVP Award: Claire Mooney, Track & Field
Outdoor Track & Field MVP Award: Molly Ellis, Track & Field
Susan Kearns Memorial Award: Chelsea Trant, Cross Country
Dr. Margaret Mary Fitzpatrick, S.C. Award: Sabina Piegza & Milica Krstojevic, Volleyball
Francis A. McCall Memorial Award: * Kieran McArdle, Lacrosse
Softball MVP Award: Chrissy Montez, Softball
John Holohan Spirit and Dedication Award: Jeph Patterson, Pep Band
Dance Team Spirit and Dedication Award: Angela Stanilewicz, Dance Team
Cheerleading Team Spirit and Dedication Award: Jessica Frazzetta, Cheerleading Team
Lawrence R. Thomsen Memorial Award: Sir'Dominic Pointer, Men's Basketball
Marianne Noonan Memorial Award: Briana Brown, Women's Basketball
The Excalibur Award: Daryl Homer, Men's Fencing
Kathleen Murphy Meehan Award: Gabriela Petkova, Volleyball
Joseph J. Calcagno Award: Alina Ferdman, Women's Fencing
Elizabeth Lapchick Award (Female): Nadirah McKenith, Women's Basketball
Elizabeth Lapchick Award (Male): Jimmy Mulligan, Men's Soccer
Community Service Award: Women's Basketball
John DaSilva Memorial Award: Jordan Stagmiller, Men's Soccer
Dr. Peter Vitulli Award: Summer Comstock, Softball
James Kevin Beatty Memorial Award: Alfred Lamour, Women's Basketball
Herbert V. Hess Award: Jason Miller, Lacrosse
Walter T. McLaughlin Award: Sean McCluskey, Athletic Communications/STJ-TV
Rickard F. McSwiney Award (Female): Megan Klement, Women's Soccer
Rickard F. McSwiney Award (Male): Sean Hagan, Baseball
John W. Kaiser Award: Nadirah McKenith, Women's Basketball
Frank C. Haggerty Memorial Award: Daryl Homer, Men's Fencing & Kieran McArdle, Lacrosse
* indicates won award in 2012
** indicates won award in 2011 and 2012
Dr. Michael Pisano Memorial Awards:
Robert Case, Baseball
Sean Hagan, Baseball
Pat Talbut, Baseball
Adam Watson, Men's Fencing
Evgeniya Kirpicheva, Women's Fencing
Jeff Lowman, Lacrosse
Adrian L'Esperance, Men's Soccer
Alex Naples, Men's Soccer
Meredith Kenyon, Women's Soccer
Michelle Duffy, Track & Field
Rikka Lovely, Track & Field
Gabriela Petkova, Volleyball
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