St. John's University Athletics
St. John's Hosts 68th Annual Athletic Awards Celebration
5/6/2014 12:00:00 AM | General
May 6, 2014
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QUEENS, N.Y. - The St. John's Athletics community gathered in Carnesecca Arena on Monday evening for the 68th 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 the year's accomplishments.
Monasch and Student Athlete Advisory Committee Treasurer Amy Zimmer of the volleyball team, opened the evening by addressing the crowd of more than 400 with an outline of the impressive successes of St. John's Athletics this year including the department's commitment to community service, academics and student development.
Following dinner, Co-Masters of Ceremonies, Associate Vice President for Athletics Kathleen Meehan and Senior Associate Athletics Director for Communications Mark Fratto began the awards portion of the evening, including honoring the St. John's support groups and student-athletes receiving academic recognition.
Following a video featuring the athletic highlights from the 2013-14 year, the night's special recognition awards were announced by Meehan and Fratto. Softball senior Ashley Beza addressed her fellow student-athletes to conclude the evening.
Listed below are all the night's award winners:
Team Awards
Christian L. Thomsen Memorial Award D'Angelo Harrison, Men's Basketball
Victoria Porter MVP Award Aliyyah Handford, 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 Yevgeniy Karyuchenko, Men's Fencing
Women's Fencing MVP Award Alina Ferdman, Women's Fencing
George Seewagen Memorial Award Erick Reyes, Men's Tennis
Women's Tennis MVP Award Anna Morozova, Women's Tennis
Kenneth F. Perrone Memorial Award Jimmy Mulligan, Men's Soccer
Marianne Viscovich-Powderly Memorial Award Rachel Daly, Women's Soccer
Indoor Track and Field MVP Award Claire Mooney, Track & Field
Outdoor Track and Field MVP Award To Be Announced
Susan Kearns Memorial Award Michelle Duffy, Cross Country
Dr. Margaret Mary Fitzpatrick, S.C. Karin Palgutova, Volleyball
Francis A. McCall Memorial Award Kieran McArdle, Lacrosse
Softball MVP Award To Be Announced
Lawrence T. Thomsen Memorial Award Jamal Branch, Men's Basketball
Marianne Noonan Memorial Award Eugeneia McPherson, Women's Basketball
The Excalibur Award Ferenc Valkai, Men's Fencing
Joseph J. Calcagno Award Marta Hausman, Women's Fencing
Kathleen Murphy Meehan Award Aleksandra Wachowicz, Volleyball
Special Recognition Awards
John DaSilva Memorial Award Orlando Sanchez, Men's Basketball
Dr. Peter Vitulli Award Cody Albrecht, Men's Soccer
James Kevin Beatty Award Memorial Mauricio Colmenares, Women's Soccer
Herbert V. Hess Award Eric Rebhuhn, Men's Tennis
Rickard F. McSwiney Award (Female) Jimmy Mulligan, Men's Soccer
Rickard F. McSwiney Award (Male) Rikka Lovely, Women's Track and Field
John W. Kaiser Award Rachel Daly, Women's Soccer
Frank C. Haggerty Memorial Award Kieran McArdle, Lacrosse
Spirit Awards
John Holohan Spirit and Dedication Award Courtney White, Pep Band
Dance Team Spirit and Dedication Award Maria Christianson, Dance Team
Cheerleading Team Spirit and Dedication Award Drew Matarazzo, Cheerleading Team
Community Service Award
Women's Basketball Team
Dr. Michael Pisano Memorial Awards
Sarah Ashmore, Women's Soccer
Ashley Beza, Softball
Joe Della Fera, Lacrosse
Stephanie Eybers, Women's Golf
Lauren Ferris, Women's Soccer
Hailey Hemmer, Women's Soccer
Rachel Hoffman, Women's Soccer
Michelle Iannacchino, Women's Soccer
Kerri Johnson, Volleyball
Irina Koroleva, Women's Fencing
Maya Lewis, Women's Track and Field
Ryan McCormick, Men's Golf
Zach Pepin, Men's Fencing
Shayna Presley, Women's Track and Field
Kristina Quan, Women's Soccer
Jackie Reed, Softball
Morgan Ritter, Women's Soccer
Dan Roland, Baseball
Elizabeth Lapchick Award
Aleshia Link, Softball
Connor Mullen, Lacrosse
Players Mentioned
