St. John's University Athletics
St. John's Hosts 69th Annual Athletic Awards Celebration
5/4/2015 12:00:00 AM | General
QUEENS, N.Y. -- The St. John's Athletics community gathered in Carnesecca Arena on Monday evening for the 69th Annual Athletics Awards Celebration to honor the year's achievements on the field of competition, in the classroom and in the community.
The celebration began with an evening mass led by Campus Minister for Athletics Fr. Richard Rock C. M. at St. Thomas More Church on campus. Following the mass, 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 commemorate the year's accomplishments.
Monasch 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. Monasch then introduced Dr. Conrado "Bobby" Gempesaw, President, St. John's University, who delivered introductory remarks. Next, student-athletes Jamal Branch of the men's basketball team, Ellen Czuba of the softball team and Danisha Moss of the volleyball team took to the stage for a special "Win, Graduate, Serve" presentation during which the trio spoke of their experiences as Red Storm student-athletes.
Following dinner, Co-Masters of Ceremonies, Associate Vice President for Athletics Kathleen Meehan and Associate Vice President for Academic Support Services Dr. Nancy Kaplan began the awards portion of the evening, including honoring team MVPs, St. John's support groups and student-athletes receiving academic recognition.
Following a video featuring the athletic highlights from the 2014-15 year, the night's special recognition awards were announced by Meehan and Kaplan. Closing remarks by Monasch and a closing prayer delivered by Fr. Rock concluded the evening.
Listed below are all the night's award winners:
Team Awards
Christian L. Thomsen Memorial Award D'Angelo Harrison/Sir'Dominic Pointer, Men's Basketball
Victoria Porter MVP Award Aliyyah Handford, Women's Basketball
John T. "Doc" Gimmler Golf MVP Award Obe Ayton/Dylan Crowley Men's Golf
Women's Golf MVP Award Anna Kim, Women's Golf
George Santelli Award Ferenc Valkai, Men's Fencing
Women's Fencing MVP Award Isis Washington, Women's Fnecing
George Seewagen Memorial Award Vaidik Munshaw, Men's Tennis
Women's Tennis MVP Award Anna Morozova, Women's
Kenneth F. Perrone Memorial Award Tim Parker, Men's Soccer
Marianne Viscovich-Powderly Memorial Award Georgia Kearney-Perry, Women's Soccer
Indoor Track and Field MVP Award Pariis Garcia, Track & Field
Outdoor Track and Field MVP Award TBA
Susan Kearns Memorial Award Izzi Batt-Doyle, Cross Country
Dr. Margaret Mary Fitzpatrick, S.C. Award Karin Palgutova, Volleyball
Francis A. McCall Memorial Award Mark DiFrangia, Lacrosse
Softball MVP Award TBA
Lawrence R. Thomsen Memorial Award Sir'Dominic Pointer, Men's Basketball
Marianne Noonan Memorial Award Aaliyah Lewis, Women's Basketball
The Excalibur Award Roman Sydorenko, Men's Fencing
Joseph J. Calcagno Award Marta Hausman, Women's Fencing
Kathleen Murphy Meehan Award Morgan Thomas, Volleyball
John Holohan Spirit and Dedication Award Colin McAnany, Pep Band
Dance Team Spirit and Dedication Award Maya Williams, Dance Team
Cheerleading Team Spirit and Dedication Award Anissa Wright, Cheerleading Team
Special Recognition Awards
John DaSilva Memorial Award D'Angelo Harrison, Men's Basketball
Dr. Peter Vitulli Award Jen Gibbons, Women's Soccer
James Kevin Beatty Memorial Award John Kuehn, Track & Field
Herbert V. Hess Award Jim Hurt, Track & Field
Walter T. McLaughlin Award Jack Clarke
Rickard F. McSwiney Award Zach Lauricella, Baseball
Rickard F. McSwiney Award Aleksandra Wachowitz, Volleyball
John W. Kaiser Award Isis Washington, Women's Fencing
Frank C. Haggerty Memorial Award D'Angelo Harrison, Men's Basketball
Community Service Award
Women's Soccer Team and Volleyball Team
Dr. Michael Pisano Memorial Awards
Cody Albrecht, Men's Soccer
Timothy Brown, Lacrosse
Francesca Carrullo, Softball
Dylan Crowley, Men's Golf
Chris Fisher Jr., Lacrosse
Josh Godec, Men's Soccer
Shawn Heide, Baseball
Cameron Lamberston, Men's Golf
Zach Lauricella, Baseball
Claire Mooney, Track & Field
Aleksandra Wachowitz, Volleyball
Elizabeth Lapchick Award
Sir'Dominic Pointer, Men's Basketball
Chelsey Martino, Women's Soccer
Players Mentioned
