ROCHESTER, NY – The RIT Intercollegiate Athletics Department celebrated its annual Sports Awards celebration on Monday evening at the Ingle Auditorium.
Below is the list of prizes along with the finalists for each (winners listed in fat).
A. Stephen Walls Leadership Award
Named in honor of the founder of the RIT Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame, the award is presented annually to a student-athlete who demonstrates outstanding leadership qualities and team activities, the athletics program as a whole and the campus community as a whole.
Margaret Carey – Women’s rowing
Dan Shaw – Rowing Men
Jordan Marchais – Female hockey
Kiana Walker – Women’s volleyball
Jake Wolicki – Tennis Men
Dr. Bill Destler Community Service Award
Named in honor of RIT’s ninth president and a strong supporter of intercollegiate athletics, the award is designed to recognize the outstanding community service efforts of our student-athletes and teams in the community and beyond.
Women’s basketball team
Women’s soccer team
Sarah Henetta – Women’s basketball
Tommy Moore – Rowing Men
Coaches Appreciation Award
Awarded to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the intercollegiate athletics program, giving of their time and energy for the betterment of the department.
ryan kelly – Strength and Conditioning Coach
Jeff Siegel – Deputy Director of Athletics
Star travel
Power Den Rewards
Two student-athletes are recognized each year for demonstrating a high level of skill in the weight room and for having an enthusiasm for training while going above and beyond the demands of the program in their preparation.
Matt Ciminelli – Swimming & Diving
Matthew Funicelli – Male athletics
Stephen Ketelsen – Men’s lacrosse
Pierre Stefos – Male athletics
Maddy Bullis – Women’s football
Myranda D’Antico – Women’s lacrosse
Alyssa Juergens – Women’s basketball
Hannah Tumble – Soft ball
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Appreciation Award
The SAAC Appreciation Award annually recognizes an individual, group or department that continually strives to improve the overall student-athlete experience.
Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement
Jacqueline Nicholson – Executive Sports Director
Nathan Parker – Wrestling
Amy Rose – Women’s basketball coach
Jan Strine Award
The Athletic Department annually recognizes a group or individual for being an Outstanding Friend of Athletics and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf Communities who has helped to strengthen the relationship and mutual support between the two. The award is named in memory of longtime NTID professor Jan Strine, who died in 2013.
Tiana Hose – Cheerleading
David Crohn – NTID Athletic Services Interpretation Coordinator
Alisa Supplee-Baxter – NTID Associate Interpreter
Cultural Competence and Social Justice Award
Awarded to a student-athlete who has demonstrated a superior commitment to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and cultural competence within RIT Athletics and the campus community.
Holland Gillis – Women’s basketball
Phoebe Huey – Women’s Swimming and Diving
KhaVy Sangasy – Women’s Swimming and Diving
Team Academic Award
Awarded to the intercollegiate athletic team with the highest cumulative grade point average.
3rd – Women’s Volleyball 3.632
2nd – Women’s Cross Country 3.656
1st – Women’s Soccer 3,691
Dr. Mark Ellingson Award
Named for the former RIT wrestling coach who became its fifth president, Ellingson Award nominees are considered based on a combination of high achievement in the classroom and on the playing field.
Alexei Bingham – Men’s cross-country/athletics
Patrick Blackal – Baseball
Nick John – Male athletics
Anne Byerley – Women’s cross-country/athletics
Katie Hobler – Women’s volleyball
Alyssa Juergens – Women’s basketball
Morgan Monteith – Women’s football
Senior Athletes of the Year
Awarded based on overall career athletic achievement over the past four years.
ryan barnable – Men’s lacrosse
Jake Michalski – Rowing Men
Kaidon Winters – Wrestling
Marissa Dispenza – Women’s athletics
Katie Hobler – Women’s volleyball
Morgan Monteith – Women’s football
All Tiger Teams
Presented to individuals across the department who have stood out in the past academic year in their respective seasons.
Grave
Alexei Bingham – Men’s cross-country
Christine Cataldo Smith – Women’s football
Katie Cobos – Women’s cross-country
Randy Dickersbach – Men’s soccer
Taylor Higgins – Women’s volleyball
Winter
Tyler Hulse – Male athletics
Nick John – Male athletics
Kaleesha Joseph – Women’s basketball
Austin Lamb – Wrestling
KhaVy Sangasy – Women’s Swimming and Diving
Zach Stedeford – Wrestling
Dan Willette – Men’s hockey
Spring
Marley Angus – Men’s lacrosse
ryan barnable – Men’s lacrosse
Marissa Dispenza – Women’s athletics
Taylor Jensen – Men’s lacrosse
Ian Libby – Baseball
Aldyn Savage – Women’s lacrosse
Hannah Tumble – Soft ball
All Rookie
Sarah Coe female hockey
Emily DiMarco – Women’s athletics
Josh Harkless – Wrestling
Gellert Kish – Male swimming and diving
Jaden Longdon – Men’s soccer
Sidney Neff – Women’s volleyball
Anna Pechenko – Women’s Swimming and Diving
Ben Sheehan – Men’s Athletics
Emma Waite – Women’s basketball
Carter Wilkie – Men’s hockey
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