Sports Recognition Night Photo Gallery
Springfield, Mass. -- May 1, 2011 -- A total of 26 student-athletes earned awards at last Sunday night's Annual Varsity Sports Recognition Night at Blake Arena. Approximately 700 athletes were in attendance to see their fellow athletes honored.
John Schmaltz, Cal Palumbo, Kelsea Hellyar, Brian Sobel, Aimee Doe, Jen Courossi, Blaze Chatham, Ashley Moreck, Tim Brady, Mia Saimeri, and Josh Fox were the seniors receiving the top awards of the evening.
The following is a list of the award winners:
Outstanding Male Multi-Sport Athlete -- John Schmaltz, Football and Baseball, Sr. (Cromwell, Conn.) (sport management)
Outstanding Female Multi-Sport Athlete -- Jackie Moscardelli, Women's Soccer and Lacrosse, Jr., (Weymouth, Mass.), (English)
Outstanding Male Senior Team Sport -- Cal Palumbo, Men's Volleyball (Rochester, N.Y.) (sports biology)
Outstanding Female Senior Team Sport -- Kelsea Hellyar, Women's Volleyball (Fairhaven, Mass.) (criminal justice)
Outstanding Male Senior Individual Sport -- Brian Sobel, Men's Diving (Stratford, Conn.) (recreation management)
Outstanding Female Senior Individual Sport -- Aimee Doe, Women's Swimming (Haverhill, Mass.) (psychology)
Outstanding Male Junior Team Sport -- Mike Delia, Men's Lacrosse (Wading River, N.Y.) (physical education)
Outstanding Female Junior Team Sport -- Jackie Moscardelli, Women's Soccer (Weymouth, Mass.) (English)
Outstanding Male Junior Individual Sport -- Kevin Coyle, Men's Track & Field (Bradford, N.H.) (sport management)
Outstanding Female Junior Individual Sport -- Courtney Keefe, Women's Diving (Waltham, Mass), therapeutic recreation)
Outstanding Male Sophomore Team Sport -- Greg Falcone, Men's Volleyball (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) (physical education)
Outstanding Female Sophomore Team Sport -- Erin Greenstein, Women's Soccer (Framingham, Mass.) (occupational therapy/psychology)
Outstanding Male Sophomore Individual Sport -- Jimmy Pezzino, Men's Gymnastics (Buffalo, N.Y.) (graphic design)
Outstanding Female Sophomore Individual Sport -- Laurie Jenkins, Women's Track & Field (Columbia, Conn.) (physical education)
Outstanding Female Freshman Team Sport -- Tessa Smolinski, Women's Volleyball (Hebron, Conn.) (communication disorder)
Outstanding Male Freshman Individual Sport -- Ryan Ponce, Men's Gymnastics (Tolland, Conn.) (sports biology)
Outstanding Female Freshman Individual Sport -- Kellie Pennington, Women's Swimming (Monson, Mass.) (physical education)
Male Courageous Athlete -- Josh Fox, Men's Gymnastics, Sr. (Elllicott City, Md.) (physical therapy)
Female Courageous Athlete -- Mia Saimeri, Women's Track & Field, Sr. (East Longmeadow, Mass.) (business management)
Unsung Male Athlete -- Tim Brady, Football, Sr., (Southbury, Conn.) (physical education)
Unsung Female Athlete -- Ashley Moreck, Women's Gymnastics, Sr. (Berlin, Md.) (computer and information science)
Male Scholar-Athlete -- Blaze Chatham, Wrestling, Sr. (Walkill, N.Y.) (physical therapy) -- 3.92
Female Scholar-Athlete -- Jen Courossi, Women's Soccer, Sr. (Methuen, Mass.) (physical therapy)
Media Recognition Award -- Ralph Garcea, Sr. (Syracuse, N.Y.)
