Annual Athletic Department Awards announced this week
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT Intercollegiate Athletics Department announced its 2023-24 end-of-year awards winners.
SAAC Appreciation Award - Jeff Siegel, Associate Athletic Director
The SAAC Appreciation award annually recognizes an individual, group or department that continuously strives to enhance the overall student-athlete experience.
Destler Community Service Award - Men's Rowing Team
Named in honor of RIT's ninth president and ardent 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.
Jan Strine Award - Grace Phelan, Women's Volleyball
The Athletic Department annually recognizes a group or an individual for being an outstanding friend to both athletics and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf communities who has helped strengthen the relationship and mutual support between the two. The award is named in memory of longtime NTID professor Jan Strine, who passed away in 2013.
Cultural Competency and Social Justice Award - Amy Reed, Women's Basketball
Awarded to a student-athlete or staff member who has demonstrated superior commitment to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion and cultural competency within RIT Athletics and the campus community.
Coaches Appreciation Award - Bob McVean, Men's Basketball
Awarded to a person who has made significant contributions to the intercollegiate athletics program, giving their time and energy for the betterment of the department.
Team Academic Awards
Women's Cross Country - 3.77
Men's Hockey - 3.59
Awarded to the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic teams with the highest cumulative grade point averages.
Women's Senior Athlete of the Year Award - Jessie Gomez (Women's Soccer)
Men's Senior Athlete of the Year Award - Michael Grace (Men's Lacrosse)
Awarded based on overall career athletic achievement over the last four years.
ALL TIGER TEAMS
FALL
Katie Cobos - WXC
Sierra Danieu - WXC
Amber Flynn - WSOC
Olivia Harris - WSOC
Amelia Gilbert - WXC
Jessie Gomez – WSOC
Derick Koen – MXC
Sydney Neff - WVB
Elena Onodera – WSOC
Joshua Price - MSOC
WINTER
Paige Arieno - CHEER
Mike Atanasoff – MS&D
Brock Bowen - MBB
Gianfranco Cassaro – MHKY
Chase Dickens – MBB
Cammie Edwards - CHEER
Gabriella Fatigati - CHEER
Catherine Fox – WT&F
Mike Glynn III - WRES
Elijah Gonsalves - MHKY
Aiden Hansen-Bukata - MHKY
Gellert Kish – MS&D
Cody Laskosky - MHKY
Keegan Ocorr – MBB
Alex Pecze – MS&D
Anna Peshenko – WS&D
Emma Pickering - WHKY
Tommy Scarfone - MHKY
Drew Scheib – MS&D
Ben Sippel – MS&D
Emma Waite - WBB
Carter Wilkie - MHKY
SPRING
Lydia Blatnik - WROW
Andrew Bernacki – MT&F
Maggie Carey – WROW
Matthew Chase - BB
Maya Clinard – WTEN
Maddy Cook - SB
Michael DeFranco – MROW
Emily DiMarco – WT&F
Jake Erickson – MLAX
Allyn French - MLAX
Clifford Gaston – MLAX
Seth Grottenthaler – MLAX
Aidan Hughes – MT&F
Katherine Killian - WLAX
Kira Kronenberg – WTEN
Jessica Majot – SB
Adam Marsh - BB
Jarin Moses – BB
Grahith Movva - MTEN
John Mozrall - MLAX
Alex Nenadic – MROW
Caiden Perry - MLAX
Luke Pilcher – MLAX
Trent Rapp – BB
Allison Regnante – WT&F
Luc Rising - BB
Sadie Rose – WT&F
Claire Schwenke - WROW
Natalie Siwek – WROW
Charlie Slaymaker – BB
Alex Slotter – BB
Max Stein – MT&F
Tanner Winklemann – MLAX
Alex Zborowski - MLAX
ALL-ROOKIE
Addie Alvarez - WHKY
Luke Albanese – MS&D
Anna Beahan – WS&D
Sophia Bellina - WHKY
Marek Bush - WRES
Bailee Drummond – WT&F
Keenan Gosselin – MT&F
Rose LaDue – WS&D
Jacen Mitchell – MT&F
Emma Pedro - WSOC
Matthew Wilde - MHKY
Maddi Williams – WS&D
Players Mentioned
Players Mentioned
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