Golden Eagles: 2015-16 Award Winners
May 06, 2016 | Boston College Athletics
2016 GOLDEN EAGLE AWARDS
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Nominees:
Field hockey vs. No. 3 Maryland
Men's soccer vs. No. 2 Georgetown
Men's swimming vs. Boston University (first win vs. BU in 10 years)
Winner: Field hockey vs. No. 3 Maryland
PLAY OF THE YEAR
Nominees:
Thatcher Demko, men's hockey vs. Minnesota Duluth in Northeast Regional Final
AshLeigh Sebia, field hockey vs. Maryland in overtime
Haley Skarupa, women's hockey vs. Clarkson in NCAA Semifinals
Winner: Haley Skarupa
MALE RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
Nominees:
Thatcher Demko, hockey – single-season shutouts record (10)
Dan Kelly, swimming – 50-yard freestyle record (19.87)
Obi Nwankwo, track and field – 400m record (48.16)
Winner: Dan Kelly
FEMALE RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
Nominees:
Alex Carpenter, hockey – career points record (285)
Leah Settipane, field hockey – career win record (47)
Katty Workman, volleyball – career kills record (1,689)
Winner: Leah Settipane
THE HEIGHTS AWARD
Katie Burt, women's hockey
Simon Enstom, men's soccer
ACC TOP SIX FOR SERVICE
Jordan Chimento, softball
Kaliya Johnson, women's hockey
Raul Rios, sailing
Romee Stiekema, field hockey
Alexandre Thirouin, men's tennis
Linda Zhang, fencing
RICHARD "MOE" MALONEY AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE
Meghan Grieves, women's hockey
Peter Lynn, Sailing
Fiona Walsh, Sailing
IGNITE AWARD
Presented annually to people outside of the BC community who have made a profound impact on student-athletes.
James Pruitt
Jean Selders
DEVLIN S-AFE IGNATIUS CUP
Sailing
Softball
Women's hockey
OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARDS
Joe Cronin (baseball), Dennis Clifford (men's basketball), Nicole Boudreau (women's basketball), Jack Furnivall (cheer), Nicholas Denari (men's cross country), Maggie Mullins (women's cross country), Peter Wetzel (men's fencing), Olivia Adragna (women's fencing), AshLeigh Sebia (field hockey), David Dudeck (football), Nick Pandelena (men's golf), Teddy Doherty (men's hockey), Haley Skarupa (women's hockey), Sarah Mannelly (lacrosse), Ashley Bryeans (pom), Megan Carney (rowing), Raul Rios and Katja Sertl (sailing), Chris Keating (skiing), Atobra Ampadu (men's soccer), Madison Meehan (women's soccer), Megan Cooley and Jessie Daulton (softball), Dan Kelly (men's swimming), Maureen Barron (women's swimming), Kyle Childree (men's tennis), Katya Vasilyev and Wan-Yi Sweeting (women's tennis), Richard Moschella (men's track & field), Carly Daniel (women's track & field) and Katty Workman (volleyball)
LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Nick Sciortino (baseball), Kailey Edwards (women's basketball), Brian Gailardetz (cheer), Sean Burke (men's cross country), Isabelle Kennedy (women's cross country), Dan Graap (men's fencing), Jackie Bai (women's fencing), Alexa Brazauskas (field hockey), Myles Willis (football), Matt Naumec (men's golf), Katie Kim (women's golf), Austin Cangelosi (men's hockey), Megan Keller (women's hockey), Tara Schurr (lacrosse), Samantha Johnson (pom), Harry Koeppel and Madde Loosebrock (sailing), Ryan Barney (men's skiing), Bug Pech (women's skiing), Len Zeugner (men's soccer), Coco Woeltz (women's soccer), Tatiana Cortez (softball), Josh Williams (men's swimming & diving), Abigail Kordell (women's swimming & diving), Hank Workman (men's tennis), Lexi Borr (women's tennis), Obi Nwankwo (men's track & field), Fallyn Boich (women's track & field) and Sol Calvete (volleyball).
LRSA OUTSTANDING FACULTY AWARD
Dacia Gentilella, Department of English
Learning Specialist
ACADEMIC ADVISORS' AWARD FOR ACADEMIC ACHEIVEMENT
Gabe Hernandez, baseball
Kaliya Johnson, women's hockey
ACC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Madison Meehan, women's soccer
Richard Moschella, men's track & field
ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
Male Nominees:
Simon Enstrom, soccer
Jake Stevens, baseball
Colin White, hockey
Winner: Colin White
Female Nominees:
Madison Cann, rowing
Mariella Fasoula, basketball
Makenna Newkirk, hockey
Winner: Makenna Newkirk
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARDS
Freshman Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Elizabeth Miller, lacrosse
Jacob Stevens, baseball
Sophomore Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Megan Keller, hockey
Carter Robertson, sailing
Junior Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Hayley Dowd, soccer
Kevin Kavalec, football
Senior Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Katty Workman, volleyball
Dan Kelly, swimming
EAGLES OF THE YEAR
Alex Carpenter, women's hockey
Thatcher Demko, men's hockey
Raul Rios, sailing
Liv Westphal, women's cross country/track & field
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