Golden Eagle Awards Celebrate The Best of BC Athletics

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Throughout the week, Boston College Athletics celebrated the best of its best for the 2019-20 season as part of the fifth annual Golden Eagle Awards. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the end-of-the-year celebration was held virtually, through a series of videos that appeared on BC Athletics' social media outlets.

This afternoon, David Cotton from men's hockey and Emma Guy from women's basketball were announced as the recipients of the event's highest honor, the Nathaniel J. Hasenfus Eagle of the Year Award.

The athletics department named several major award winners, including Rookie of the Year, Rising Leader, Unsung Hero, and Team of the Year. Co-MVP's were announced on the women's side as Parker Biele of women's skiing and Sophia Reineke of women's sailing shared the honor, while Sean Sullivan of men's cross country/track & field earned the men's award.

There were Co-Rookies of the Year on the male and female side, as men's hockey teammates Alex Newhook and Spencer Knight shared the honor, while Hannah Bilka of women's hockey and Margo Carlin from field hockey each earned accolades as BC's top female rookie.

MALE CO-ROOKIES OF THE YEAR (video)
Spencer Knight (Men's Ice Hockey)
Alex Newhook (Men's Ice Hockey)

FEMALE CO-ROOKIES OF THE YEAR (video)
Hannah Bilka (Women's Ice Hockey)
Margo Carlin (Field Hockey)

MALE RISING LEADER AWARD (video)
Declan McGranahan (Men's Sailing)

FEMALE RISING LEADER AWARD (video)
Alexa Liquori (Women's Rowing)

ACADEMIC ADVISORS' AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT (video)
Sheila Rietano (Lacrosse)
Joey Walsh (Baseball)

ACADEMIC ADVISORS' AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE (video)
Derek Austin (Men's Tennis)
Mary Kate Vaughn (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)

OUTSTANDING FACULTY AWARD (video)
Michael Moore (Associate Professor, Psychology)

ACC TOP SIX FOR SERVICE (video)
Emily Buttinger (Field Hockey)
Nicole Clermont (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
Jessica Creedon (Women's Track & Field)
Ali Kea (Women's Swimming & Diving)
Jewel Strawberry (Volleyball)
Zachary Walker (Men's Ice Hockey)

MOE MALONEY COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD (video)
Molly Barrow (Women's Ice Hockey)

SAAC AWARD (video)
Adam French (Men's Soccer)

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARDS (By Class) (video)
Freshmen: Amos Shapiro-Thompson (Men's Soccer); Hailey Wilcox (Women's Tennis)
Sophomore: Mackenna Buchanan (Women's Swimming & Diving); Samrath Singh (Baseball)
Junior: CC Cook (Softball); Max Mendelsohn (Men's Tennis)
Senior: Taylor Covington (Women's Swimming & Diving); Zachary Walker (Men's Ice Hockey)

ACC SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
David Cotton (Men's Ice Hockey) (video)
Sarah Dwyer (Field Hockey) (video)

TEAM OF THE YEAR (video)
Field Hockey

TOP PLAY OF THE YEAR (video)
Fusine Govaert's Game-Winning Overtime Goal vs. Virginia at ACC Field Hockey Championship

MALE MVP (video)
Sean Sullivan (Men's Cross Country/Track & Field)

FEMALE CO-MVP's (video)
Parker Biele (Women's Skiing)
Sophia Reineke (Women's Sailing)

MALE EAGLE OF THE YEAR (video)
David Cotton (Men's Ice Hockey)

FEMALE EAGLE OF THE YEAR (video)
Emma Guy (Women's Basketball)

Golden Eagle Awards Celebrate The Best of BC Athletics

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