READING, Pa. - The Albright athletics department hosted the 2024 awards ceremony at the Merner-Pfeiffer-Klein Memorial Chapel on Tuesday (May. 2) evening.

It was a memorable evening honoring the Albright student-athletes that have dedicated so much of their time to their respective sports. The awards ceremony allows the student-athletes to be recognized in front of their peers for all their individual and team success throughout the 2023-24 athletic seasons.  

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Below is a list of the special award winners from the ceremony:

Team GPA – Women's Swimming
Women's SAAC Sportsmanship Award – Veronica Heckman
Men's SAAC Sportsmanship Award – Antwan Rogers, Jr.
Locked In Individual – Lindsey Williamson
Locked In Team – Women's Lacrosse
R.O.A.R – Alizabeth Zarnofsky
Most Outstanding First Year Male – Brenden Stuhltrager
Most Outstanding First Year Female – Valeria Sanchez
Neal Harris Academic Excellence Male – Austin Gross
Neal Harris Academic Excellence Female – Laurel Gingrich
NCAA Women of the Year Award – Laurel Gingrich
Eugene Shirk Award Female – Morgan Stuhltrager
Eugene Shirk Award Male – Colby Gaylor
Red & White Club Female – Leah Brown
Red & White Club Male – Austin Gross
Memorial Prize of the Class of 1926 Female – Taisha Charles
Memorial Prize of the Class of 1926 Male – KeShan Allen
Derek Kehoe Memorial – Katelyn Patrick
Abram Karlip Outstanding Senior Female – Laurel Gingrich
Abram Karlip Outstanding Senior Male – John Villano
Moment of the Year – Men's golf Yocum Cup win over Alvernia for the first time since 2018. Albright beat Alvernia 7 ½ to 1 ½ in the head to head match.
Team of the Year – Women's Tennis for their undefeated record in MAC Commonwealth play and securing the #1 seed in the MAC Commonwealth playoffs for the first time in school history.
 
 
Below is a list of most outstanding individual per their respective team awards from the ceremony:

Women's Cross Country – Eren Tighe
Men's Cross Country – Christian Cortes-Nunez
Field Hockey – Chelsea Johnson
Football (Defensive Lineman) – Eric Martin
Football (Back Seven) – Darien Osmun
Football (Offensive Lineman) – Lacy Hedgepath
Football (Offensive Skill) – Antonio Bargiel
Women's Soccer – Stephany Escalante
Men's Soccer – Myles Mitchell
Volleyball – Rachel Etim
Cheerleader – Diana Theodore
Women's Basketball – Mackenzie Dover
Men's Basketball – Eric Chamberlain (2x award winner)
Women's Indoor Track & Field – Alyssa DeVita
Men's Indoor Track & Field – Dante Zamichieli
Women's Swimmer – Laurel Gingrich (2x award winner)
Men's Swimmer – Brenden Stuhltrager
Baseball – Jack Gilmer
Women's Golf – Ilaria Catania
Men's Golf – Ben Egin
E-Sports Overwatch – Paul Murphy
E-Sports Rocket League – Oliver Liljeblad
Men's Outdoor Track & Field – John Villano
Women's Outdoor Track & Field – Nyla Callahan
Women's Lacrosse Defensive – Cynthia Schneider
Women's Lacrosse Offensive – Kayte Moist
Men's Lacrosse Defensive – Sean McNicholas
Men's Lacrosse Offensive – Joost Van der Horst
Softball – Madison Lasko
Women's Tennis – Alex Pancu (2x award winner)
Men's Tennis – Adam Good