Lyndonville, VT - Vermont State University Lyndon held their annual Athletic Awards Banquet on Wednesday evening. The VTSU Lyndon Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and the VTSU Lyndon Department of Athletics co-sponsored the event.
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VTSU Lyndon SAAC President Alberto Bustamante (Northridge, CA) welcomed student-athletes, coaches, administrators, and guests. He also served as master of ceremonies for the event.
Vermont State University President David Bergh was in attendance and expressed his congratulations to Hornet student-athletes.
VTSU Lyndon Director of Athletics Chris Gilmore, SAAC Advisor Tara Nelson, and Hornet head coaches also spoke and presented awards.
Several major department awards were presented:
Dudley Bell Most Outstanding Male and Female Athletes: senior women's basketball player Sage Smith (Colebrook, NH) and senior men's basketball player Gregory Gonyea Jr. (Dolgeville, NY)
Champions of Character Award: senior volleyball player Charlotte Morris (Middletown, DE) and junior men's soccer player Quinn Bressler (Norton, MA)
Green and Gold Awards (female and male athletes with the highest GPA): sophomore women's basketball player Hannah Badertscher (Irasburg, VT) and junior men's soccer player Quinn Bressler (Norton, MA)
SAAC Coach of the Year: men's basketball coach David Pasiak
SAAC Fan of the Year: Jack Holley
Coaches for each of Lyndon's varsity athletic teams selected team awards. The list of athletes receiving team awards is as follows:
Softball
Queen Bee Award - Megan Richardson
Most Valuable Player - Emily Anderson
Men's Soccer
Rookie of the Year - Jason Nofsker
Most Improved Player - Jeffrey Blais
Frank Spears Award - Quinn Bressler
Women's Tennis
Most Valuable Player - Kiara Mack
Coach's Award - Alyssa Gerrish
Men's Tennis
Most Valuable Player - David Gratton
Coach's Award - Jeffrey Blais
Women's Basketball
Coach's Award - Hannah Badertscher
Most Improved Player - Victoria Fitih
Ben Lyons Award - Kiara Mack
Women's Cross Country
Coach's Award - Victoria Fitih
Men's Cross Country
Most Improved Runner - Wilson Sabal
Most Valuable Runner - Nathan Moore
Women's Lacrosse
Season of Strength Award -Elivia Woodward
Senior Honor Award - Isabel Bourgeois
Volleyball
Most Improved Player - Kazandra Gonzalez
Most Valuable Player - Charlotte Morris
Men's Basketball
Most Outstanding Teammate - Tyler Dias
Hornet Core Values Award - Matt Doyle
Michael Tessier Award - Gregory Gonyea Jr.
Ben Lyons Award - Brett Roy
Baseball
Buzz Buzz Award -Joey Hanlon
Mr. Hornet - Carter Paquette
Claude Piche Award - Alberto Bustamante
Director of athletics Chris Gilmore also presented several Skip Pound Service to Athletics Awards to the following individuals: Quinn Bressler, Alberto Bustamante, Lindsey Gannon, Gregory Gonyea Jr., Kiara Mack, Chloe McIntire, Charlotte Morris, Will Perkins, James Salvas
Athletes who earned conference and regional honors throughout the year were also recognized.
Finally, several superlative awards were voted on by the student athletes:
Most Swagger: Cameron Curler
Most Sideline Energy: Chuck Gratton
Most Likely to Make Teammates Laugh: Chuck Gratton
Most Likely to hit the Ground During a Game: Eyon Tembreull
Iron Wall - Best Defensive Player: Evan Duncan
Best Play or Performance in a Single Contest: Joey Hanlon complete game shutout vs Colby-Sawyer
