{"id":360,"date":"2012-05-28T16:22:48","date_gmt":"2012-05-28T16:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/?p=360"},"modified":"2012-05-30T15:36:41","modified_gmt":"2012-05-30T15:36:41","slug":"spring-athletic-awards-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/2012\/05\/28\/spring-athletic-awards-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Athletic Awards Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The spring season athletic awards assembly was held on Monday, May 28, 2012. The Athletic Department presented the Blanket Award for participation\u2014followed by the George Denman Award and the Alumnae Award, which are presented to a senior boy and girl. In addition, the award winners for individual sports were announced.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0019blanket12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-361\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0019blanket12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Blanket Award<\/strong> is given in recognition of those students who have participated on a team in every season they have been in the upper school at Williston. The following students were presented Blanket Awards at the awards assembly.<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>One-year students<\/strong><br \/>\nKeegan Dunlop, Sam Fallon, Dan Graham, Michael Grassi, Tommy Jenkins, Caitlin Lynch, Steve Metayer, Andrew Spruck, James Ward<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Two-year students<\/strong><br \/>\nKatie Cavanaugh, Valerie Moon, Jay Sylvia<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Three-year students<\/strong><br \/>\nHunter Snyder, Kathryn Tomaselli, Noelle Messner, Alex Paolo<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Four-year students<\/strong><br \/>\nMaura Abbott, Connor Adams, Kevin Conroy, Jill Dahrooge, Brandon Diaz, Alex Doudnikoff, Lexie Duseau, Alex Garcia, Sam Goldsmith, Bridget Instrum, Walter McLaughlin, Addison Morse, Alex Nunnelly, Daniel Rowe, Connor Sheehan, Sam Slezek, Sarah Wilkie, Simon Wool, Katie Yochim<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The <strong>George Denman Award<\/strong> and the <strong>Alumnae Award<\/strong> are presented to a senior boy and girl for general excellence in athletics, with emphasis on good sportsmanship and helpful spirit.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0021rowe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-362\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0021rowe-266x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0021rowe-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0021rowe.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Denman Bowl was awarded to <strong>Daniel Rowe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Rowe, who will attend the University of New Hampshire, distinguished himself during his four years as an athlete at Williston. A football player in the fall, Rowe was a three time All Colonial League player and the first Williston player in the past 12 years to earn All New England honors both as a junior and senior.<\/p>\n<p>His competitiveness, positive energy and love of football were a huge part of the team\u2019s success during the past three years. He captained the varsity boys basketball team for the past two years and brought terrific leadership and intensity to the team.<\/p>\n<p>During the spring, he had a tremendous career on the track and was one of the finest sprinters Williston history. As a junior, he was runner up in the 100m dash and in his senior year became New England champion in the 100m. He was runner-up in the 200m dash and tied the school record. He is widely considered by his coaches as a tremendous competitor, an unselfish teammate and a wonderful ambassador of our athletic program.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0025instrum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-363\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0025instrum-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0025instrum-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0025instrum.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/a>The Alumnae Bowl was awarded to <strong>Bridget Instrum<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Instrum, who will attend The Ohio State University in the fall, distinguished herself during her four years as an athlete at Williston.<\/p>\n<p>Instrum made the switch from soccer to field hockey during her sophomore year.\u00a0 She went on to have a tremendous career in field hockey and finished as the school record holder in goals scored in a season and career. Her outstanding play led the team to three tournament appearances and garnered her All New England recognition.<\/p>\n<p>She was a tremendous contributor to the girls ice hockey program for four years. Instrum was also a two-time lacrosse captain, three-time NEPSAC all star, three-time team MVP, the all-time leading scorer, and last year was named an All American.\u00a0 The team compiled a 45-3 record in the four years that she played.<\/p>\n<p>While her athleticism is certainly exceptional, her positive spirit, love of competition, and her wonderful drive to excel have been equally important to her considerable success in our athletic program.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0648diaz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-386 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0648diaz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Varsity Baseball<\/strong><br \/>\nWalter R. Miller \u201941 Most Valuable Player Award \u2013 Brandon Diaz &#8217;12<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 JD Askin &#8217;14<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Adam Krol &#8217;14<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>JV Baseball<\/strong><br \/>\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Jay Brennan &#8217;15, Terry O&#8217;Brien &#8217;15<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Mikey Lloyd &#8217;16<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Eton Chen \u201814, Matt Cavanaugh &#8217;14<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0030yarrows.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-365\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0030yarrows.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"255\" \/><\/a>Boys Varsity Golf<\/strong><br \/>\nRobert C. Varnum \u201960 Most Valuable Player Award \u2013 Eric Yarrows \u201813<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Tim Keegan &#8217;13<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 David Fay &#8217;13<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys JV Golf<\/strong><br \/>\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013Mike Moran \u201813<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Charley Mercier &#8217;15<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Eric Tallman \u201813<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0023jang.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-366\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0023jang.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls Varsity Golf<\/strong><br \/>\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Jenny Jang &#8217;12<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Alex Starzyk &#8217;13<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Olivia Foster &#8217;14<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys Varsity Lacrosse<\/strong><br \/>\nFrank Dorsey Most Valuable Player Award \u2013 Chris Norberg &#8217;12<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Tobi Stockhausen &#8217;12<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Walter McLaughlin &#8217;12<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys JV Lacrosse<\/strong><br \/>\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Evan Cavanaugh &#8217;15, James Hatch &#8217;16<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0322norberg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-367\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0322norberg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a>Most Improved Player Award \u2013 Ryun Parent &#8217;14<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Oliver Demers \u201814<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys Third Lacrosse<\/strong><br \/>\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Kyle Warren &#8217;17<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Simon Lu \u201815<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Jack Liptak &#8217;16, Cade Zawacki &#8217;15<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls Varsity Lacrosse<\/strong><br \/>\nDavis Award for Overall Contribution \u2013 Karly Simpson &#8217;13<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0327instrum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-368\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0327instrum.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a>Most Valuable Player Award \u2013 Bridget Instrum \u201912<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Sam Fallon \u201812<br \/>\nKate Risley \u201993 Sportsmanship Award \u2013 Sarah Wilkie &#8217;12<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls JV Lacrosse<\/strong><br \/>\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Abby Walker &#8217;14<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Julia Wise &#8217;16<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Julia Valine &#8217;15<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls Third Lacrosse<\/strong><br \/>\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Molly Wilder &#8217;15<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Tina Zhang &#8217;15<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Sonia Berghoff &#8217;15<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0373fagnand.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-369\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0373fagnand.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a>Varsity Softball<\/strong><br \/>\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Laura Aptowitz &#8217;13, Catherine Fagnand &#8217;12<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Jill Slezek &#8217;14<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Miranda Gohh \u201813<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>JV Softball<\/strong><br \/>\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Jackie Kioussis &#8217;14<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Angela Zhang &#8217;14<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Gabby Record &#8217;17<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys Varsity Tennis<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0123goldsmith.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-370\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0123goldsmith.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"243\" \/><\/a>A.L. Hepworth Most Valuable Player Award \u2013 Sam Goldsmith &#8217;12<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013Alex Kozikowski &#8217;14<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Watt Iamsuri &#8217;12<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys JV Tennis<\/strong><br \/>\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Nile Buranasiri &#8217;15<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Noah Jackson &#8217;15<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Loren Po &#8217;15<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls Varsity Tennis<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0877oconnor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-371\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0877oconnor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a>Most Valuable Player Award \u2013 Sasha Gluzman &#8217;12, Ali O&#8217;Connor &#8217;12<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Didi Whitman &#8217;13<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Lexie Duseau &#8217;12<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls JV Tennis<\/strong><br \/>\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Caroline Borden &#8217;16<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Rui Xu &#8217;13<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Rachel Lloyd &#8217;14, Sarah Socolosky &#8217;14<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys Track &amp; Field<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0384rowe1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-372\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0384rowe1-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0384rowe1-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0384rowe1.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a>Frank Putnam Most Valuable Player Award \u2013 Daniel Rowe &#8217;12<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Ryan Wilkie &#8217;13<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Alex Massengill &#8217;13<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls Track &amp; Field<\/strong><br \/>\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Gabby Thomas \u201815<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013Maitri Dalal &#8217;16<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Connor Sheehan \u201812<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0312thomas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-374\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0312thomas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0284stern.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-373\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/files\/2012\/05\/DSC_0284stern.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a>Girls Varsity Water Polo<\/strong><br \/>\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Maddie Stern &#8217;14<br \/>\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013Annika Smith &#8217;15, Persis Ticknor-Swanson &#8217;14<br \/>\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Kate Glowatsky &#8217;12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The spring season athletic awards assembly was held on Monday, May 28, 2012. The Athletic Department presented the Blanket Award for participation\u2014followed by the George Denman Award and the Alumnae Award, which are presented to a senior boy and girl. In addition, the award winners for individual sports were announced. The Blanket Award is given &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/2012\/05\/28\/spring-athletic-awards-announced\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Spring Athletic Awards Announced<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[45,46],"tags":[22,264,268],"class_list":["post-360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletic-awards","category-athletics-news","tag-bridget-instrum-12","tag-daniel-rowe-12","tag-spring-athletic-awards"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":385,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360\/revisions\/385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}