BRIDGEWATER, Va. - The seventh annual Golden Eagles Awards where held on Monday April 17 highlighting the athletic achievements over the last academic year.
The event is hosted by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and highlights the year's achievements on and off the field of play.
Director of Athletics Curt Kendall and Bridgewater College President Dr. David Bushman opened the evening with a few remarks and thank you's to the entire athletics staff, top to bottom.
Hosts Vincent Leo and Meghan Bailey followed and introduced the first awards that were presented by Lauren Kokoski. Riley Corcoran and Aaron Nice took home Rookie of the Year honors in the first accolade of the night.
Memorable moment awards were handed out to Emily Smeds who qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships, Adalia Coleman and Mike Smith who earned All-America status at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships and the baseball team for its upset win over No. 18 Christopher Newport earlier this spring.
Hanna Randolph and Aaron Moore grabbed Fall MVP honors while Coleman and Smith swept the awards for the winter season. Women's lacrosse standout Lauren Roberts earned spring MVP honors along side men's lacrosse attackman Chris Martel.
Three special awards followed the MVP accolades. The Geisert Scholar-Athlete Award is given to the senior student-athletes for their performance on the field and in the classroom. Savannah Scott and Jeffrey Snider each took home those honors and Allison Burris was awarded the Lehman Sportsmanship award for her continued support of her team and of the community. Softball's Molly Ecroyd was given the Bill Phipps Perseverance Award following her shortened first year with the team.
Accolades were also given out for outstanding career achievement. Randolph took home her second award of the night and men's basketball's Andy Pack was also honored following the completion of his two-sport career.
As tradition, each team selected a "Golden Wing" award recipient who exemplifies the ideals of team culture and work ethic. Those student-athletes include:
Athletic Training - Maggie Hodnett
Baseball - Ben Anderson
Men's Basketball - Taylor Fincham
Women's Basketball - Megan Wimmer
Cheer - Taylor Shifflett
Men's Cross Country - Gabe Miller
Women's Cross Country - Sarah Earle
Dance - Grayson Preece
Equestrian - Delaney Broaderick
Field Hockey - Riley Chandler
Football - Euan Spikers
Men's Golf - Max Kingora
Women's Golf - Shaina Beach
Men's Lacrosse - Josh Goodwin
Women's Lacrosse - Madeline Magill
Men's Soccer - Aidan Paul
Women's Soccer - Madison Ferrone
Softball - Molly Ecroyd
Men's Swimming - Kris Schultz
Women's Swimming - Lexi Roberts
Men's Tennis - Nicholas Arnold
Women's Tennis - Malena Hoover
Men's Track & Field - Anthony Matthews
Women's Track & Field - Haleigh Hamlin
Volleyball - Sarah Kerns
Finally, Chi Alpha Sigma Inductees were recognized. Chi Alpha Sigma is the first, and only, national scholar-athlete society to honor those four-year collegiate student-athletes who have excelled in both the classroom and in athletic competition. Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes college student-athletes who participate in a sport at the varsity intercollegiate level, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth full-time semester, and earn a 3.4 or higher cumulative grade point average. Bridgewater inductees include:
Cheyenne Barlow - Softball
Isabelle Bauer - Women's Swimming
Shaina Beach - Women's Golf
Isaiah Blanks - Baseball
Madeline Bohan - Women's Soccer
Delaney Broderick - Equestrian
Anthony Cadle - Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Maren Dougherty - Women's Soccer
Matthew Ellis - Football
Abby Freeman - Women's Basketball
Carlee Gaboury - Women's Soccer
Kaitlyn Gaeth - Women's Golf
Hayden Gourley - Men's Lacrosse
Peyton Gregory - Softball
Caroline Griffin - Women's Swimming
Nick Griffin - Baseball
Aunnie Hacker - Women's Lacrosse
Haleigh Hamiln - Women's Track and Field
Grace Howell - Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Elena Larcombe - Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Reid Long - Baseball
Molly Louderback - Cheer
Gianni Maltese - Men's Soccer
John Meier - Men's Soccer
Ethan Moses - Men's Lacrosse
Emma Nesselrodt - Women's Tennis
Hannah Nugent - Women's Soccer
Luke Olimpio - Baseball
Savannah Painter - Softball
Kelsey Quinn - Equestrian
Jillian Rife - Equestrian
Ryan Roeber - Women's Tennis
Katelyn Seagraves - Women's Soccer
Hannah Sherin - Women's Lacrosse
James Swart - Baseball
Kate Tolone - Women's Swimming
Bowen Varney - Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Katelyn Wiglesworth - Women's Swimming
Luke Wintersgill - Men's Swimming
Emily Wylie - Women's Tennis
Katie Yoder - Women's Swimming
Mackenzie Young - Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
