2013 Men's and women's Alpine ski racing
2012-2013 Athletic Award Winners Men’s Alpine Ski Racing Most Valuable Player: Matt Nolan Most Improved Player: Patrick Tingle Coach’s Award: Matt Nolan Women’s Alpine Ski Racing Most Valuable Player: Courtney Troxell Most Improved Player: Nathalie Michaud Coach’s Award: Hillary Brownson Baseball Most Valuable Player: Kevin Keith Most Improved Player: Vinny Monahan Coach’s Award: Chris LeBlanc
Men’s Soccer Most Valuable Player: Carlton Wheeler-Omiunu Most Improved Player: Zach Anderson Coach’s Award Mike Laskowski Women’s Soccer Most Valuable Player: Shay Spencer Most Improved Player: Vee Smith Coach’s Award: Colleen Coburn Men’s Swimming & Diving Most Valuable Player: Keenan Bartlett Most Improved Player: Stuart Aquadro Coach’s Award: Eric Foulds Men’s Basketball Most Valuable Player: Mike Dias Most Improved Player: Zach Bean/Wol Majong Women’s Swimming & Diving Coach’s Award: Corey Willis Most Valuable Player: Krystyna Estrada Most Improved Player: Alex Dumont/Melissa Molin Coach’s Award: Samantha Dalphond Women’s Basketball Most Valuable Player: Taylor DeSanty Most Improved Player: Sammi Lehr Men’s Tennis Coach’s Award: Cailin Bullett Most Valuable Player: Nathan Taschereau Most Improved Player: Julius Graefe Men’s Cross Country Running Coach’s Award Reeve Fidler Most Valuable Player: Hayden Bunnell Most Improved Player: Alex Schlecht Women’s Tennis Coach’s Award: Greg Desgrosseilliers Most Valuable Player: Liz Lincoln Most Improved Player: Oxana Tkachenko Women’s Cross Country Running Charlotte Horton Most Valuable Player: Brianne Dunn Coach’s Award: Most Improved Player: Liz Doherty Coach’s Award: Chelsea Gallant Men’s Track and Field Most Valuable Player: Matt Van Vliet Equestrian Most Improved Player: Sean Kelly Most Valuable Player: Maggie Gousse Coach’s Award: Chip Keeler Most Improved Player: Andy Chase Coach’s Award: Meredith Cromis Women’s Track and Field Most Valuable Player: Dani Perry Field Hockey Most Improved Player: Heather-Jo Wallace Most Valuable Player: Rebecca Perley Coach’s Award: Amanda Kimball Most Improved Player: Haylie Alessi Coach’s Award: Jodi Dumayne Women’s Volleyball Women’s Lacrosse Most Valuable Player: Jackie Keating Most Valuable Player: Laurel Bauer Most Improved Player: Jenn Mailhiot Most Improved Player: Katie Cawley Coach’s Award: Kelsey McCulley Coach’s Award: Kylie McDonnell
The Chargers Club and Athletic Department Welcomes You To The 2013 Senior Athletic Awards Dinner
WELCOME Deb McGrath, Athletic Director Beth Fenton, President of Chargers Club
SENIOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Lyndsay Bisaccio - Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field Pam Payson - Equestrian Emily Rinde-Thorsen - Field Hockey and Women’s Lacrosse Ray Juneau - Men’s Soccer Meghan Medbery - Women’s Soccer Brett Sayer - Women’s Volleyball Sam Damon - Men’s and Women’s Alpine Ski Racing Bill Foti - Men’s Basketball George Martin - Women’s Basketball Rick Goerlitz - Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Jim Broughton - Baseball Barry Schoonmaker – Women’s Tennis and Men’s Tennis
STUDENT PERSPECTIVE Cailin Bullett CHARGER ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARDS, MALE AND FEMALE Thomas C. Galligan Jr., President of Colby-Sawyer College WYNNE JESSER MCGREW FEMALE SENIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD Doug Atkins, Vice President for Administration and Assistant Treasurer MALE SENIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD Doug Atkins, Vice President for Administration and Assistant Treasurer
SENIOR PHOTO
Nominees For This Year’s Awards CHARGER AWARD FOR THE OUTSTANDING MALE ATHLETE
So. Hayden Bunnell (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) Cross Country
So. Mike Dias (Carver, Mass.) Basketball
Jr. Kevin Keith (Quincy, Mass.) Baseball
Jr. Ted Paquin (Middleboro, Mass.) Track & Field
So. Jesse Socci (Wilton, Conn.) Track & Field
Sr. Matt Van Vliet (Bridgton, Maine) Track & Field
CHARGER AWARD FOR THE OUTSTANDING FEMALE ATHLETE
Sr. Cailin Bullett (Millbury, Mass.) Basketball
Sr. Taylor DeSanty (North Adams, Mass.)
Basketball
So. Krystyna Estrada (Lebanon, N.H.) Swimming & Diving
Sr. Dani Perry (Charlestown, N.H.) Track & Field
Sr. Shay Spencer (Natick, Mass.) Soccer
WYNNE JESSER MCGREW FEMALE SENIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
Sr. Cailin Bullett (Millbury, Mass.) Basketball
Sr. Hannah Fairbank Sr. Maggie Gousse Sr. Allie Hesketh Sr. Ashley Reis (Methuen, Mass.) (Yarmouth, Maine) (Chester, N.H.) (Stowe, Vt.) Swimming & Diving Equestrian Swimming & Diving Soccer & Lacrosse
MALE SENIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
Sr. Andy Chase (Bow, N.H.) Equestrian
Sr. Jimmy Montanari (Ridgefield, Conn.) Swimming & Diving
Sr. Corey Willis (Easton, Mass.) Basketball
Sr. Vee Smith (Milford, N.H.) Soccer
2 0 1 2 M e n’s a n d Wo m e n’s Cross Countr y
Head Coach Lyndsay Bisaccio
Cross Country
Under first year Head Coach, Lyndsay Bisaccio, the 2012 men’s and women’s cross country teams each finished as Runners-Up at the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championships. Sophomore’s Brianne Dunn and Emily Urquhart earned NAC First Team accolades for their performance. Junior Emily Davis and sophomore Caila Walker were named to the NAC Second Team. Sophomore Hayden Bunnell earned a nod to the NAC First Team, while sophomore Bobby Hoffman and freshman Jon Murray were named to the NAC Second Team.
Greg Desgrosseilliers
Middletown, Del.
there are no women’s cross country seniors
2012-13 Equestrian
Head Coach Pam Payson
Equestrian
The equestrian team, which competes in the fall and spring, had three riders qualify for the Regional Championship held at Dartmouth in the spring. Andy Chase, Meredith Cromis and Maggie Gousse each won their classes at the final show of the spring at Middlebury. Maggie was Reserve High Point Rider at UNH in the fall. The team also had great performances from the underclassmen, which included freshman Juli Lovington as the High Point Rider at UNH in the spring.
Andy Chase
Maggie Gousse
Bow, N.H.
Yarmouth, Maine
Meredith Cromis
Lauren Oberg
Bristol, Vt.
Barrington, R.I.
2012 Field Hockey
Head Coach Emily Rinde-Thorsen
Field Hockey
The 2012 Colby-Sawyer field hockey team finished the season with a 5-10 overall record and outscored their opponents 13-3 in the five wins. Colby-Sawyer nearly doubled its win total from a season ago in its second year as a varsity program. The team was comprised of 12 freshmen, 11 sophomore’s and one junior. Freshman Taylor O’Connor led the team with eight points on four goals, while sophomore Katharine Kessler was second with seven points on three goals and an assist. Freshman Jodi Dumayne finished the season with 100 saves and ranked 34th in the nation with 8.33 saves per game.
there are no field hockey seniors
2 0 1 2 M e n’s S o c c e r
Head Coach Peter Steese
Men’s Soccer
The men’s soccer team went 5-11-2 overall and 4-5 in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC). The Chargers reached the postseason for the 17th time in the past 18 years. Sophomore Chris DiCecca led the team with four goals. Freshman Michael Rooney and sophomore Ram Khalsa were tied for second with three goals. Two of Khalsa’s three tallies were game-winners. Sophomore Carlton Wheeler-Omiunu was named Second Team AllConference after a consistent season leading the Chargers’ backline. Sophomore Nick Austin started 13 games in net and recorded 84 saves, which ranked him 44th in the nation for saves per game at 6.46.
Kurt Carvalho
Jon Mack
Sr. • Defender
Sr. • Midfielder
Plymouth, Mass.
Melrose, Mass.
2 0 1 2 Wo m e n’s S o c c e r
Head Coach Meghan Medbery
Women’s Soccer
The women’s soccer team had the most successful season in program history. The Chargers finished the season 15-4-4 overall and went unbeaten in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) regular season at 8-0-1. The team reached a conference championship game for the first time since 1997 and made the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) tournament for the first time ever. The team recorded the most ever wins in a season with 15. First year Head Coach, Meghan Medbery, was named NAC Coach of the Year after guiding the team to an unblemished NAC regular season. Senior Colleen Coburn, senior Shay Spencer, and junior Adrienne Bender landed on the NAC All-Conference First Team. Spencer has a school record 32 wins and ranks in the top ten in saves and goals against average. She ranked 11th in the nation with a .886 save percentage. Bender climbed the all-time career lists in points (6th, 85) and goals (6th, 32).
Laurel Bauer Sr. • Midfielder Bradford, N.H.
Ashley Reis Sr. • Forward
Colleen Coburn Sr. • Midfielder
Middletown, Conn.
Ekta Sampson Sr. • Forward Hyde Park, Vt.
Sarah Lavalle Sr. • Midfielder Newton, Mass.
Vee Smith Sr. • Defender Milford, N.H.
Stowe, Vt.
Shay Spencer Sr. • Goalkeeper Natick, Mass.
2 0 1 2 Wo m e n’s Vo l l e y b a l l
Head Coach Brett Sayer
Women’s Volleyball
The 2012 women’s volleyball team made a second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament after running the table in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) play. The Chargers finished the season with an 18-14 overall record and a perfect 7-0 record in NAC play for the second straight year. The team did not drop a set against a NAC team. The NAC Championship earned the Chargers a trip to the 2012 NCAA tournament and the fifth bid in program history. Sophomore Jackie Keating was named NAC Player of the Year. Junior Ally Le-Bruno was honored as the conference Defensive Player of the Year for the second-straight season. Freshman Laura Smolinski enjoyed a stellar first season at Colby-Sawyer, earning Rookie of the Year honors. Keating, LeBruno, and junior Courtney O’Hara were all named to the All-NAC First Team, while junior Emilee McBride earned a nod to the Second Team. Head Coach Brett Sayer was named North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.
there are no volleyball seniors
2 0 1 3 M e n’s a n d Wo m e n’s Alpine Ski Racing
Head Coach Sam Damon
Alpine Ski Racing
The alpine ski team continued its transition into the most competitive league in collegiate skiing: the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA). This year’s strong freshman class pulled in some great results, with Matt Nolan and Miles Derrick each winning FIS races on the men’s side, and some strong top-30 finishes all year long on the women’s side. The men’s team fought through a lot of injuries, but was led by captain Patrick Tingle, who was ranked in the top-30 in the EISA for the first half of the season. The women’s team was one of the most consistent team’s in the EISA and was led by sophomore Courtney Troxell.
there are no alpine ski racing seniors
2 0 1 2 - 1 3 M e n’s B a s k e t b a l l
Head Coach Bill Foti
Men’s Basketball
Paul Holland
Sr. • 6-3 • G England, UK
Corey Willis
Sr. • 5-8 • G Easton, Mass.
The Chargers went 14-13 overall and 13-5 in the NAC, reaching the semifinal game. The program reached the 400-win plateau in its final victory of the season. Senior Corey Willis, who was named to the All-NAC Second Team, graduates as the all-time leader in assists with 493. He also ranked fifth in the nation this season with a 3.24 assist to turnover ratio. Sophomore Mike Dias was named All-NAC First Team. Freshman Wol Majong was named N.H. Division III Basketball Coaches Association Rookie of the Year. Dias was named to the First Team.
2 0 1 2 - 1 3 Wo m e n’s B a s k e t b a l l
Head Coach George Martin
Women’s Basketball
The women’s basketball team won its first North Atlantic Conference (NAC) title in just the second year of affiliation. The conference title was the program’s seventh, which earned the team a seventh trip to the NCAA Tournament. Senior Taylor DeSanty was named NAC Player of the Year for the second straight season and landed on the First Team with senior teammate Cailin Bullett. Head Coach George Martin was named Coach of the Year and the Chargers earned the Team Sportsmanship Award. DeSanty also was named to the NEWBA All-Region Second Team and D3hoops.com All-Region Third Team. Bullett graduates as the all-time leader in assists with 583 and ranked sixth in the nation this year with 6.1 assists per game. DeSanty leaves as the all-time leader in points, three-pointers, and field goals. The team ranked seventh in the nation with in FG% defense at 30.7.
Cailin Bullett
Haley Gisonno
Sr. • 5-7 • G
Sr. • 5-10 • F
Millbury, Mass.
Georgetown, Mass.
Taylor DeSanty
Stephanie Larpenter
Sr. • 5-8 • G
Sr. • 5-6 • G
No. Adams, Mass.
Sunapee, N.H.
Sammi Lehr
Sr. • 6-0 • F Cohasset, Mass.
2 0 1 2 - 1 3 M e n’s a n d Wo m e n’s Swimming & Diving
Head Coach Rick Goerlitz
Swimming & Diving
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams enjoyed a season that sent 20 members to the New England Championships and six to the ECAC Championships. Throughout the season, 13 school records were broken. Freshman Samantha Dalphond broke three diving records. Freshman Emma Nagle set a record in the 50 butterfly, while junior Erin Dunican set a new mark in the 100 breaststroke. Junior Keenan Bartlett set a record in the 200 IM. Sophomore Krystyna Estrada broke three freestyle records and added a new standard in the 100 IM. The women’s team also had three relay records broken.
Hannah Fairbank
Rachel Murad
Sr. • FLY/FR
Sr. • FLY/FR
Methuen, Mass.
Storrs, Conn.
Allie Hesketh
Emily Olson
Sr. • FR/FLY
Sr. • BR/FR/IM
Chester, N.H.
Lynn, Mass.
Jimmy Montanari
Sr. • FR Ridgefield, Conn.
2013 Baseball
Head Coach Jim Broughton
Baseball
The baseball team finished the NAC regular season with a 14-10 record and earned the 3rd seed in the conference tournament. The Chargers are 1917 overall and will play second seed Husson in the first round of the tournament. The pitching staff is having another solid year on the mound keeping opponents to a .281 batting average, which is a school record. The team also has a school record eight shutouts. Colby-Sawyer is ranked in the top15 in the nation for fewest walks per nine innings for the second straight season.
All info at time of printing
Sean Gavin
Matt Muldoon
Sr. • 2B
Sr. • 1B/DH
Keene, N.H.
Saugus, Mass.
Cameron Knight
Jordie Scheiner
Sr. • OF
Sr. • P
Cambridge, Mass.
Redding, Conn.
Tyler Stotz Sr. • 1B/3B Amesbury, Mass.
2 0 1 3 Wo m e n’s L a c r o s s e
Head Coach Emily Rinde-Thorsen
Women’s Lacrosse
The women’s lacrosse team went 7-9 overall and was 4-2 in the NAC standings, which was the third best mark in the league. Senior’s Laurel Bauer and Ashley Reis were named to the All-NAC First Team, while senior Amanda Murray was named to the All-NAC second team. Bauer exits Colby-Sawyer ranked in the top-10 all-time in career points, goals and assists. The Chargers were ranked 25th in the nation in caused turnovers with over 11 per game. The 2013 senior class was one of the most successful classes in program history with 29 total wins and an ECAC appearance.
Laurel Bauer
Amanda Murray
Sr. • M
Sr. • D
Bradford, N.H.
Norwood, Mass.
Erin Gallagher
Ashley Reis
Sr. • D
Sr. • M
Stratham, N.H.
Stowe, Vt.
Kylie McDonnell
Kate Rial
Sr. • A
Sr. • M
Quechee, Vt.
Chester Springs, Pa.
2 0 1 2 - 1 3 M e n’s a n d Wo m e n’s Te n n i s
Head Coach Barry Schoonmaker
Tennis
The women ran the table in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) East Division play and won the East Division Championship. The Chargers will play Penn. St. Berks (winners of the West Division) on May 5, with a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line. The Chargers finished the fall season with an overall record of 16-2 and a conference record of 9-0. The team now sits at 17-4, which ties a school record for most wins in a season. Junior Liz Lincoln was named NEAC East Division Player of the Year. Lincoln was joined by teammates Charlotte Horton, Ashlyn Ramsay and Claire Toffey on the All-Conference squad. Ramsay was named Rookie of the Year. Lincoln and Toffey combined to earn a spot on the all-conference doubles team, while Ramsay and Donna Gordon also represented Colby-Sawyer. Gordon registered a single-season record for doubles victories with 20. Toffey became Colby-Sawyer’s all-time leader in career doubles victories with 57 and moved into third on the all-time career victories list with 100. She also ranks sixth in career singles victories with 43. The men’s team also went undefeated in conference play on the way to winning a second straight North Atlantic Conference (NAC) East Division crown. The Chargers will play Rutgers-Camden (winners of the West Division) on May 5, with the winner earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Colby-Sawyer won 53 of the possible 54 points during the NAC regular season and finished the NAC Tournament with a pair of 9-0 sweeps over Lyndon in the semifinals and Thomas in the finals.
Reeve Fidler
Claire Toffey
Groton, Mass.
Barnstable, Mass.
Paul Holland England, UK
2 0 1 3 M e n’s a n d Wo m e n’s Tr a c k & F i e l d
Head Coach Peter Steese
Track and Field
The men’s and women’s track and field teams are having another great year. Colby-Sawyer will send 11 studentathletes to the New England Championships hosted by Colby. The team will also send a pair of athletes to the ECAC Championships at Springfield. Seven new men’s records were set this season. Hayden Bunnell set new marks in the 1500m, 5000m, 10000m and the 3000m steeplechase. Rasheed Foster now holds the record in the 200 meter dash, while Jesse Socci has the shot put record. The 4x800 relay team of Hayden Bunnell, Ben Bunnell, DJ Ayotte, and Bobby Hoffman are new record holders. The women’s team saw five new records set this year. Tallon Tomasi set a new standard in the 200 meter dash, while Liz Sullivan improved on her own school record in the pole vault. Dani Perry set a record in the 400 meter hurdles and also was a member of the 4x100 and 4x400 record setting relay teams. The 4x100 team included Perry, Tomasi, Carrie Smith and Bre Brown, while the 4x400 team was comprised of Perry, Tomasi, Courtney Figucia, and Paige O’Malley.
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Dani Perry
Heather-Jo Wallace
Sr. • Heptathlon
Sr. • Distance
Charlestown, N.H.
Goffstown, N.H.
Matt Van Vliet Sr. • Jumps Bridgton, Maine
PAST WINNERS OF THE FOUR MAJOR AWARDS Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003* 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Male Athlete
T.J. Gondek Jim McGilvery Mitch Stone Matt George Tyler Blout Chris Cabe Drew Drummond Drew Drummond Matt Solazzo Scott Macdonald Scott Macdonald Andrew St. Clair Ryan Dunstan Nic DeZenzo Tom White Shawn Dunstan Shawn Dunstan Shawn Dunstan
Sport
MBB MBB MSOC MBB BSB & MSOC BSB SKI SKI MSOC MSOC & T&F MSOC & T&F MBB SKI MSOC MSOC & BSB SKI SKI SKI
Year
Female Athlete
Sport
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003* 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Allison Latham Beth Chartier Beth Chartier Melissa Eckman Melissa Eckman Sara Hammond Sara Hammond Stephanie Roy Jesse Wilfert Mary Ann Prescott Euginnia Manseau Anne Coulter Brittni Stewart Allyson Newell Danielle Shannon Danielle Shannon Danielle Shannon Taylor DeSanty
WTEN WBB WBB
Scholar Athlete
Derek Hosgood Kris Millett Mitch Stone Nate Camp Brian Frenkiewich Ryan Smith Reuben Brown Brendan Carney Matt Ferguson Justin Litchfield Trevor Dorian Andrew St. Clair Sean Gildea Justin Tardif Patrick Benson Ryan Martin N/A Owen Worden
Scholar Athlete
Anne Marie Ferretti Joanne Turmelle Lori Monroe VB & WBB Kelly Ervin VB & WBB Danielle Cartier VB & WBB Kristin Anderson VB & WBB Lisa Killam T & F Julie Ann Sheehan WSOC & LAX Jesse Wilfert VB Kate Rocheford SKI & WSOC Sarah Cook VB & WBB Gretchen Ritchie T & F Jessica Niebuhr SKI Lisa Giordano SKI Elizabeth Ryan SKI Amy Hebert SKI Katelyn Stravinsky WBB Madison Hawkins
Sport
MSOC MSOC MSOC MBB T&F BSB T&F MBB SKI BSB BSB MBB BSB MTEN MSOC MSWIM MSWIM
Sport VB LAX WTEN T&F VB VB WTEN WBB
WSOC & LAX
WTEN LAX LAX VB LAX EQ WBB WBB WBB
* - the Female Scholar Athlete award was officially changed to the Wynne Jesser McGrew Scholar Athlete Award in 2003 Photography by John Quackenbos, Richard Orr, Gil Talbot, Cory Ransom and Fornero Photography. Printing by R.C. Brayshaw.
Colby-Sawyer College Athletic Facilities The Dan and Kathleen Hogan Sports Center is the heart of indoor athletics and fitness on campus. The 63,000-square-foot facility features a competition-size swimming pool (Knight Natatorium), field house with basketball and volleyball courts, an aerobics room, and racquetball, squash, walleyball and handball courts.
There is also a fully equipped fitness center for team use, for individual athletes and for students’ personal fitness. Mercer Hall houses the Ray Indoor Climbing Wall, as well as a human performance laboratory that provides computerized health and fitness assessments.
Dedicated in October of 1999, the Kelsey Athletic Fields are some of New England’s finest. Featuring a 120 x 80 yard soccer field, a multipurpose field and a baseball field, the surfaces and views are unparalleled. The soccer field features newly added bleachers with seating for 300 spectators to sit and cheer on the Chargers.
Also included in the outdoor athletic facilities are the Kelsey Tennis Courts, recently refinished in U.S. Open blue, and Mercer Field, the home to Colby-Sawyer’s field hockey and lacrosse programs.
Men’s Soccer Most Valuable Player: Carlton Wheeler-Omiunu Most Improved Player: Zach Anderson Coach’s Award Mike Laskowski Women’s Soccer Most Valuable Player: Shay Spencer Most Improved Player: Vee Smith Coach’s Award: Colleen Coburn Men’s Swimming & Diving Most Valuable Player: Keenan Bartlett Most Improved Player: Stuart Aquadro Coach’s Award: Eric Foulds Men’s Basketball Most Valuable Player: Mike Dias Most Improved Player: Zach Bean/Wol Majong Women’s Swimming & Diving Coach’s Award: Corey Willis Most Valuable Player: Krystyna Estrada Most Improved Player: Alex Dumont/Melissa Molin Coach’s Award: Samantha Dalphond Women’s Basketball Most Valuable Player: Taylor DeSanty Most Improved Player: Sammi Lehr Men’s Tennis Coach’s Award: Cailin Bullett Most Valuable Player: Nathan Taschereau Most Improved Player: Julius Graefe Men’s Cross Country Running Coach’s Award Reeve Fidler Most Valuable Player: Hayden Bunnell Most Improved Player: Alex Schlecht Women’s Tennis Coach’s Award: Greg Desgrosseilliers Most Valuable Player: Liz Lincoln Most Improved Player: Oxana Tkachenko Women’s Cross Country Running Charlotte Horton Most Valuable Player: Brianne Dunn Coach’s Award: Most Improved Player: Liz Doherty Coach’s Award: Chelsea Gallant Men’s Track and Field Most Valuable Player: Matt Van Vliet Equestrian Most Improved Player: Sean Kelly Most Valuable Player: Maggie Gousse Coach’s Award: Chip Keeler Most Improved Player: Andy Chase Coach’s Award: Meredith Cromis Women’s Track and Field Most Valuable Player: Dani Perry Field Hockey Most Improved Player: Heather-Jo Wallace Most Valuable Player: Rebecca Perley Coach’s Award: Amanda Kimball Most Improved Player: Haylie Alessi Coach’s Award: Jodi Dumayne Women’s Volleyball Women’s Lacrosse Most Valuable Player: Jackie Keating Most Valuable Player: Laurel Bauer Most Improved Player: Jenn Mailhiot Most Improved Player: Katie Cawley Coach’s Award: Kelsey McCulley Coach’s Award: Kylie McDonnell
The Chargers Club and Athletic Department Welcomes You To The 2013 Senior Athletic Awards Dinner
WELCOME Deb McGrath, Athletic Director Beth Fenton, President of Chargers Club
SENIOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Lyndsay Bisaccio - Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field Pam Payson - Equestrian Emily Rinde-Thorsen - Field Hockey and Women’s Lacrosse Ray Juneau - Men’s Soccer Meghan Medbery - Women’s Soccer Brett Sayer - Women’s Volleyball Sam Damon - Men’s and Women’s Alpine Ski Racing Bill Foti - Men’s Basketball George Martin - Women’s Basketball Rick Goerlitz - Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Jim Broughton - Baseball Barry Schoonmaker – Women’s Tennis and Men’s Tennis
STUDENT PERSPECTIVE Cailin Bullett CHARGER ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARDS, MALE AND FEMALE Thomas C. Galligan Jr., President of Colby-Sawyer College WYNNE JESSER MCGREW FEMALE SENIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD Doug Atkins, Vice President for Administration and Assistant Treasurer MALE SENIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD Doug Atkins, Vice President for Administration and Assistant Treasurer
SENIOR PHOTO
Nominees For This Year’s Awards CHARGER AWARD FOR THE OUTSTANDING MALE ATHLETE
So. Hayden Bunnell (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) Cross Country
So. Mike Dias (Carver, Mass.) Basketball
Jr. Kevin Keith (Quincy, Mass.) Baseball
Jr. Ted Paquin (Middleboro, Mass.) Track & Field
So. Jesse Socci (Wilton, Conn.) Track & Field
Sr. Matt Van Vliet (Bridgton, Maine) Track & Field
CHARGER AWARD FOR THE OUTSTANDING FEMALE ATHLETE
Sr. Cailin Bullett (Millbury, Mass.) Basketball
Sr. Taylor DeSanty (North Adams, Mass.)
Basketball
So. Krystyna Estrada (Lebanon, N.H.) Swimming & Diving
Sr. Dani Perry (Charlestown, N.H.) Track & Field
Sr. Shay Spencer (Natick, Mass.) Soccer
WYNNE JESSER MCGREW FEMALE SENIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
Sr. Cailin Bullett (Millbury, Mass.) Basketball
Sr. Hannah Fairbank Sr. Maggie Gousse Sr. Allie Hesketh Sr. Ashley Reis (Methuen, Mass.) (Yarmouth, Maine) (Chester, N.H.) (Stowe, Vt.) Swimming & Diving Equestrian Swimming & Diving Soccer & Lacrosse
MALE SENIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
Sr. Andy Chase (Bow, N.H.) Equestrian
Sr. Jimmy Montanari (Ridgefield, Conn.) Swimming & Diving
Sr. Corey Willis (Easton, Mass.) Basketball
Sr. Vee Smith (Milford, N.H.) Soccer
2 0 1 2 M e n’s a n d Wo m e n’s Cross Countr y
Head Coach Lyndsay Bisaccio
Cross Country
Under first year Head Coach, Lyndsay Bisaccio, the 2012 men’s and women’s cross country teams each finished as Runners-Up at the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championships. Sophomore’s Brianne Dunn and Emily Urquhart earned NAC First Team accolades for their performance. Junior Emily Davis and sophomore Caila Walker were named to the NAC Second Team. Sophomore Hayden Bunnell earned a nod to the NAC First Team, while sophomore Bobby Hoffman and freshman Jon Murray were named to the NAC Second Team.
Greg Desgrosseilliers
Middletown, Del.
there are no women’s cross country seniors
2012-13 Equestrian
Head Coach Pam Payson
Equestrian
The equestrian team, which competes in the fall and spring, had three riders qualify for the Regional Championship held at Dartmouth in the spring. Andy Chase, Meredith Cromis and Maggie Gousse each won their classes at the final show of the spring at Middlebury. Maggie was Reserve High Point Rider at UNH in the fall. The team also had great performances from the underclassmen, which included freshman Juli Lovington as the High Point Rider at UNH in the spring.
Andy Chase
Maggie Gousse
Bow, N.H.
Yarmouth, Maine
Meredith Cromis
Lauren Oberg
Bristol, Vt.
Barrington, R.I.
2012 Field Hockey
Head Coach Emily Rinde-Thorsen
Field Hockey
The 2012 Colby-Sawyer field hockey team finished the season with a 5-10 overall record and outscored their opponents 13-3 in the five wins. Colby-Sawyer nearly doubled its win total from a season ago in its second year as a varsity program. The team was comprised of 12 freshmen, 11 sophomore’s and one junior. Freshman Taylor O’Connor led the team with eight points on four goals, while sophomore Katharine Kessler was second with seven points on three goals and an assist. Freshman Jodi Dumayne finished the season with 100 saves and ranked 34th in the nation with 8.33 saves per game.
there are no field hockey seniors
2 0 1 2 M e n’s S o c c e r
Head Coach Peter Steese
Men’s Soccer
The men’s soccer team went 5-11-2 overall and 4-5 in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC). The Chargers reached the postseason for the 17th time in the past 18 years. Sophomore Chris DiCecca led the team with four goals. Freshman Michael Rooney and sophomore Ram Khalsa were tied for second with three goals. Two of Khalsa’s three tallies were game-winners. Sophomore Carlton Wheeler-Omiunu was named Second Team AllConference after a consistent season leading the Chargers’ backline. Sophomore Nick Austin started 13 games in net and recorded 84 saves, which ranked him 44th in the nation for saves per game at 6.46.
Kurt Carvalho
Jon Mack
Sr. • Defender
Sr. • Midfielder
Plymouth, Mass.
Melrose, Mass.
2 0 1 2 Wo m e n’s S o c c e r
Head Coach Meghan Medbery
Women’s Soccer
The women’s soccer team had the most successful season in program history. The Chargers finished the season 15-4-4 overall and went unbeaten in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) regular season at 8-0-1. The team reached a conference championship game for the first time since 1997 and made the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) tournament for the first time ever. The team recorded the most ever wins in a season with 15. First year Head Coach, Meghan Medbery, was named NAC Coach of the Year after guiding the team to an unblemished NAC regular season. Senior Colleen Coburn, senior Shay Spencer, and junior Adrienne Bender landed on the NAC All-Conference First Team. Spencer has a school record 32 wins and ranks in the top ten in saves and goals against average. She ranked 11th in the nation with a .886 save percentage. Bender climbed the all-time career lists in points (6th, 85) and goals (6th, 32).
Laurel Bauer Sr. • Midfielder Bradford, N.H.
Ashley Reis Sr. • Forward
Colleen Coburn Sr. • Midfielder
Middletown, Conn.
Ekta Sampson Sr. • Forward Hyde Park, Vt.
Sarah Lavalle Sr. • Midfielder Newton, Mass.
Vee Smith Sr. • Defender Milford, N.H.
Stowe, Vt.
Shay Spencer Sr. • Goalkeeper Natick, Mass.
2 0 1 2 Wo m e n’s Vo l l e y b a l l
Head Coach Brett Sayer
Women’s Volleyball
The 2012 women’s volleyball team made a second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament after running the table in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) play. The Chargers finished the season with an 18-14 overall record and a perfect 7-0 record in NAC play for the second straight year. The team did not drop a set against a NAC team. The NAC Championship earned the Chargers a trip to the 2012 NCAA tournament and the fifth bid in program history. Sophomore Jackie Keating was named NAC Player of the Year. Junior Ally Le-Bruno was honored as the conference Defensive Player of the Year for the second-straight season. Freshman Laura Smolinski enjoyed a stellar first season at Colby-Sawyer, earning Rookie of the Year honors. Keating, LeBruno, and junior Courtney O’Hara were all named to the All-NAC First Team, while junior Emilee McBride earned a nod to the Second Team. Head Coach Brett Sayer was named North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.
there are no volleyball seniors
2 0 1 3 M e n’s a n d Wo m e n’s Alpine Ski Racing
Head Coach Sam Damon
Alpine Ski Racing
The alpine ski team continued its transition into the most competitive league in collegiate skiing: the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA). This year’s strong freshman class pulled in some great results, with Matt Nolan and Miles Derrick each winning FIS races on the men’s side, and some strong top-30 finishes all year long on the women’s side. The men’s team fought through a lot of injuries, but was led by captain Patrick Tingle, who was ranked in the top-30 in the EISA for the first half of the season. The women’s team was one of the most consistent team’s in the EISA and was led by sophomore Courtney Troxell.
there are no alpine ski racing seniors
2 0 1 2 - 1 3 M e n’s B a s k e t b a l l
Head Coach Bill Foti
Men’s Basketball
Paul Holland
Sr. • 6-3 • G England, UK
Corey Willis
Sr. • 5-8 • G Easton, Mass.
The Chargers went 14-13 overall and 13-5 in the NAC, reaching the semifinal game. The program reached the 400-win plateau in its final victory of the season. Senior Corey Willis, who was named to the All-NAC Second Team, graduates as the all-time leader in assists with 493. He also ranked fifth in the nation this season with a 3.24 assist to turnover ratio. Sophomore Mike Dias was named All-NAC First Team. Freshman Wol Majong was named N.H. Division III Basketball Coaches Association Rookie of the Year. Dias was named to the First Team.
2 0 1 2 - 1 3 Wo m e n’s B a s k e t b a l l
Head Coach George Martin
Women’s Basketball
The women’s basketball team won its first North Atlantic Conference (NAC) title in just the second year of affiliation. The conference title was the program’s seventh, which earned the team a seventh trip to the NCAA Tournament. Senior Taylor DeSanty was named NAC Player of the Year for the second straight season and landed on the First Team with senior teammate Cailin Bullett. Head Coach George Martin was named Coach of the Year and the Chargers earned the Team Sportsmanship Award. DeSanty also was named to the NEWBA All-Region Second Team and D3hoops.com All-Region Third Team. Bullett graduates as the all-time leader in assists with 583 and ranked sixth in the nation this year with 6.1 assists per game. DeSanty leaves as the all-time leader in points, three-pointers, and field goals. The team ranked seventh in the nation with in FG% defense at 30.7.
Cailin Bullett
Haley Gisonno
Sr. • 5-7 • G
Sr. • 5-10 • F
Millbury, Mass.
Georgetown, Mass.
Taylor DeSanty
Stephanie Larpenter
Sr. • 5-8 • G
Sr. • 5-6 • G
No. Adams, Mass.
Sunapee, N.H.
Sammi Lehr
Sr. • 6-0 • F Cohasset, Mass.
2 0 1 2 - 1 3 M e n’s a n d Wo m e n’s Swimming & Diving
Head Coach Rick Goerlitz
Swimming & Diving
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams enjoyed a season that sent 20 members to the New England Championships and six to the ECAC Championships. Throughout the season, 13 school records were broken. Freshman Samantha Dalphond broke three diving records. Freshman Emma Nagle set a record in the 50 butterfly, while junior Erin Dunican set a new mark in the 100 breaststroke. Junior Keenan Bartlett set a record in the 200 IM. Sophomore Krystyna Estrada broke three freestyle records and added a new standard in the 100 IM. The women’s team also had three relay records broken.
Hannah Fairbank
Rachel Murad
Sr. • FLY/FR
Sr. • FLY/FR
Methuen, Mass.
Storrs, Conn.
Allie Hesketh
Emily Olson
Sr. • FR/FLY
Sr. • BR/FR/IM
Chester, N.H.
Lynn, Mass.
Jimmy Montanari
Sr. • FR Ridgefield, Conn.
2013 Baseball
Head Coach Jim Broughton
Baseball
The baseball team finished the NAC regular season with a 14-10 record and earned the 3rd seed in the conference tournament. The Chargers are 1917 overall and will play second seed Husson in the first round of the tournament. The pitching staff is having another solid year on the mound keeping opponents to a .281 batting average, which is a school record. The team also has a school record eight shutouts. Colby-Sawyer is ranked in the top15 in the nation for fewest walks per nine innings for the second straight season.
All info at time of printing
Sean Gavin
Matt Muldoon
Sr. • 2B
Sr. • 1B/DH
Keene, N.H.
Saugus, Mass.
Cameron Knight
Jordie Scheiner
Sr. • OF
Sr. • P
Cambridge, Mass.
Redding, Conn.
Tyler Stotz Sr. • 1B/3B Amesbury, Mass.
2 0 1 3 Wo m e n’s L a c r o s s e
Head Coach Emily Rinde-Thorsen
Women’s Lacrosse
The women’s lacrosse team went 7-9 overall and was 4-2 in the NAC standings, which was the third best mark in the league. Senior’s Laurel Bauer and Ashley Reis were named to the All-NAC First Team, while senior Amanda Murray was named to the All-NAC second team. Bauer exits Colby-Sawyer ranked in the top-10 all-time in career points, goals and assists. The Chargers were ranked 25th in the nation in caused turnovers with over 11 per game. The 2013 senior class was one of the most successful classes in program history with 29 total wins and an ECAC appearance.
Laurel Bauer
Amanda Murray
Sr. • M
Sr. • D
Bradford, N.H.
Norwood, Mass.
Erin Gallagher
Ashley Reis
Sr. • D
Sr. • M
Stratham, N.H.
Stowe, Vt.
Kylie McDonnell
Kate Rial
Sr. • A
Sr. • M
Quechee, Vt.
Chester Springs, Pa.
2 0 1 2 - 1 3 M e n’s a n d Wo m e n’s Te n n i s
Head Coach Barry Schoonmaker
Tennis
The women ran the table in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) East Division play and won the East Division Championship. The Chargers will play Penn. St. Berks (winners of the West Division) on May 5, with a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line. The Chargers finished the fall season with an overall record of 16-2 and a conference record of 9-0. The team now sits at 17-4, which ties a school record for most wins in a season. Junior Liz Lincoln was named NEAC East Division Player of the Year. Lincoln was joined by teammates Charlotte Horton, Ashlyn Ramsay and Claire Toffey on the All-Conference squad. Ramsay was named Rookie of the Year. Lincoln and Toffey combined to earn a spot on the all-conference doubles team, while Ramsay and Donna Gordon also represented Colby-Sawyer. Gordon registered a single-season record for doubles victories with 20. Toffey became Colby-Sawyer’s all-time leader in career doubles victories with 57 and moved into third on the all-time career victories list with 100. She also ranks sixth in career singles victories with 43. The men’s team also went undefeated in conference play on the way to winning a second straight North Atlantic Conference (NAC) East Division crown. The Chargers will play Rutgers-Camden (winners of the West Division) on May 5, with the winner earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Colby-Sawyer won 53 of the possible 54 points during the NAC regular season and finished the NAC Tournament with a pair of 9-0 sweeps over Lyndon in the semifinals and Thomas in the finals.
Reeve Fidler
Claire Toffey
Groton, Mass.
Barnstable, Mass.
Paul Holland England, UK
2 0 1 3 M e n’s a n d Wo m e n’s Tr a c k & F i e l d
Head Coach Peter Steese
Track and Field
The men’s and women’s track and field teams are having another great year. Colby-Sawyer will send 11 studentathletes to the New England Championships hosted by Colby. The team will also send a pair of athletes to the ECAC Championships at Springfield. Seven new men’s records were set this season. Hayden Bunnell set new marks in the 1500m, 5000m, 10000m and the 3000m steeplechase. Rasheed Foster now holds the record in the 200 meter dash, while Jesse Socci has the shot put record. The 4x800 relay team of Hayden Bunnell, Ben Bunnell, DJ Ayotte, and Bobby Hoffman are new record holders. The women’s team saw five new records set this year. Tallon Tomasi set a new standard in the 200 meter dash, while Liz Sullivan improved on her own school record in the pole vault. Dani Perry set a record in the 400 meter hurdles and also was a member of the 4x100 and 4x400 record setting relay teams. The 4x100 team included Perry, Tomasi, Carrie Smith and Bre Brown, while the 4x400 team was comprised of Perry, Tomasi, Courtney Figucia, and Paige O’Malley.
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Dani Perry
Heather-Jo Wallace
Sr. • Heptathlon
Sr. • Distance
Charlestown, N.H.
Goffstown, N.H.
Matt Van Vliet Sr. • Jumps Bridgton, Maine
PAST WINNERS OF THE FOUR MAJOR AWARDS Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003* 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Male Athlete
T.J. Gondek Jim McGilvery Mitch Stone Matt George Tyler Blout Chris Cabe Drew Drummond Drew Drummond Matt Solazzo Scott Macdonald Scott Macdonald Andrew St. Clair Ryan Dunstan Nic DeZenzo Tom White Shawn Dunstan Shawn Dunstan Shawn Dunstan
Sport
MBB MBB MSOC MBB BSB & MSOC BSB SKI SKI MSOC MSOC & T&F MSOC & T&F MBB SKI MSOC MSOC & BSB SKI SKI SKI
Year
Female Athlete
Sport
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003* 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Allison Latham Beth Chartier Beth Chartier Melissa Eckman Melissa Eckman Sara Hammond Sara Hammond Stephanie Roy Jesse Wilfert Mary Ann Prescott Euginnia Manseau Anne Coulter Brittni Stewart Allyson Newell Danielle Shannon Danielle Shannon Danielle Shannon Taylor DeSanty
WTEN WBB WBB
Scholar Athlete
Derek Hosgood Kris Millett Mitch Stone Nate Camp Brian Frenkiewich Ryan Smith Reuben Brown Brendan Carney Matt Ferguson Justin Litchfield Trevor Dorian Andrew St. Clair Sean Gildea Justin Tardif Patrick Benson Ryan Martin N/A Owen Worden
Scholar Athlete
Anne Marie Ferretti Joanne Turmelle Lori Monroe VB & WBB Kelly Ervin VB & WBB Danielle Cartier VB & WBB Kristin Anderson VB & WBB Lisa Killam T & F Julie Ann Sheehan WSOC & LAX Jesse Wilfert VB Kate Rocheford SKI & WSOC Sarah Cook VB & WBB Gretchen Ritchie T & F Jessica Niebuhr SKI Lisa Giordano SKI Elizabeth Ryan SKI Amy Hebert SKI Katelyn Stravinsky WBB Madison Hawkins
Sport
MSOC MSOC MSOC MBB T&F BSB T&F MBB SKI BSB BSB MBB BSB MTEN MSOC MSWIM MSWIM
Sport VB LAX WTEN T&F VB VB WTEN WBB
WSOC & LAX
WTEN LAX LAX VB LAX EQ WBB WBB WBB
* - the Female Scholar Athlete award was officially changed to the Wynne Jesser McGrew Scholar Athlete Award in 2003 Photography by John Quackenbos, Richard Orr, Gil Talbot, Cory Ransom and Fornero Photography. Printing by R.C. Brayshaw.
Colby-Sawyer College Athletic Facilities The Dan and Kathleen Hogan Sports Center is the heart of indoor athletics and fitness on campus. The 63,000-square-foot facility features a competition-size swimming pool (Knight Natatorium), field house with basketball and volleyball courts, an aerobics room, and racquetball, squash, walleyball and handball courts.
There is also a fully equipped fitness center for team use, for individual athletes and for students’ personal fitness. Mercer Hall houses the Ray Indoor Climbing Wall, as well as a human performance laboratory that provides computerized health and fitness assessments.
Dedicated in October of 1999, the Kelsey Athletic Fields are some of New England’s finest. Featuring a 120 x 80 yard soccer field, a multipurpose field and a baseball field, the surfaces and views are unparalleled. The soccer field features newly added bleachers with seating for 300 spectators to sit and cheer on the Chargers.
Also included in the outdoor athletic facilities are the Kelsey Tennis Courts, recently refinished in U.S. Open blue, and Mercer Field, the home to Colby-Sawyer’s field hockey and lacrosse programs.
