ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – This coming Sunday, the Elizabethtown College Department of Athletics will recognize the academic and athletic accomplishments of its student-athletes, announcing the tenth annual STAR Award Winners. Winners, a male and a female, will be chosen from a group of finalists for each of the three different awards: Rookie of the Year, Dr. Clair R. McCollough Award, and Distinguished Student-Athlete. These awards are presented by the Blue Jay Athletic Association. The celebration runs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wolf Field with the award winner announcements taking place around 5 p.m.
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
The award goes to the outstanding first-year female and male student-athlete who exhibit talent; a high level of competitiveness; and consistent mental, physical, and emotional toughness in executing his/her team role. The award is not given on just talent alone. Due to the impact of COVID-19 and its effect on certain seasons, nominees may be sophomore status, but must be in the first year of collegiate competition.
MALE FINALISTS
Adam Carmo, Track & Field
Pedro Guizardi, Soccer
Kyle Mulville, Baseball
Rance Russo, Basketball
AJ West, Swimming
FEMALE FINALISTS
Kadyn Crisswell, Softball
Grace Flocco, Golf
Angelina Giglio-Tos, Field Hockey
Amanda Kauffman, Cross Country/Track & Field
Sarah Marston, Swimming
Summer McNulty, Basketball
Katie Scaggs, Volleyball
Alayna Trynosky, Lacrosse
DR. CLAIR R. McCOLLOUGH AWARD
The Dr. Clair R. McCollough Award was established in 1970-71 to honor the most-improved senior student-athlete. Per the original award description, the most-improved student-athlete “exemplifies a maturity in the skills, knowledge, and competitive spirit of the game.” For an athlete to reach this maturity, he or she must be dedicated to practice, accept coaching and apply it to the game, realize that contributing to the team effort is more important than self-gratification, understand that competitiveness is linked only to aspiring to perform at the highest level you are capable, possess a positive attitude which allows him/her to rise to the occasion physically, mentally, and emotionally and be a courteous winner, gracious loser, and encouraging teammate and leader.
MALE FINALISTS
Hunter Beaudet, Wrestling
Eric Sipling, Baseball
Garrett Winchilla, Soccer
Adam Wolfe, Cross Country/Track & Field
Tim Zeiber,…
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