NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College Athletics Department announced its 2022 Leadership, Excellence, Achievement and Determination (L.E.A.D.) Award winners, recognizing various student-athletes, teams and groups for accomplishments during the 2021-22 academic year.
The awards given out included the Club Sports Team of the Year, the Athletics Unsung Hero Award, the Athletics Faculty Member of the Year, the Female and Male Rookie of the Year, Strength and Conditioning Awards, the Athletics Community Service Award, the Academic Teams of the Year, Athletic Director Awards, and the Female and Male Athletes of the Year. Student-athletes were also recognized with the David A. Rafferty III Memorial Award as well as other campus service recognitions.
Club Sports Team of the Year
Award Description: The Club Sports Team of Year is awarded annually to the Merrimack club that has not only achieved success on the playing field but also exhibited a commitment to student-driven leadership through community involvement, successfully working with members of the Merrimack community and positively representing Merrimack College as a whole.
Winner: Men’s Ice Hockey
Athletics Unsung Hero Award
Winner: Pedro Mercedes Villecia
Pedro Mercedes Villecia as part of the Peace Plus team helped ensure that spaces for our student-athletes, visitors and fans were pristine and continued to be conscious of cleanliness for community safety.
Athletics Faculty Member of the Year
Winner: Paul Geresy
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