Hawks Celebrate Outstanding Scholar-Athletes at Annual Awards Banquet

As the women's outdoor track and field team won their first ever Conference of New England championship, the men's team won their second, and the men's and women's lacrosse teams both notched first-round playoff wins-Hawks gathered in Chase Arena last weekend for the athletics department's annual student-athlete awards celebration.

16 awards were presented, submitted and voted on by coaches and support staff.

Michael Novotny '27 and Jordan Murphy '27 were named male and female athletes of the year. Novotny leads the men's lacrosse team in points this season and was selected to the NEILA All-New England Team of the Week. Murphy, a standout in volleyball as well as track and field, was recently crowned a CNE champion in the high jump and secured a third-place finish in the shot put while helping the team score key points on the way to a CNE Championship team title.

It was also a night to celebrate the Hawks' academic achievements. Men's lacrosse and women's softball were the teams with the highest GPA this year-both at 3.79.

Congratulations to all the honorees!

• Highest Men's Team GPA: Lacrosse - 3.76 GPA
• Highest Women's Team GPA: Softball - 3.79 GPA
• Edward Weinswig Male Scholar Athlete of the Year: Patrick Joseph (Baseball) - 3.95 GPA
• Edward Weinswig Female Scholar Athlete of the Year: Andrea Buzas (Women's Soccer ) - 3.98 GPA
• Male Comeback Player of the Year: Colin Reilly (Men's Lacrosse)
• Female Comeback Player of the Year: Alyssa Edwards (Softball)
• Male Iron Hawk Award: CJ Ledwick (Men's Lacrosse)
• Female Iron Hawk Award: Destinee Majett & Madison DiPasquale (Track & Field)
• Male Newcomer of the Year: Zack MacMillan (Men's Golf)
• Female Newcomer of the Year: Anastasia Nerney (Women's Soccer)
• Male All-Hawk Team: Nick DiDomizio (Men's Lacrosse), Michael Featherstone (Baseball), Owen Klein (Cross Country / Track & Field), Zack MacMillan (Men's Golf), Kyle Winters (Men's Basketball)
• Female All-Hawk Team: Madison DiPasquale (Track & Field), Carly Mayhood (Softball), Ava Naszimento (Women's Basketball), Rebecca Opdenbrouw (Women's Soccer), Kate Zonin (Women's Lacrosse)
• Ted Stavropoulos Coach of the Year: Pete Stankevich
• Male Athlete of the Year: Michael Novotny (Men's Lacrosse)
• Female Athlete of the Year: Jordan Murphy (Volleyball & Track & Field)
• The Hawk Award: Michael Waszeciak, assistant athletic director for strategic communications