Several Trinity students and staff members received prestigious honors at the College’s annual athletics awards reception on April 29. The event featured the presentation of awards that are given each year by the Athletic Department. Guest speakers during the reception included Sam Kennedy ’95, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Boston Red Sox, and Trinity College President Joanne Berger-Sweeney.
GEORGE SHELDON MCCOOK TROPHY
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Michael Flynn, Men’s Ice Hockey
TRINITY CLUB OF HARTFORD TROPHY
Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Caroline Hayes, Women’s Lacrosse
ECAC AWARD
Senior Male Scholar Athlete of the Year
Adam Moossmann, Baseball
SUSAN E. MARTIN AWARD
Senior Female Scholar Athlete of the Year
Karyn Barrett, Women’s Soccer
BOARD OF FELLOWS AWARD
Junior Female Athlete of the Year
Shelby Labe, Women’s Ice Hockey
BOB HARRON AWARD
Junior Male Scholar Athlete of the Year
Nicholas Bellas, Men’s Track & Field
ROBERT R. BARTLETT AWARDS
Excellence in Athletics and Service to the Community
Chanel Erasmus, Women’s Squash & Women’s Rowing
Michael Mancini, Football
BANTAM AWARD
Non-Student Contribution to Athletics
Tom DiBenedetto ’71, P’08, ’12, ’12, ’13, ’17
SILVER AWARD
Student Non-Player Contribution to Athletics
Will Hering and Brian Sullivan
STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR (Third Annual)
Sonia “Penny” Lawrence
COACH OF THE YEAR (Third Annual)
Wes Ng, Women’s Rowing
Paul Assaiante P’06, Men’s Squash & Men’s Tennis
Matthew Greason ’03, M’10, Men’s Ice Hockey
BLANKET AWARDS
Nine Varsity Letters Earned
Mary Daly – Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field
Megan Darnley – Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field
Bridget Maguire– Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field
Ryan Geelan – Men’s Cross Country, Men’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field