New Haven, Conn. – On Wednesday, May 4, the Albertus Magnus College Department of Athletics held its annual end of the year awards banquet to honor its student-athletes and coaches as well as to celebrate the success from this past academic year.
The Albertus Magnus Department of Athletics had a very successful 2015-16 campaign with two teams making Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship appearances, two spring teams still alive in GNAC Tournament play (baseball and softball), a GNAC Rookie of the Year and 13 All-GNAC honorees with the spring all-conference teams yet to be announced.
The Falcons also recognized 49 student-athletes who made the Dean’s List for the Fall 2015 semester.
Members of the college community, including staff, administration and faculty, were invited guests to the awards night and we among the crowd to honor the Albertus Magnus student-athletes.
The Falcons awarded six department-wide honors at the banquet as well.
Male Athlete of the Year
Austin Tomin (Hamden, Conn.), men’s soccer
Female Athlete of the Year
Gillian Fortier (Naugatuck, Conn.), softball
Male Newcomer of the Year
Shonteay Lovell (Brooklyn, N.Y.), men’s basketball
Female Newcomer of the Year
Liz Falcigno (Wallingford, Conn.), women’s basketball
Betsy Fahy Award
Kelsey Pendagast (Shelton, Conn.), women’s basketball
Coach of the Year
Mitch Oliver, men’s basketball
Each program gave out its team awards at the end-of-the-year banquet on Tuesday as well.
The list is as follows:
Men’s Soccer
2015 Falcon Award Winner: Alexis Garcia (West Haven, Conn.)
2015 Most Improved Player: Earl McCoy (Hamden, Conn.)
2015 Most Valuable Player: Austin Tomin (Hamden, Conn.)
Women’s Soccer
2015 Falcon Award Winner: Bridget Judd (Branford, Conn.)
2015 Most Improved: Bianca Stefanacci (Milford, Conn.)
2015 Most Valuable Player: Taylor Rotella (Milford, Conn.)
Women’s Tennis
2015 Falcon Award Winner: Kelsea Wildman (Hamden, Conn.)
2015 Most Improved: Alicia Weaver (Bethel, Conn.)
2015 Most Valuable Player: Zaida Velazco (Dominican Republic)
Women’s Volleyball
2015 Falcon Award Winner: Amber Cohens (West Haven, Conn.)
2015 Most Improved: Shanaya Bradley (Ansonia, Conn.)
2015 Most Valuable Player: Ana Gomez (New Haven, Conn.)
Men’s Golf
2015 Falcon Award Winner: Zach Schatz (East Haven, Conn.)
2015 Most Improved: Tom Moore (East Haven, Conn.)
2015 Most Valuable Player: Aaron Macchia (Utica, N.Y.)
Men’s Basketball
2015-16 Falcon Award Winner: Marc Wilson (Jersey City, N.J.)
2015-16 Most Improved: Jaqhawn Walters (Hartford, Conn.)
2015-16 Most Valuable Player: Shonteay Lovell (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Women’s Basketball
2015-16 Falcon Award Winner: Liz Falcigno (Wallingford, Conn.)
2015-16 Most Improved: Angelina Piccirillo (Naugatuck, Conn.)
2015-16 Most Valuable Player: Olivia Bolden (South Windsor, Conn.)
Baseball
2016 Falcon Award Winner: Tyler Robertson (Cheshire, Conn.)
2016 Most Improved: Mike Browne (New Fairfield, Conn.)
2016 Most Valuable Player: Justin Poirier (Meriden, Conn.)
Men’s Lacrosse
2016 Falcon Award Winner: Justin Bennet (Fairfield, Conn.)
2016 Most Improved: Matt Mueller (Cheshire, Conn.)
2016 Most Valuable Player: Adam Earl (Hamden, Conn.)
Women’s Lacrosse
2016 Falcon Award Winner: Alex Chan (Monroe, N.Y.)
2016 Most Improved: Fekianne Charles (Bridgeport, Conn.)
2016 Most Valuable Player: Lexie Fenn (Oakville, Conn.)
Softball
2016 Falcon Award Winner: Alyssa Puccilli (Milford, Conn.)
2016 Most Improved: Amanda Jessey (East Haven, Conn.)
2016 Most Valuable Player: Megan Ferraro (Branford, Conn.)
Men’s Tennis
2016 Falcon Award Winner: Cerrone Bell (New Haven, Conn.)
2016 Most Improved: Mathew Mezzei (Wallingford, Conn.)
2016 Most Valuable Player: Pete Zacharias (North Haven, Conn.)
Men’s Volleyball
2016 Falcon Award Winner: Ben Spilka (Redding, Conn.)
2016 Most Improved: Josh Turner (Trumbull, Conn.)
2016 Most Valuable Player: Justin Tharau (Burlington, Conn.)
