On Monday, May 5, the Albertus Magnus College Department of Athletics held its annual banquet to honor its student-athletes and coaches as well as to celebrate the success from the 2013-14 academic year.
The Albertus Magnus Department of Athletics had a very successful 2013-14 campaign, producing a GNAC Tournament Championship team as well as a Sweet 16 competitor, two All-Americans and 23 All-Conference Team selections.
This list (click here) highlights the 2013-14 major accolades from throughout the year.
The Falcons also awarded six department-wide honors at the banquet as well.
Male Athlete of the Year
Darius Watson (New Britain, Conn.), Men’s
Basketball
Co-Female Athlete of the Year
Shannon Skidmore (Terryville, Conn.), Women’s
Soccer
Co-Female Athlete of the Year
Lianna Carrero (Hamden, Conn.), Women’s
Basketball
Male Rookie of the Year
Alexis Garcia (West Haven, Conn.), Men’s Soccer
Female Rookie of the Year
Alexis Mack (Meriden, Conn.), Women’s Soccer
Betsy Fahey Award Winner
Nicole Acerra (East Haven, Conn.), Women’s
Basketball
Each program gave out its team awards at the end-of-the-year
banquet on Monday as well.
The list is as follows:
Men’s Cross Country
2014 Most Valuable Runner: Castel
Jean-Francois (Orange, N.J.)
Women’s Cross Country
2014 Most Valuable Runner: Rebecca Weinberger
(New Haven, Conn.)
Men’s Soccer
2013 Falcon Award Winner: Dan
Dwyer (Hamden, Conn.)
2013 Most Improved Player: Nick
Riccio (West Haven, Conn.)
2013 Most Valuable Player: Donato
Piroscafo (Naugatuck, Conn.)
Women’s Soccer
2013 Falcon Award Winner: Meghan
Loughman (Trumbull, Conn.)
2013 Most Improved: Meaghan Skidmore
(Terryville, Conn.)
2013 Most Valuable Player: Shannon Skidmore
(Terryville, Conn.)
Women’s Tennis
2013 Falcon Award
Winner: Stephanie Thy (New Haven,
Conn.)
2013 Most Improved: Malika Grant (Brooklyn,
N.Y.)
2013 Most Valuable Player: Zaida Velazco
(Dominican Republic)
Women’s Volleyball
2013 Falcon Award Winner: Leanna
Velez (Waterbury, Conn.)
2013 Most Improved: Amy Seliga (East Haven,
Conn.)
2013 Most Valuable Player: Melissa Manning
(Milford, Conn.)
Men’s Basketball
2013-14 Falcon Award
Winner: Eian Davis
(Brooklyn, N.Y.)
2013-14 Most Improved: Lemar Larsen
(Waterbury, Conn.)
2013-14 Most Valuable Player: Darius
Watson (New Britain, Conn.)
Women’s Basketball
2013-14 Falcon Award
Winner: Kelsey Proctor (Guilford,
Conn.)
2013-14 Most Improved: Olivia Sutherland
(Wallingford, Conn.)
2013-14 Most Valuable Player: Lianna
Carrero (Hamden, Conn.)
Baseball
2014 Falcon Award
Winner: Patrick Dornfried
(Berlin, Conn.)
2014 Most Improved: Brian Levchuk
(Branford, Conn.)
2014 Most Valuable Player: Zak
Sokolis (Meriden, Conn.)
Men’s Lacrosse
2014 Falcon Award Winner: Brandon
Scicchitano (Norwalk, Conn.)
2014 Most Improved: Greg Buck
(Berlin, Conn.)
2014 Most Valuable Player: Mike
Choiniere (Bethany, Conn.)
Women’s Lacrosse
2014 Falcon Award
Winner: Kelsey Proctor
(Guilford, Conn.)
2014 Most Improved: Ashley Guerrera
(Watertown, Conn.)
2014 Most Valuable Player: Erika
Blechert (Durham, Conn.)
Softball
2014 Falcon Award
Winner: Rachel Cataudella
(Shelton, Conn.)
2014 Most Improved: Jessica Schlauder
(Milford, Conn.)
2014 Most Valuable Player: Carli
Matrisian (Milford, Conn.)
Men’s Tennis
2014 Falcon Award
Winner: Dan Constantinidi
(North Branford, Conn.)
2014 Most Improved: Mathew Mezzei
(Wallingford, Conn.)
2014 Most Valuable Player: Pete
Zacharias (North Haven, Conn.)
Men’s Volleyball
2014 Falcon Award
Winner: Justin Tharau
(Burlington, Conn.)
2014 Most Improved: Connor Filkins
(Wallingford, Conn.)
2014 Most Valuable Player: Raymond
Torres (Catano, Puerto Rico)