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MADISON, N.J. – The Drew University Department of Athletics held its 2023 DRESPY Awards ceremony on Thursday, April 27 on campus in the Dorothy Young Center for the Arts. Drew University student-athletes
Giovanni DeGiglio C'23 (baseball) and
Emma Shatel C'23 (women's soccer) served as emcees for the event, which was organized by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Each team named its Most Valuable Player, and a number of special awards were also handed out. A full list of this year's award winners is below:
Most Valuable Players
Baseball – Anthony Hernandez
Men's Basketball – Howard McBurnie, Jr.
Women's Basketball – Joey Meyers
Men's Cross Country – Toby Gaynor
Women's Cross Country – Carly Orent
Equestrian – Alyx Swope-Bell
Men's Fencing – Aiden Holmes
Women's Fencing – Assata Mutakabbir
Field Hockey – Trisha Dominick
Men's Golf – Elliot Parker
Women's Golf – Kayla Diaz
Men's Lacrosse – Jack Tynan
Women's Lacrosse – TBA
Men's Soccer – Calum Erlenborn
Women's Soccer – Sam Kievit
Softball – Bailey Comeau
Men's Swimming & Diving – Hayden Koh
Women's Swimming & Diving – Katie Cashin
Men's Tennis – Avi Perera
Women's Tennis – Sofiya Lebedeva
Men's Volleyball - Jacob Sledz
Women's Volleyball - Jasmine Butler
Harry Simester Character Award: Sanne Bloemendaal (Women's Tennis),
Giovanni DeGiglio (Baseball),
Michael Kane (Men's Basketball)
Paul Seymour Service Award: Rachel Comfort (Athletic Department Student-Worker)
Honorary "D" Presentation: Russ C'89 and
Sally C'89 Dreyer
Rookie of the Year: Sofiya Lebedeva (Women's Tennis),
Elliot Parker (Men's Golf)
Sherman Plato Young Scholar Award: Grace Aboussleman (Women's Swimming & Diving),
Harrison Neal (Men's Swimming & Diving)
Larry Horner Athletic Leadership Award: Madi Precht (Softball),
Jack Tynan (Men's Lacrosse)
Vince Masco Athlete of the Year: Kayla Diaz (Women's Golf),
Hayden Koh (Men's Swimming & Diving),
Molly O'Brien (Softball)
Career Athlete of the Year: Katie Cashin (Women's Swimming & Diving),
Howard McBurnie, Jr. (Men's Basketball),
Joey Meyers (Women's Basketball)
Role Player of the Year: Mary Kate Davidson (Women's Lacrosse)
Breakthrough Team of the Year: Women's Soccer
Comeback Story of the Year: Sam Kievit (Womens' Soccer)
