POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist Athletics Department honored the Class of 2022 on Monday night in the McCann Center Recreational Gym.
All senior student-athletes were recognized. Head coaches presented seniors from their programs, and then the major awards were issues.
This year's Team Strength & Conditioning Award winners are softball and baseball. It was the first time each program won this award since 2012.
The Advantage Sport Strength & Conditioning Award winners are Kathryn McCullough of water polo and Tyler Ammirato of men's lacrosse. McCullough became the third water polo student-athlete in program history to earn the honor. With Ammirato's award, this is the fifth straight ceremony in which a men's lacrosse student-athlete has earned this honor.
The Athletic Director's Award is given annually to the women's and men's teams with the highest cumulative grade-point average. This year's winners are volleyball and men's tennis. Volleyball won for the first time since 2014, and men's tennis won for the third straight time and 16
th time overall.
The President's Academic Achievement Award is given annually to the male and female student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average. Our winners this year are Morgan Owens (volleyball) and Augusto Gonzalez Bonorino (men's tennis). Owens became the third volleyball student-athlete in program history to win, and first since 2011. Gonzalez Bonorino became the fourth men's tennis student-athlete to win, and second in the last three awards ceremonies.
The James E. Pizzani Award has been given out to honor the life of James Pizzani, '64 since 1990. Pizzani, who was an advocate for Marist Athletics during his life, lost his battle with nine-month battle with cancer in 1988. The award is presented to a male and female (does not have to be a student-athlete) who has contributed to the athletic department, both academically and socially, displaying community service and leadership, and has performed above and beyond all expectations.
This year's winners are Chloe Monroe (women's lacrosse) and Hunter Embury (men's lacrosse). Monroe became the seventh women's lacrosse student-athlete in the last eight ceremonies to win, and eighth in program history. Embury became the second straight men's lacrosse student-athlete to win, fourth in the last eighth ceremonies, and sixth overall.
