ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell seniors
Briar Brumley and
Matt Morgan took home the Charles H. Moore Outstanding Senior Varsity Athlete Award on Monday evening at the school's annual senior athletics banquet.
Diana Buckley and
Mitch Vanderlaan both earned the Ronald P. Lynch Senior Spirit Award, given to student-athletes whose leadership on and off the field model the ideals of the Big Red athletics department.
Clarke Petterson and
Sarah Phillips were recognized with the Mario St. George Boiardi '04 Leadership Award for embodying leadership, athleticism and a strong work ethic.
Below are bios of each of the six award winners:
Briar Brumley, Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
• A two-time all-Ivy honoree in the 3000m steeplechase, Brumley scored points in the event all four years at the Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
• The Ladera Ranch, Calif., native took first place at Heps in 10:12.61 this season to earn first team honors.
• Brumley has earned a first-place finish in the 3000m steeplechase at the ECAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship each of the last three years.
• Most recently she claimed her third regional title with a personal best time of 10:04.64, which ranks No. 2 in program history.
• During the outdoor season, the senior captain earned five top-six finishes of her 3000m steeplechase runs, placing first in three of the races.
• Brumley has qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round outdoor meet all four years in the steeplechase.
• During the indoor season, Brumley set new personal bests in all of the events she competes in: 1000m, 800m, 3000m and the mile.
• A CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2018, Brumley owns a cumulative grade point average of 4.055. She is a hotel and restaurant administration major.
• Cornell's all-time leading scorer, Morgan graduated with career records for points scored (2,333), scoring average (20.5 ppg.), field goals made (743), field goals attempted (1,580) and free throws made (513), season records for points scored (687 in 2018-19) and 3-pointers made per game (3.32 in 2018-19), and game records for 3-pointers in a game (9, twice).
• In addition, he ranks in the top 10 in career 3-pointers made (second, 334), games started (second, 112), minutes played (third, 3,705), games played (third, 113), free-throw percentage (fourth, .834) and assists (eighth, 296) and just outside the top 10 in steals (12th, 126).
• The four-time All-Ivy pick was a Lou Henson All-American as a junior, a two-time NBA Draft early entrant and the all-time leading freshman scorer in conference history.
• Morgan was an eight-time Ivy Player of the Week and a five-time conference rookie of the week pick.
• The second leading scorer in Ivy League history with 2,333 points, he finished behind only Princeton's Bill Bradley (2,503), becoming the sixth Ivy League and 574th Division I basketball player to surpass 2,000 career points.
• Compiled an 80-game streak of scoring in double figures - an Ivy record and the 12th-longest in NCAA history.
• Was a two-time first-team and two-time second-team All-Ivy pick, joining Big Red greats Bob DeLuca, John Bajusz,
Louis Dale,
Ryan Wittman and
Shonn Miller as the only players in school history to be named All-Ivy first team more than once.
• An applied economics and management major, Buckley was the Big Red's nominee for the prestigious Mandi Schwartz Student of the Year award, which recognizes leaders who demonstrated excellence both on and off the ice.
• Buckley owns a cumulative grade point average of 3.693 and had a perfect 4.0 in the fall.
• On the ice, Buckley was a four-year contributor who played in 134 career games.
• The Woodbridge, Virginia, native capped off her career with 46 points (17 g, 29a).
• The biggest assist of her career came in the NCAA Quarterfinal against Northeastern this year. She sent the puck up the length of the ice to set up the game-winning goal and send the Big Red to the Frozen Four.
• A two-time captain of a program that has ascended back to national prominence, Vanderlaan has been among the team's leading scorers in all four seasons on East Hill.
• With 97 points on 41 goals and 56 assists over 132 collegiate games, Vanderlaan is the highest-scoring member of the Big Red since
Greg Miller '13, and he's the second-highest since a trio of players eclipsed 100 points during the 2009-10 season.
• A three-time All-Ivy League pick, Vanderlaan was also a two-time nominee for the prestigious ECAC Hockey Student Athlete of the Year honor.
• Two-time recipient of team's Bill Doran Sportsmanship Award and Wendall and Francelia Earle Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, which is presented annually to the member of each class who has achieved the highest cumulative grade point average.
• Accumulated a plus-38 rating and was named one of three finalists for the 2018 ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward award.
• During the 2016-17 season, scored seven goals over the team's first seven games, then later scored a goal in six straight games – a first for the program since 1997.
• Three-time team captain
• Was the first sophomore captain in the history of the men's lacrosse program in 2017.
• Second-team All-Ivy in 2019 and Honorable Mention All-Ivy in 2017.
• Finished in the top 10 at Cornell for career goals and points.
• Finished the 2019 season ranked second in the nation in shooting percentage (.557), 17th in goals per game (2.93), and 28th in points per game (4.13).
• Named the Ivy League Player of the Week, and to the USILA Team of the Week, twice during the 2019 season.
• Carried the team's Hard Hat in 2018.
• Became the 43rd player in Cornell history to register 100 career points.
• Led the team in in 2018 in goals (44) and was second overall in assists (19) and points (63).
• Twice named Ivy Rookie of the Week in 2016.
• Was a member of Team Canada's 2016 U19 squad that won the silver medal.
• During the course of his career he moved from defensive midfield, to offensive midfield, to attack.
Sarah Phillips, Women's Lacrosse
• A two-time captain, Phillips registered 115 points throughout her career.
• After appearing in just four games and registering just one shot as a freshman, Phillips emerged as one of the Big Red's top scoring options her sophomore year, when registered a total of 50 points.
• Played a crucial role in the Big Red's NCAA tournament bid her sophomore year as well as it earning the right to host the Ivy League Tournament.
• In the semifinal game against Harvard, Phillips found the back of the net four times, which holds as program single-game tournament record. For her performance, she earned a spot on the all-tournament team.
• Finished her senior season with the top shot percentage on the team (.516), which ranked third in the Ivy League.
• Was second on the team in goals (33) and points (41) her senior year.
