ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's and women's track and field teams held their annual awards dessert banquet Tuesday evening. Both teams, which are currently in the postseason portion of their schedules, doled out their yearly awards, named next year's captains and recognized their graduating senior classes.
Next year's captains on the men's side will be
Malick Diomande,
Clayton Jeffrey, Will Lutkewitte,
Shane Goosby and
James Norris. On the women's side,
Reagan Bachman, Niko Kanaris,
Zenab Ojibe,
Jinjer Pearce and
Brittany Stenekes will all serve as captains.
2018-19 Track and Field Award Winners
Men
Fleet Morse Award (Most Improved - Track):
Steve Neumaier '20
Shorty Lawrence Award (Most Improved - Field):
Sam Oravec '21
Marc Deneault Award (Outstanding Freshman):
Greg Fusco '22 and
Darius Scott '22
Hank Russell Award (Best Sprinter):
Zach Menchaca '19
Theodota Ladas Award (Best Mid-distance):
Brandon Phillips '19
Dr. George Ladas Award (Best Distance):
Steve Neumaier '20
Theodota Ladas Award (Best Jumper):
Oseoba Airewele '19
Dr. George Ladas Award (Best Thrower):
Zach Hawley '20
Walker Smith Award (Best Hurdler):
Austin Lyons '19
Narcissa Kellett Award (Most Valuable):
Oseoba Airewele '19
Blanford Award (Most Points over 4 Years):
Zach Menchaca '19
Gatling Award (Senior who has done the most):
Austin Lyons '19
Spindler Award (Coaches Award): Matt Carter '19
Women
Fleet Morse Award (Most Improved):
Skye Stewart '21
Marc Deneault Award (Outstanding Freshman):
Beatrice Juskeviciute '22
Hank Russell Award (Best Sprinter):
Kellian Kelly '21
Theodota Ladas Award (Best Mid-distance):
Annie Taylor '19
Dr. George Ladas Award (Best Distance):
Eve Glasergreen '19
Theodota Ladas Award (Best Jumper):
Grace Smith '19
Dr. George Ladas Award (Best Thrower):
Leena Morris '19
Walker Smith Award (Best Hurdler):
Brooke Overholt '22
"Jinky" Crozier Award (Most Valuable):
Beatrice Juskeviciute '22
Blanford Award (Most Points over 4 Years):
Leena Morris '19
Gatling Award (Senior who has done the most):
Briar Brumley '19
Spindler Award (Coaches Award):
Christina Welzer '19
Daisy Liang Award (Women's Captains):
Briar Brumley '19, Niko Kanaris '20,
Jinjer Pearce '20,
Annie Taylor '19
Lou Duesing/Laura Toy Post-Graduate Scholarship Award:
Annie Taylor '19
The Big Red returns to action this weekend with the ECAC/IC4A Championships which will take place Saturday and Sunday at Weaver Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey. Following the regional meet, Cornell has two remaining meets on its schedule: the NCAA First Round meet in Jacksonville, Florida, from May 23-25 and then in the NCAA Final Round in Austin, Texas, from June 5-8.
