Meczywor, Slattery take home top honors at Annual MCLA Athletics Banquet
North Adams, MA- The MCLA Athletics department held their annual end of the banquet last night in the Amsler Campus Center Gym. The evening was highlighted by Amanda Meczywor (softball) and Rory Slattery (baseball), who claimed the Sue Getchell and Louis Parisien Awards respectively, as the top female and male scholar athletes in the department.
Many awards were given out on the night including team MVP's, academic scholars, directors awards, and many more. The evening was culminated by MCLA Interim President Cindy Brown asking members of the the recently crowned MASCAC champion softball program to raise a banner into the rafters. The event also featured a highlight video and senior comments from the student athletes.
The Getchell and Parisien awards are handed out to the upper class athletes who demonstrate excellence in the classroom and on the playing fields. Both recipients were members of the Dean's List, MASCAC All Academic Team, All MASCAC teams, team captains, and leaders on campus.
Below is the complete list of award winners from the evening:
SAAC Awards-
Presidential Award- Kraig Page (Men's Basketball)
Faculty/Staff Fan Award- Celia Norcross and Jen Macksey
Blazing Trails Award- Women's Volleyball
Steve Green Service Award- Celia Norcross
Outstanding Student Service Award- Sarah Murphy
Faculty Athletics Representative Academic Awards-
Academic Scholars- Amanda Meczywor (Softball) and Chris Merriman (Golf)
Top Male Team- Men's Cross Country
Top Female Team- Women's Cross Country
Team MVP's-
Volleyball- Jackie Paluilis
Men's Soccer- Anthony Basile
Women's Soccer- Paige Fairman
Women's Tennis- Sarah Murphy
Men's Tennis- Aaron Goldsmith
Men's Basketball- Ruben DelRosario
Women's Basketball- Kayla Hotaling
Women's Cross Country- Martha Pratt
Men's Cross Country- Brendan Peltier
Golf- Nick Young
Baseball- Rory Slattery
Softball- Rachel Quackenbush
Women's Lacrosse- Leah Sullivan
Athletics Director Awards- Ruben DelRosario (Men's Basketball) and Jackie Paluilis (Volleyball)
Louis Parisien Memorial Award- Rory Slattery (Baseball)
Sue Getchell Award- Amanda Meczywor (Softball)