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St. Luke’s Celebrates Upper School Athletes

Daniel Clarke
The annual St. Luke’s Athletics Awards Night on Tuesday, May 23 celebrated the accomplishments of all 20 Upper School sports teams and the 318 student athletes who played on them. 

Athletic Director Matt Ward, Associate Athletic Director Jennifer Besgen, Assistant Athletic Director Anna Knechtel, Assistant Athletic Trainer Nicole Guido, and Sports Information Specialist Dan Clarke collaborated on the event—held in the Seldin Performing Arts Center—, where the outstanding achievements of St. Luke's student -athletes and the community members who helped them succeed were recognized.

Guests took a look back at the year with highlight videos dedicated to each of the three seasons, as well as a special one devoted to the Class of 2023 athletes. The 44 three-sport athletes and the 19 student-athletes who will play athletics at the collegiate received special recognition.

Peter Cioffi ’23, George Foster ’23, Mason Pratt ’23, and Ava Sollene ’23 received recognition for receiving the FAA Scholar-Athlete Award. To qualify for this accolade, a student-athlete has to rank in the top 10% of their senior class and have taken at least three advanced courses. Nominees must be multi-sport athletes who were honored as All-League FAA athletes within the last 12 months.Fewer than 20 students received this award across the league.

Ward was delighted with how the evening unfolded. “It was a really nice event, where we were able to recognize the hard work and dedication of our student-athletes and coaches, and also send our seniors off in a really meaningful way,” he said.


2022-2023 Athletic Award Winners 

Outstanding Senior Athletes: 
 Mackenzie Nelson ‘23 and George Foster ‘23

Peter Stratton Memorial (humanitarianism, team spirit, companionship, sportsmanship, and overall contribution to St. Luke’s): 
 Ava Sollene ’23 and Harrison Bennett ’23

Herbert Upson Memorial (sportsmanship, dedication, over-achievement, and intense desire to succeed): 
 Aidan Panian ’23, Andrew Kress ’23, and Mason Pratt ’23

Athlete of Distinction: 
 Aidan Panian ’23

Storm Award (Leadership & Performance): 
 9th Grade – Billy Galvin ’26 and Teagan Minnick ’26
 10th Grade – Brennan Fila ’25 and Camdyn Nelson ’25
 11th Grade –  Tad Fluette ’24, Peter Lewis ’24, and Sienna Pilla ’24
 12th Grade – Brian Gall ’23, Danny Gall ’23, Roderick Olson ’23, Ethan Righter ’23,and Brielle  Renwick ’23,

FAA Scholar-Athletes: 
 Peter Cioffi ’23, George Foster ’23, Mason Pratt ’23, and Ava Sollene ’23

Team Manager of the Year: 
 Atara Loewenberg ’24

Sportsmanship Team of the Year: 
Girls Lacrosse

Storm Supporter of the Year (Game Management Personnel): 
 Alec LeBris ’95 

Middle School Coach of the Year: 
 Zion Profit ’23

Upper School Coach of the Year: 
 Elizabeth Joseph

Teddy Balkind Memorial Award (Teammate Honor for Commitment and Effort): 
 Cross Country – Josephine DeMarco ’23
 Field Hockey – Kiley Galvin ’23
 Football – Ben Hochadel ’23
 Boys Soccer – Gianmarco Pirri ’23
 Girls Soccer – Natalie Owlsey ’23
 Volleyball – Olivia Lee ’23

 Boys Basketball – Thomas Durvasula ’23
 Girls Basketball – Aidan Panian ’23
 Ice Hockey – Matt Riccardi ’23
 Ski – Pearse Connell ’23
 Boys Squash – Peter Cioffi ‘23
 Girls Squash - Virginia McWhorter ’25
 Baseball – Justin Higgins ’23
 Boys Golf – Eoin Mueller ’23
 Boys Lacrosse – Tani Smart ’23
 Girls Lacrosse – Lily Carre ‘22
 Softball – Aurora Levesque ‘22
 Boys Tennis – Phillip Etergino ’23
 Girls Tennis – Macy Millones ’23
 Girls Golf – McLain Boege ’23

Honorary Varsity Letters (Given to SLS students who fully commit to sports that are not offered at school): 

 Cricket - Nihaal Kochar ’24
 Crew - Christian Xia ’25
 Crew - Ethan Xia ’23
 Crew - Ava Weneck ’24
 Crew - Reagan Weneck ’25
 Crew - Ford Lahey ’23
 Polo - Ale Andrade ’23
 Riding - Sara Kate Alford ’23
 Riding - Ava Beylouni ’23
 Riding - Cassie Warren ’24
 Riding - Kate Hammer ’25
 Riding - Murphy Levesque ’26
 Riding - Elexa Brady ’25
 Riding - Katie LeBaron ’23
 Swimming - John Rosseel ’23
 Swimming - Makeda West ’26
 Track & Field - Danny Gall ’23
 Track & Field - Brian Gall ’23
 Track & Field - Hanna Zable ’26
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