West Hartford’s Hall High School held its annual Sports Awards ceremony on June 2, 2016, and have announced the following recipients.
Senior Awards
Dale Harper Award
“A senior who exemplifies the highest standards of sportsmanship both on the field and in the classroom.”
Jack Hutensky and Lydia Chelli
Army ROTC Scholar-Athlete Award
“A senior who has demonstrated excellence in academics and athletics.”
Geoffrey Diehl and Claudia Hess
Distinguished Athlete Award
“A senior who has demonstrated exemplary citizenship, is a role model for younger students, and exhibits leadership while performing as a varsity athlete.”
Harrison Newman and Hannah Merritt
Carey Award
“The most outstanding athlete in the senior class.”
Daniel Roth and Chantelle Swaby
Warrior Award
“A senior who has shown the most improvement and dedication.”
Jordan Weinstock and Josephine Lynch
Carol O’Malley Award
“A female student-athlete in the senior class who exemplifies leadership and sensitivity.”
Nia Fraser
Dave Deacon Award
“A male multi-sport senior who displays outstanding competitiveness and sportsmanship.”
Noah Drazen
Kagan Family Lacrosse Award
“A senior lacrosse player with 3 years of high school lacrosse, a GPA of 2.5 or better, good sportsmanship, positive role model for other players, and has mentored, coached, or refereed the youth town leagues.”
Kyler Cubbage and Kailey Kennedy
Lance Corporal Lawrence R. Philippon Memorial Award
Kevin Carr and Kailey Kennedy
Franklin Robinson Jr. Sportsmanship Award
“A multi-sport student-athlete who displays a high level of sportsmanship, shows empathy for those less fortunate, is highly committed to their sport(s), has good citizenship and is in good academic standing.”
John Wells and Christine Tulikangas
Spirit of Hall Award
“A senior student-athlete who has good sportsmanship, commitment to their team and sport and has a hard work ethic.”
Christopher Butler, Steven Jacobsen, Angel Rodriguez, Michael Stambler, Kyanna Alleyne, Melanie Binkhorst, Sydney Lyons, and Marina Tinone
THREE-SPORT ATHLETE AWARD WINNERS
Seniors who have played the same sports for three years, including as a senior.
- Haley Applebaum – Cross Country, Indoor Track and Outdoor Track and Field
- Grant Bannister – Cross Country, Indoor Track and Outdoor Track and Field
- Lydia Chelli – Field Hockey, Indoor Track and Lacrosse
- Nia Fraser – Swimming and Diving, Indoor Track and Outdoor Track and Field
- Claudia Hess – Soccer, Indoor Track and Outdoor Track and Field
- Josephine Lynch – Field Hockey, Indoor Track and Lacrosse
- Noah Schulman – Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Outdoor Track and Field
- Jacob Scott – Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Outdoor Track and Field
TWO-SPORT ATHLETE AWARD WINNERS
Seniors who have played the same sports for three years, including as a senior.
- Nicholas Calabrese – Cross Country and Volleyball
- Kevin Carr – Ice Hockey and Lacrosse
- Kyler Cubbage – Ice Hockey and Lacrosse
- Noah Drazen—Soccer and Swimming and Diving
- Philip Gitman – Indoor Track and Baseball
- Joshua Goodman – Cross Country and Lacrosse
- Ava Hucker – Field Hockey and Lacrosse
- Jack Hutensky – Cross Country and Golf
- Jack Kanaga – Football and Lacrosse
- Kailey Kennedy—Field Hockey and Lacrosse
- Adam Maidman – Cross Country and Tennis
- Hannah Merritt – Soccer and Outdoor Track and Field
- Harrison Newman – Football and Lacrosse
- Lindsay Penn – Ice Hockey and Outdoor Track and Field
- Emily Rossini – Field Hockey and Lacrosse
- Danny Roth—Basketball and Baseball
- Anthony Speranza – Soccer and Lacrosse
- Michael Stambler – Swimming and Diving and Tennis
- Jordan Weinstock – Football and Lacrosse
- John Wells – Football and Basketball
- Matthew Wilcox – Football and Basketball
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