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2007 UMass Dartmouth Athletic Awards Banquet

May 7, 2007 @ White's of Westport

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Brian Vatcher (left) received the 2007 Senior Scholar Athlete
Award from Chancelor Dr. Jean MacCormack (right)

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The 2007 John Frye Athletic Service Award was presented to
Vice Chancellor for Student Services Dr. Susan Costa (left)
 by Master of Ceremonies Jim Mullins (right).



Four Earn Top Awards at UMass Dartmouth Athletic Banquet

(Dartmouth, MA) -- Honors and awards for achievement in both academics and intercollegiate athletics were presented at the 41st annual UMass Dartmouth Athletic Awards Banquet held Monday night, May 7 at White's of Westport.

The top award presented at the annual gathering of players, coaches and their families was the 2006-07 Senior-Scholar Athlete Award.  Senior Brian Vatcher (Stoneham, MA/Stoneham HS) received the award, which is presented each year to a senior student-athlete who has demonstrated the highest level of success in both academic and athletic achievement.

A five-time Chancellor's List (3.8 grade point average or higher) student, including a pair of perfect 4.0 semesters, Vatcher has also been a Dean's List student twice. He joined his teammates on the men's cross country team last fall when it was honored as an NCAA Division III All-Academic Team, as selected by the National Collegiate Div. III Cross Country Association.

Vatcher's accomplishments in the classroom are on a par with his achievements in athletic competition.  He twice earned All-New England Alliance distinction in cross country, while capturing five similar honors in outdoor track and another in indoor track and field.  As a sophomore, he was All-New England Alliance and All Little East Conference in the 1500 meters, while earning All-Little East Conference honors in the 800 meters as well. As a junior, he repeated his status with New England Alliance and in the Little East Conference in both the 1500 meters and the 800 meters.  In his senior season, he earned his third All-New England Alliance honor in the 1500 meters.  Vatcher also earned All New England Alliance honors this past indoor track season in the mile.

During the 2006-07 indoor track season, Vatcher earned the distinction of being part of two UMass Dartmouth record-setting relay teams.  He was part of both the 1600-meter relay team (4x400 meters) and part of the distance medley relay teams which set school records this past season.  Vatcher is a 2003 graduate of Stoneham (MA) High School where he competed for four seasons outdoor track, three seasons in indoor track and one season in cross country before beginning his career at UMass Dartmouth.

Senior Chris Sims (Chelmsford, MA/Chelmsford HS) was UMass Dartmouth's recipient of the Male ECAC Robbins Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2006-07.  A four-year letter winner for the UMass Dartmouth men's tennis team, Sims was honored for his academic and athletic achievement this past year.  He was honored for being named to the Chancellor's List during the Spring 2006 semester and also served as the Corsairs' team captain this season.

Senior Robin Dziedzic (Palmer, MA/Palmer HS) was selected as UMass Dartmouth's recipient of the Female ECAC Robbins Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2006-07. A graphic design major, Dziedzic graduated from UMass Dartmouth at the end of the Fall 2006 semester after earning her degree and leading the Corsairs to an outstanding field hockey season.  Dziedzic was a Chancellor's List student in Fall of 2006 as well as serving as team captain, Little East Conference First Team All-Star as well as the LEC Offensive Player of the Year.  She was a First Team All New England West selection by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association and a Third Team Div. III All-American as well as earning Second Team ECAC Div. III honors.

The annual John Frye Athletic Service Award was presented to Dr. Susan Costa, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.  Dr. Costa oversees the Athletic Department as part of her duties on campus and was recognized for her support of Athletics during her career at UMass Dartmouth.  The John Frye Award is presented annually to an individual to recognize service to the student-athletes at UMass Dartmouth and is named in honor of the late John Frye SMU '72.

Among the other awards presented at the annual awards banquet were commemorative plaques honoring 450 career victories presented to head ice hockey coach John Rolli and men's basketball coach Brian Baptiste.  Former head football coach Bill Kavanaugh and his long-time assistant Chuck Allaire were honored for 17 years of service to the Corsair football program. Kavanaugh stepped down earlier this year to take over the football program at Bishop Stang HS, while Allaire will be the new head coach at Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech.  Jerry Jennings was honored for his many years of service as head diving coach, and volleyball coach Jocelyn Costa was recognized for her contributions to the program. She stepped down from her position to continue her education.  Coach of the Year honors were also presented to Rolli as the ECAC Northeast Co-Coach of the Year and to Nicole Castonguay as the LEC Field Hockey Coach of the Year.

Below is a complete list of awards presented to UMass Dartmouth student-athletes:


Spring 2006

 

Baseball                                    Joseph Albano               Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

 

Baseball                                    Rob Lomuscio               Captain

 

Baseball                                    Mike Maclean               ESPN Academic All District, College Division, District 1, Second Team

Baseball                                    Mike Maclean               Captain

 

Baseball                                    Will Mahoney                Captain

 

Baseball                                    Dan Mancini                 Little East Conference Second Team

 

Baseball                                    Dave McGuire              Chancellor’s List – Fall ’06

 
Cheerleading                             Jackie Bartsch             Four-year letter winner

 

Cheerleading                            Amy Krause                 Four-year letter winner

Cheerleading                             Meghan Lydon              Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

Cheerleading                            Meghan Lydon             Four-year letter winner

 

Cheerleading                             Chrissy Maguire            Captain

 
Cheerleading                             Chrissy Maguire          Four-year letter winner

Cheerleading                             Nicole Minghella           Captain

Cheerleading                             Nicole Minghella          Four-year letter winner

 

Cheerleading                             Nicole Randall               Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

Cheerleading                            Nicole Randall              Four-year letter winner

 

Equestrian                                 Jamie Abram                IHSA Zone 1 Region IV, Honorable Mention Intermediate Flat

 

Equestrian                                 Shannon Amaral            Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

 

Equestrian                                 Andrea Arruda              Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

Equestrian                                 Andrea Arruda              Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

 

Equestrian                                 Morgan Bozarth            Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

Equestrian                                 Morgan Bozarth            Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

Equestrian                               Becki Carloni                IHSA Zone I Region IV Finals, Fifth

 

Equestrian                                 Katie Goodwin              Intercollegiate Horse Show National Qualifier (1st at UMass Dartmouth)

Equestrian                                 Katie Goodwin              IHSA Zone 1 Region IV, Champion Alumni Flat

Equestrian                                 Katie Goodwin              IHSA Zone 1 Region IV, Reserve Champion Alumni Over Fences

Equestrian                                 Katie Goodwin              IHSA Zone 1 Finals, Champion Over Flat
Equestrian                                 Katie Goodwin              IHSA Zone 1 Region IV, Fifth Place Over Fences

 

Equestrian                                 Katie Johnstone             Captain

Equestrian                                 Katie Johnstone             Four-year letter winner

 

Equestrian                                 Jaclyn Morency             Captain

Equestrian                                 Jaclyn Morency             Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

 

Equestrian                                 Rebecca Viera              IHSA Zone 1 Region IV, Reserve Champion Walk Trot
Equestrian                                 Rebecca Viera              IHSA Zone 1 Finals, 3rd Place Walk-Trot

Golf                                           Tyler Kett                  Medalist - Western New England Invitational
Golf                                           Tyler Kett                  Medalist - Worcester State Invitational 

Golf                                          Kyle Pelletier                Medalist – Lou Flumere Invitational

Golf                                          Kyle Pelletier                Captain

Golf                                          Kyle Pelletier                Medalist - NEIGA Div. III Tournament
Golf                                          Kyle Pelletier                NEIGA Div. III All-New England

Golf                                          Kyle Pelletier                Medalist - Violet Classic

Golf                                          Kyle Pelletier                Medalist - ECAC Div. III Championship

Golf                                          Kyle Pelletier                Four-year letter winner

 

Men’s Lacrosse                       J.P. Desjardins              Little East Conference Second Team

Men’s Lacrosse                       J.P. Desjardins              Captain

Men’s Lacrosse                       J.P. Desjardins              Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

Men’s Lacrosse                       J.P. Desjardins              Four-year letter winner

 

Men’s Lacrosse                        Mark Lapointe              Four-year letter winner

Men’s Lacrosse                        Mark Lapointe              Captain

 

Men’s Lacrosse                         John Tisdell                   Four-year letter winner

 

Men’s Lacrosse                          Ryan Trexler                 Four-year letter winner

Men’s Lacrosse                          Ryan Trexler                 Captain

 

Women’s Lacrosse                   Colleen Allen                Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

 

Women’s Lacrosse                   Kathleen Allen              Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

 

Women’s Lacrosse                   Mary Doherty               Little East Conference Second Team

 

Women’s Lacrosse                   Katelyn Elliott               Little East Conference First Team

Women’s Lacrosse                   Katelyn Elliott               Four-year letter winner

Women’s Lacrosse                   Katelyn Elliott               Captain

 

Women’s Lacrosse                   Jill Howard                   Little East Conference First Team

Women’s Lacrosse                   Jill Howard                   Four-year letter winner

Women’s Lacrosse                   Jill Howard                   Captain

 

Women’s Lacrosse                   Connie Jones                 Little East Conference Rookie of the Year

 

Women’s Lacrosse                   Andrea Travers             Four-year letter winner

Women’s Lacrosse                   Andrea Travers             Captain

                                   

Softball                                     Shannon Allberry           Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

Softball                                     Shannon Allberry           Four-year letter winner

Softball                                     Shannon Allberry           Captain

 

Softball                                     Vicki Andruszkiewicz    Little East Conference Second Team

 

Softball                                     Brittney Kannan            Little East Conference Second Team

 

Softball                                     Kathleen L’Abbe           Captain

 

Softball                                     Amanda Leal                Little East Conference First Team

 

Softball                                     Jessica Werner             Four-year letter winner

Softball                                     Jessica Werner             Captain

 

Men’s Tennis                            Chris Sims                    Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

Men’s Tennis                            Chris Sims                    Captain

Men’s Tennis                            Chris Sims                    Four-year letter winner

 

Men’s Track                             David Brooks                Four-year letter winner

 

Men’s Track                             James Brumfield           Four-year letter winner

 

Men’s Track                             Casey Cavanaugh         Four-year letter winner

 

Men’s Track                             Matt Coble                    Four-year letter winner

 

Men’s Track                             Jon Garcia                    NCAA Division III All-America, 110-Meter Hurdles, 4th place

Men’s Track                             Jon Garcia                    ECAC Division III, 110-Meter Hurdles, 1st place

Men’s Track                             Jon Garcia                    Open New England, 110-Meter Hurdles, 1st place
Men's Track                              Jon Garcia                   NE Div. III  4x400m relay, 6th place
Men's Track                              Jon Gardia                   NE Div. III 110 meter hurdles, 1st place

Men's Track                              Jon Garcia                   Four-year letter winner

 

Men’s Track                             Eric Holmes                  Captain

 

Men’s Track                             James Knuuttila             Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

 

Men’s Track                             Samuel Machuor               Captain
Men's Track                             Samuel Machuor               NE Div. III 4x400m relay, 6th place

 

Men’s Track                             Stephen Murray*           Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

Men's Track/MXC                  Brian Vatcher                      NE Div. III 4x400m relay, 6th place

Men's Track                              Yusef White                      NE Div. III 4x400 m relay, 6th place
Men's Track                               Yusef White                   Four-year letter winner

 

Women’s Track                          Deanna Bealby               Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

Women's Track                           Katie Malloy                    NE Div. III, 3rd place tie, high jump

 

Women’s Track                         Jen Munyon                  Captain

Women’s Track/WXC               Leanne Nygaard*          Chancellor’s List – Spring ’06 (put on track plaque)

 

Women’s Track                         Lauren Watka               Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

Fall 2006

 

Men’s Cross Country                David Brooks                Captain

Men’s Cross Country                David Brooks                Four-year letter winner

 

Men’s Cross Country                Matt Coble                    Four-year letter winner

 

Men’s Cross Country                Stephen Murray             Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

 

Men’s Cross Country/Track       Brian Vatcher               Captain

Men’s Cross Country/Track       Brian Vatcher               Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

 

Men’s Cross Country/Track       Timothy Whelan            Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

 

Women’s Cross Country            Haley Lawson               Captain

Women’s Cross Country            Haley Lawson               Four-year letter winner

 

Women’s Cross Country            Lauren Watka               Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

 

Field Hockey                             Larissa Correia             Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

Field Hockey                             Larissa Correia             Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

Field Hockey                             Larissa Correia             Four-year letter winner

 

Field Hockey                             Caitlin DiCecca             Little East Conference First Team

 

Field Hockey                             Robin Dziedzic              Captain

Field Hockey                             Robin Dziedzic              Little East Conference First Team

Field Hockey                             Robin Dziedzic              Little East Conference Offensive Player of the Year

Field Hockey                             Robin Dziedzic              NHFCA Third Team Div. III All-America
Field Hockey                             Robin Dziedzic              NHFCA First Team Div. III All-New England West

Field Hockey                             Robin Dziedzic              ECAC Division III Second Team All-Star

Field Hockey                             Robin Dziedzic              Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

 

Field Hockey                             Liz Fitzgerald                Captain

Field Hockey                             Liz Fitzgerald                Little East Conference Second Team

 

Field Hockey                             Amy Guerin                  Captain

Field Hockey                             Amy Guerin                  Little East Conference Second Team

Field Hockey                             Amy Guerin                  Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

 

Field Hockey                             Rebecca Stephens         Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

Field Hockey                             Rebecca Stephens         Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

 

Football                         Greg Anzaldi                 Captain

Football                         Greg Anzaldi                 Four-year letter winner

 

Football                         Chris Azevedo              Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06


Football                         Derek Bealby                Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

 

Football                         Rich Braley                   NEFC Boyd Division First Team

 

Football                         Chris Ciesluk                 NEFC Co-Defensive Rookie of the Year

Football                        Chris Ciesluk                 NEFC Boyd Division Second Team

 

Football                         Rob Cunningham           Captain
                                       Rob Cunningham            ECAC New England Division III First Team

Football                         Rob Cunningham           NEFC Boyd Division First Team

Football                         Rob Cunningham           Four-year letter winner

 

Football                         Matthew Doyle             Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

Football                        Charles Gryska                ECAC New England Division III First Team

Football                        Charles Gryska             NEFC Boyd Division First Team

 

Football                         Mike Hanson            Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

Football                         Mike Hanson            Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

 

Football                         J. T. Harold                    ECAC New England Division III First Team
Football                         J. T. Harold                  NEFC Boyd Division First Team

 

Football                         Jameson Humphries      Four-year letter winner

 

Football                         Andrew Milian              Four-year letter winner

 

Football                         Eric Meza                     Captain

Football                         Eric Meza                     NEFC Boyd Division First Team

Football                         Eric Meza                     Four-year letter winner

 

Football                         John Regan                   Four-year letter winner

 

Football                         Sean Sullivan                 Captain

Football                         Sean Sullivan                 Four-year letter winner

 

Men’s Soccer                           Chris Bernardo              Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

 

Men’s Soccer                           Kyle Fossey                  Captain

 

Men’s Soccer                           Bob Jaquith                   Captain

Men’s Soccer                           Bob Jaquith                   Four-year letter winner

 

Men’s Soccer                           Samuel Pricket              Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

           

Men’s Soccer                           Jeremy Soares              Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

 

Men’s Soccer                           Lee Soares                   Captain

 

Women’s Soccer                       Jackie Erbafina             Captain

Women’s Soccer                       Jackie Erbafina             Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

Women’s Soccer                       Jackie Erbafina             Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

 

Women’s Soccer                       Erin Estelle                   Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

 

Women’s Soccer                       Leanne Folan                Captain

Women’s Soccer                       Leanne Folan                Four-year letter winner

 

Women’s Soccer                       Sara Killingbeck            Little East Conference Second Team

 

Women’s Soccer                       Nicole Lopes                 Little East Conference Second Team

 

Women’s Soccer/WCX/TR       Leanne Nygaard*          Chancellor’s List – Spring ’06 (Put on her track plaque)

 

Women’s Soccer                       Jessica Osuch               Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

 

Women’s Soccer                       Lindsey Smith               Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

 

Women’s Soccer                       Christina Soini               Chancellor’s List – Spring ‘06

Women’s Soccer                       Christina Soini               Chancellor’s List – Fall ‘06

 

Women’s Tennis                       Katie Haepers               Captain

Women’s Tennis                       Katie Haepers               Four-year letter winner

 

Women’s Tennis                       Jessica Sanderson         Captain

Women’s Tennis                       Jessica Sanderson         Four-year letter winner

 

Women’s Tennis                       Natascha Tretter           Captain

Women’s Tennis                       Natascha Tretter           Four-year letter winner

Volleyball                                   Nazareth Cardoso          Little East Confere