The University of Hartford Athletic Department honors their student-athletes at the 2023 Hartford Athletics Awards Reception Thursday inside the Gengras Student Union.
Senior track and field student-athlete Anthony Clavette was named the 2023 Male Athlete of the Year. He holds the school record in the indoor and outdoor high jumps, and has a seven-meet winning streak in the event this season.
The 2023 Female Athlete of the Year went to women's soccer star
Imani Jenkins. She led the Hawks in almost every offensive category as her 14 goals were ranked top 10 nationally and her seven game-winners were fourth in Division I. Accumulating 32 total points, she was the highest scoring individual for the Hawks in the past 10 seasons.
Not only did the department recognize the athletic exploits of their student-athletes, four of them earned the Edward Weinswig Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. Carrying perfect 4.0 grade point averages,
Mara Sczecienski (softball) and
Ishani Sharma (women's soccer) earned the female scholar-athlete honors, and Alecsander Boyd (men's soccer) and Cole Cayer (cross country/track & field) picked up the male scholar-athlete honors.
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OTHER AWARD WINNERS
Men's SAAC Hawks Team Spirit Award – Baseball
Women's SAAC Hawks Team Spirit Award – Women's Soccer
Top Women's GPA – Cross Country
Top Men's GPA – Golf
The Ted Stavropoulos Coach of the Year –
John Natale (women's soccer)
Newcomer of the Year recognizes the first-year student-athletes that have excelled in competition. Transfers are not eligible
Male Newcomer –
JJ Romatzick (baseball)
Female Newcomer –
Lindsey Metcalfe (women's soccer)
Iron Hawk Award, given to Recipients that have excelled and set the tone inside the strength and conditioning room – selected by the strength and conditioning coaches
Female Iron Hawk –
Kelsey Galevich (softball)
Male Iron Hawk – Savion Cooper (track & field)
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All Hawks Team is given to the top 10 student-athletes, male and female. The criteria is solely based on athletic accolades, however, the student-athlete must be of good character and in good academic standing.
Cameron James (men's lacrosse)
Mara Sczecienski (softball)
Imani Jenkins (women's soccer)
Lily Belle Baker (women's lacrosse)
Anthony Clavette (track & field)
Manuel Romero (men's golf)
Martin Chavarria (baseball)
Irene Primo (women's basketball)
Greta De Gasper (volleyball)
Michael Dunne (men's basketball)
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