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Oberlin, Ohio – On Saturday evening (May 11) the Oberlin College Department of Athletics and Physical Education hosted the Second-Annual Obie Awards inside the John W. Heisman Field House.
The nearly 400 people in attendance comprised of student-athletes from all of Oberlin's 22 varsity athletics teams as well as the athletics staff and other campus faculty and staff members.
Two additional awards were added this year as the department named a Coach of the Year and Most Improved Program of the Year for the first time in school history. The complete list of award winners is below.
Awards voted on by the Student-Athletes
Female First-Year Athlete of the Year –
Molly Powers (Volleyball)
Male First-Year Athlete of the Year –
Nick Lobley (Men's Lacrosse)
Most Improved Program of the Year – Men's Lacrosse
Program of the Year – Women's Cross Country
Coach of the Year -
Ray Appenheimer (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Female Athlete of the Year -
Molly Martorella (Cross Country/Track & Field)
Male Athlete of the Year -
Alex Guo (Track & Field)
Department Awards
NORMAN J. GOLDRING SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD
The recipient of the Norman J. Goldring Scholar-Athlete Award shall be determined by identifying the male and female student-athletes who have earned the highest GPA over his/her Oberlin College tenure, participated in Oberlin athletics for four years, and earned a minimum of one varsity letter.
Winners: Sean Dembowski (Track & Field) l
Piper Nash (Cross Country and Track & Field)
GATES-KARLGAARD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN WELLNESS
The Gates-Karlgaard Award for Excellence in Wellness was established in 2011 in recognition of the commitment to wellness and health promotion at Oberlin College by Linda Gates (Dean of Students, 2005-2011) and Joe Karlgaard, Ph.D. (Delta Lodge Director of Athletics and Physical Education, 2005-2011). The award recognizes student-athlete leaders for their accomplishments in promoting health and wellness on campus and/or in the greater Lorain County community. Recipients of this award have also displayed impressive strides toward improving their own personal health and the health of other members in the community. Moreover, they have demonstrated an exceptional dedication to wellness by making contributions and offering leadership that has furthered various wellness and health promotion efforts. (Wellness can be defined as a proactive and preventative approach designed to provide optimum levels of health, emotional and social functioning.) The award may be presented annually in the spring at an appropriate venue, possibly the senior student-athlete awards ceremony.
Winner:
Chinwe Okona (Volleyball)
GERTRUDE E. MOULTON AWARD
The recipient(s) of this award will be the senior female athlete(s) who best exemplifies dedication to academic and athletic excellence and has demonstrated leadership skills, strength of character, and loyalty to Oberlin athletics. Each recipient will be chosen by the director of athletics in consultation with the head coaches of all women's sports.
Winners: Marissa Clardy (Track & Field) l
Preeya Shah (Women's Tennis) l
Ilyssa Meyer (Women's Lacrosse) l
Caroline Martin (Women's Cross Country/Track and Field)
ANDREWS FAMILY AWARD
The recipient(s) of this award will be the senior male athlete(s) who best exemplifies dedication to academic and athletic excellence and has demonstrated leadership skills, strength of character, and loyalty to Oberlin athletics. Each recipient will be chosen by the director of athletics in consultation with the head coaches of all men's sports.
Winners:
Aki Gormezano (Men's Soccer) l
David Kalgren (Football)
HONDA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD
The recipient(s) of this award will be the female athlete who has demonstrated outstanding athletic achievements as well as leadership skills and academic excellence. Each recipient will be selected by the director of athletics in consultation with the head coaches of all women's sports.
Winners:
Farah Leclercq (Women's Tennis) l
Molly Martorella (Women's Cross Country/Track and Field) l
Carey Lyons (Women's Cross Country/Track and Field)
LYSLE K. BUTLER AWARD
This award is presented to the male athlete who has demonstrated outstanding athletic achievements as well as leadership skills, and academic excellence. Each recipient will be selected by the director of athletics in consultation with the head coaches of all men's sports.
Winners: Alex Guo (Men's Track & Field) l
Eric Knight (Baseball) l
Robin Witjes (Football/Baseball)
NORTH COAST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE/JOHN N. STERN SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD
Recipients will be recognized for performing with distinction on a varsity team or teams, achieving a grade-point average of 3.2 or above, and demonstrating strong character and high ideals. One male and one female athlete of the senior class will be selected annually by the director of athletics, the coaching staff, and in consultation with the faculty athletic representatives.
Winners: Laura Jessee (Volleyball) l
Andrew Fox (Basketball)
