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Photo by Luke Chiasson '15
The Fall Athletic Awards ceremony took place recently in the Putnam Family Arts Center's Class of '45 Hall. In addition to team awards, 11 St. Markers earned All-Independent School League (ISL) honors and eight received ISL honorable mentions.
From the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC), two St. Mark’s runners earned NEPSTA-All Star honors, while two football players received All-NEPSAC First Team honors, and two football players, two soccer players, one field hockey player, and one volleyball player received All-NEPSAC honorable mentions.
The recipient of the fall Wiedergott Award, presented each season to the St. Mark’s program with the best winning percentage by a team at any level, was the varsity football team (5-3, .625).
The following is a complete list of the Fall 2024 athletic award winners by sport:
Boys’ Cross Country
Varsity: 1-12-0; JV: 0-8
Most Valuable Runner (MVR): Hayden Gobron '25
Most Improved Runner (MIR): Henry Wang ’25
Coaches Award: Henry Wang ’25
Enthusiasm, Teamwork, and Attitude (ETA) Award: Jason Tae ’28
All-ISL: Hayden Gobron ’25
All-NEPSTA: Hayden Gobron ’25
Girls’ Cross Country
Varsity: 3-11, JV: 2-7
MVR: Julianne Kelly '28
MIR: Kayda Henroid '28
Coaches Award: Karry Kim ’25
ETA: Ashley Zhang '28
All-ISL: Julianne Kelly '28, Ellen LaMontagne ’25
All-NEPSTA: Julianne Kelly '28
Field Hockey
Varsity: 6-12, JV: 1-10-1
Most Valuable Player (MVP): Jackie Wright ’25
Most Improved Player (MIP): Hannah Macron ’26
Hall Prize*: Ella Lefebvre ’25
ETA: Teni Ogunijumo ’27
All-ISL: Jackie Wright ’25
ISL Honorable Mention: Ella Lefebvre ’25
All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention: Jackie Wright ’25
*The Hall Prize is awarded in memory of Brinley M. Hall, Class of 1930, to that member of the girls' varsity field hockey team whose contribution is characterized as strong of will, positive by nature, a reasoner, and cooperative.
Football
Varsity: 5-3, JV 2-0
MVP: Chevy Shakespeare ’26
MIP: William Li ’27
Smith Football Prize*: Bobby Nicolopoulos '25
ETA: Jeremy Ndegwa '28
*The Smith Football Prize is given to the player (excluding the captain) who best exemplifies the spirit and sportsmanship which brings back the memories of Archie Smith and the 1934 team.
All-ISL: Chevy Shakespeare ’26, Seedi Sheriff ’26, Sam Surgento ’27, Jared Vilcina Brown ’25
ISL Honorable Mention: CJ Farrell ’27, Tanner Martin ’26, Bobby Nicolopoulos '25, Phoenix Whitaker '26
All-NEPSAC: CJ Farrell ’27, Chevy Shakespeare ’26
All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention: Seedi Sheriff ’26, Sam Surgento ’27
Boys’ Soccer
Varsity: 4-12-2, JV: 1-13-1
MVP: Finn Dolesh ’25
MIP: Klaudius Skehel '25
Coaches Award: Joshua Chung '25
ETA JV: Finn Donelan '28
All-ISL: Finn Dolesh ’25
ISL Honorable Mention: Klaudius Skehel '25
All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention: Finn Dolesh ’25
Girls’ Soccer
Varsity: 3-8-6, JV: 6-6-4
MVP: Alyna Eggleston ’26
MIP: Trinity Smith '26
Coaches Award: Hadley Gibbons '25
ETA JV: Angelica Duarte
All-ISL: Alyna Eggleston ’26
ISL Honorable Mention: Mia Eglintine ’26
All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention: Alyna Eggleston ’26
NEPSAC Junior All-Star: Alyna Eggleston ’26
Volleyball
Varsity: 2-10
MVP: Shae Webber '27
MIP: Siena Letendre '27
ISL Honorable Mention: MJ Fisher '26