Dragons honor athletes
By Carl Lukat
Notre Dame Academy in Middleburg hosted its annual Athletic Ceremony May 22.
Female Scholar Athlete of the Year went to Holly Fuller, who will attend Wake Forest University, and Male Scholar Athlete of the Year went to Michael Renzi, who is Georgetown University bound.
The Female Athlete of the Year went to Kelly Struder, who will enter the nursing program at Marymount University. Joe Peluso received Male Athlete of the Year and will play soccer at Greensboro College.
Four students received tri-athlete awards for lettering in three varsity sports -- seniors Joe Peluso and Kelly Struder, and sophomores Emily Young and Sammi Heaslip.
Other awards went to:
Girls' tennis
MIP: Margaret Lee
Coach’s Award: Jessica Chargois
MVP: Grace Kettering
Boys' tennis
MIP: Jimmy You
Coach’s Award: Nick Nash
MVP: Griffin Graves
Girls' soccer
MIP: Kayleigh Mize
Coach’s Award: Kelly Struder
MVP: Mary McCarthy
Boys' soccer
MIP: Pat Kissane
Coach’s Award: Robby Taylor
MVP: Joe Peluso
Baseball
MIP: Warren Turner
Coach’s Award: Chris Forsten
MVP: Ryan Crosby
Softball
MIP: Kaci Kostelnik
Coach’s Award: Brittany Bates
MVP: Azania Stewart
Volleyball
MIP: Maria Salas
Coach’s Award: Becky Tett
MVP: Mary McCarthy
Field hockey
MIP: Lyndsay Santoro
Coach’s Award: Sarah Dornin
MVP: Meagan McFadden
Girls' lacrosse
MIP: Jennifer Jones
Coach’s Award: Mary Claire Soltesz
MVP: Ashton Huge
Boys' lacrosse
MIP: Robby Taylor
Coach’s Award: Andrew Larson
MVP: Will Fields
Girls' basketball
MIP: Kristen Brown
Coach’s Award: Morgan Wrightson
MVP: Mia Nickson
Coed swimming
MIP: Aaron Botwick
Coach’s Award: Sammi Heaslip
MVP: Lyndsay Santoro
Girls' indoor soccer
MIP: Amy Ashley
Coach’s Award: Emily Young
MVP: Kelly Struder
Coed fall golf
MIP: Brent Masek
Coach’s Award: Allison Fifer
MVP: Dustin Wince
Coed spring golf
MIP: Ian Thomas
Coach’s Award: Brent Masek
MVP: Joey Auler
Coed fall mountain biking
MIP: Nick Nash
Coach’s Award: Duncan Black
MVP: Ryan Gregory
Coed spring mountain biking
MIP: Reece Fitzgibbon
Coach’s Award: Alex Kovac
MVP: Art Murray
Boys' cross country
MIP: Griffin Graves
Coach’s Award: Chris Passarello
MVP: Joe Lynch