Hargrave Military Academy announced their Athletic Awards for the 2020 Spring sports season as well as the Athletic Awards for the 2019-2020 school year on Monday evening.
Despite an unprecedentedly shortened Spring sports season, the young men on the Baseball, Golf, Lacrosse, Tennis, and Track & Field teams made great strides in their respective sports and thus deserve to be recognized for their achievements. The Athletic Awards by sport are listed below.
Baseball
Most Valuable Player–Mason Anderson ’22 (Chatham, VA)
Most Improved Player–Andrew Ponton ’22 (Simpsonville, SC)
Coaches Award–Skylar Jordan-Williams ’24 (Chatham, VA)
Golf
Most Valuable Player–Nathan Kania ’20 (Danville, VA)
Most Improved Player–Bennett Soles ’20 (Smithfield, VA)
Coaches Award–Joseph Scott Kennedy ’20 (Hillsborough, NC)
Lacrosse
Most Valuable Player–Biagio Pugliese ’22 (Danville, VA)
Most Improved Player–Mason Schrage ’20 (Anchorage, AK)
Coaches Award–Andrew Guarino ’20 (Malvern, PA)
Tennis
Most Valuable Player–JT Coley ’22 (Holly Springs, NC)
Most Improved Player–Nicholas Brown ’25 (Chatham, VA)
Spirit Award–Sebastian Richardson ’20 (Charlotte, NC)
Coaches Award–John Ratchford ’22 (Charlotte, NC)
Track and Field
Most Valuable Player–Nathan Higdon ’21 (Tallahassee, FL)
Most Improved Player–Mazae Blake ’20 (Germantown, MD)
Newcomer Award–Joseph Assen ’23 (Marysville, OH)
Coaches Award–Darius Hankins ’21 (Willard, NC)
The distinction of Iron Tiger was also awarded to the following athletes who received Varsity letters in three sports throughout the year. Their names, as well as the sports they lettered in, are listed below.
Kip Barksdale ’20 (Winston Salem, NC) [Football, Swimming, Track and Field]
Caleb Chester ’21 (Chatham, VA) [Cross Country, Swimming, Track and Field]
JT Coley ’22 (Holly Springs, NC) [Football, Rifle, Tennis]
Gage Crisp ’21 (Maryville, TN) [Cross Country, Swimming, Track and Field]
Ben Gregori ’21 (Reno, NV) [Soccer, Swimming, Track and Field]
Nathan Higdon ’21 (Tallahassee, FL) [Soccer, Swimming, Track and Field]
Joseph Scott Kennedy ’20 (Hillsborough, NC) [Cross Country, Swimming, Golf]
Wesley Marquardt ’21 (Charlotte, NC) [Cross Country, Swimming, Track and Field]
Mason Rucker ’22 (Matthews, NC) [Football, Wrestling, Tennis]
Ethan Teluk ’22 (Manilus, NY) [Cross Country, Swimming, Tennis]
Additionally, Athletic Director, Thomas Messinger, announced the Athletic Awards for the 2019-2020 school year. These awards encompass not only athletic achievement, but excellence in the other areas of the Hargrave Military Academy program as well. These awards include the Outstanding Athlete Award, the Major Tallent Award, the O.B. Teague ’42 Coach of the Year award and a few others. The award winners are listed below.
JV Sportsmanship Award
Aidan White ’23 (Danville, VA)
Varsity Sportsmanship Award
Sebastian Richardson ’20 (Charlotte, NC)
Major Tallent Award
Nathan Kania ’20 (Danville, VA)
Outstanding Athlete Award
Nathan Higdon ’21 (Tallahassee, FL)
Broomell Award
Jeremy Eubank, Head Coach, Varsity Soccer and Varsity Track & Field
O.B. Teague ’42 Coach of the Year Award
Lee Martin, Head Coach, Post-Graduate Basketball
The full Athletic Awards ceremony can be viewed here: https://news.hargrave.edu/cadet-corner
