This past Friday evening, the winter sport athletes at Hargrave were honored during the annual Winter Sports Banquet.
The awards are listed below, by sport, and also encompass any VIC/VISAA recognitions as well.
Rifle
Most Valuable Player–Elijah Benjamin ’20 (Chapel Hill, NC)
Most Improved Player–Dongjun Ma ’23 (Shandong, CHINA)
Coach’s Award–Patrick Souza ’25 (Halifax, VA)
Swimming & Diving
Most Valuable Swimmer–Nathan Higdon ’21 (Tallahassee, FL)
Most Improved Swimmer–John Mauriello ’21 (Danville, VA)
Coach’s Award–Kayline Pruett ’22 (Hixson, TN)
VIC Swimmer of the Year–Andrew Bolz ’23 (Woodbridge, VA)
Wrestling
Most Valuable Player–Sebastian Richardson ’20 (Charlotte, NC)
Most Improved Player–Christopher Roe ’22 (Lancaster, PA)
Coach’s Award–Malachi Jackson ’23 (Danville, VA)
Basketball
Most Valuable Player–IJ Ezuma ’21 (Raleigh, NC)
Most Outstanding Player–Mazae Blake ’20 (Germantown, MD)
Coach’s Award–Nathan Kania ’20 (Danville, VA)
All-VIC Selections–Ezuma (1st Team); Blake (2nd Team)
All-VISAA Selections–Ezuma (1st Team); Blake (2nd Team)
Overall, Hargrave Athletics experienced great success this winter and all teams have plenty of talent to build around going forward!