Awards Ceremony recap

It was great to see so many members of both teams at last night's WHS Boosters Awards Ceremony. The program was well represented from what I saw on the stage. The Booster Awards for Cross Country were given to the following team members:

The Jim Griffin Booster Award is given to a varsity senior athlete (if appropriate) who has shown outstanding merit in the areas of leadership, sportsmanship, team spirit, and athletic ability. These qualities should be present both on and off the field. Only an athlete in good academic and personal standing should be considered.

Boys: Nick Greenwood
Girls: Julia Jofe

The Hal Barnett Unsung Hero Award is given to a varsity team member who shows what hard work and dedication can mean in improving the overall quality and well being of the team. The criteria for this award are: hard work, willingness to do what is needed for the best interest of the team, and good attendance at practices and games.

Boys: John Cocce
Girls: Maddy Schwartz

The Buzz Bowers Sportsmanship Award is to be presented to a varsity player whose behavior is characterized by fair play, shows generosity, and general concern for others and demonstrates sportsmanship in a loss and is a gracious winner.

Boys: Nick Galang
Girls: Sophia Butler

In addition, the following team-specific awards were given out by the coaches in the subsequent breakout session:

Most Improved:

Boys: Tucker Moody
Girls: Nika Bauerova

Rookie of the Year:

Boys: Zhenyang Luo
Girls: Abby McCarthy

Coaches Award:

Eli Bucher

Most Valuable Performer:

Boys: Graham Macklin
Girls: Sarah Tully

Thanks to everyone who came out and participated this season. Coach Lehmann and I both had a great time working with you this fall. Best of luck to the seniors who have just completed their high school cross country careers. For the senior group, whether or not you ever toe the line in another cross country race again our hope is that you have many fond memories of your time running for WHS. In addition we hope that the experience you had at WHS will leave you inclined to continue with your running and/or fitness in general.

We look forward to seeing the underclassmen next August (the 27th in fact) when practice begins. Between now and then, there will be a pre-season interest meeting sometime in June. Stay tuned for an update on that. For the time being, this blog will go into a state of digital hibernation, although it's possible an update or two may show up between now and the 2015 pre-season meeting. Finally, in a less celebratory note, if you're among the small group that has yet to return your uniform please do this at your earliest convenience, either to Mr. Cass or Ms. Sullivan in the Athletic Department.

Thanks again and happy trails!

- Coach Mayall