Winter Sports Awards

3/9/2022

Kristen Benjamin

Highlanders Honor Winter Athletes, Sterling Wilson Awards

During a Chapel service on Friday, March 4, the Upper School community recognized the Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC) All-Conference Teams, Team Awards, and recipients of the Sterling Wilson Award.

The selections were as follows:

SPC Awards

Boys Basketball

All-Conference: Brady Kurad, Solomon Marshall
Honorable Mention All-Conference: Bo Staloch
All-Zone: Brady Kurad, Solomon Marshall

Girls Basketball

All-Conference: Scout Swanson, Ella Townsend
Honorable Mention All-Conference: Maddie Warren
All-Zone: Scout Swanson, Ella Townsend

Boys Soccer
All-Conference: Miles Eclarinal
Honorable Mention All-Conference: Thomas Gottfried 
All-Zone: Nicholas Gab, Cooper Payne

Girls Soccer
All-Conference: Julia Cotlar
Honorable Mention All-Conference: Margot Metschan
All-Zone: Julia Cotlar, Kate Preheim

Swimming

All-Conference:
3rd place: 100 breaststroke and 50 freestyle: Caroline Sullivan 100 breaststroke: Michael Taylor  2nd place: 100 breaststroke: Connor Van Otterloo 
1st place: 500 freestyle: Grace Tuhabonye 200 freestyle relay: Caroline Sullivan, Kylie Stuart, Grace Tuhabonye, Michelle Taylor 200 freestyle: Connor Van Otterloo

All-Zone:
3rd place: 200 medley relay: Michelle Taylor, Caroline Sullivan, Grace Tuhabonye, Kara Killeen
100 freestyle: Caroline Sullivan
100 breaststroke: Michael Taylor
 2nd place: 400 freestyle relay: Michelle Taylor, Grace Tuhabonye, McAlpine Kirkland, Caroline Sullivan
100 butterfly: Grace Tuhabonye
100 freestyle: Connor Van Otterloo
100 breaststroke: Caroline Sullivan

Special Awards
Sterling Wilson Award – Brady Kurad
Sterling Wilson Award – Ella Townsend
SPC Sportsmanship Award – Daphne Nguyen

Team Awards

Boys Basketball
Varsity
Most Improved Player – Coleman Elkins
Coaches’ Choice Award – Brady Kurad
Most Valuable Player – Solomon Marshall

JV
Most Improved Player – Ben Stapleton
Coach’s Choice Award – Travis Josey
Most Valuable Player – Luke Dial

JV2
Most Improved Player – Ryder Runkle
Coach’s Choice Award – Roman Rawie
Most Valuable Player – Bo Carpenter

Varsity Girls Basketball
 Coaches’ Choice Award – Genevieve Alcorta
 Coaches’ Choice Award – Emily Gregg
Most Valuable Player – Scout Swanson

Cheer
Most Improved Cheerleader – Cassia Lee
 Coach’s Choice Award – Alyssa Rodriguez
Most Valuable Cheerleader – Kelly Carolan

Boys Soccer
Varsity
Most Improved Player – Miles Eclarinal
Coaches’ Choice Award – Jamie De la Garza Montfort
Most Valuable Player – Nicholas Gab 
Most Valuable Player – Thomas Gottfried

JV
Most Improved Player – Xander Gilson
Coaches’ Choice Award – Zain Osborne
Most Valuable Player – Colin McCormick
Most Valuable Player – Walter Richard

Girls Soccer
Varsity
Most Improved Player – Nia Trevillion
Coaches’ Choice Award – Olivia Turner
Most Valuable Player – Julia Cotlar

JV
Most Improved Player – Georgia Papavassiliou
Coach’s Choice Award – Kaitlyn Zimmermann
Most Valuable Player – Sonia Singh

Varsity Swimming
Most Improved Swimmer – Beau Diede 
Most Improved Swimmer – McAlpine Kirkland 
Coaches’ Choice Award – Grace Tuhabonye 
Coaches’ Choice Award – Luke Van Otterloo
Most Valuable Swimmer – Caroline Sullivan 
Most Valuable Swimmer – Connor Van Otterloo

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