Seniors Celebrate at Annual Pirate Blue Banquet
5/10/2017 11:01:00 AM | General, Pirate Blue, H.A.L.L. Program
Maplewood, N.J. - The Seton Hall University Department of Athletics hosted its sixth-annual Pirate Blue Senior Awards Banquet on Tuesday, May 9, at Maplewood Country Club to celebrate the senior class of 2017, which will be graduating next week.
The event was introduced in 2012 and aims to provide a platform to recognize the seniors from all 14 of Seton Hall's varsity athletic programs for their outstanding achievements as student-athletes in front of their coaches, teammates, family and friends. As part of the ceremony, each senior is presented with a framed jersey or sport-specific memorabilia to commemorate their experience as a Seton Hall student-athlete.
The marquee awards of the night honored Seton Hall's Female and Male Student-Athletes of the Year. Volleyball's Tessa Fournier (Redondo Beach, Calif.) was named the Female Senior Athlete of the Year and men's golf's Lloyd Jefferson Go (Guadalupe Cebu, Philippines) was named the Male Senior Athlete of the Year.
In addition to these awards, Pirate Sports Network correspondent John Fanta (Westlake, Ohio) was selected to receive the Student Most Valuable Pirate Award, which highlights a senior student-athlete who has displayed leadership and dedication, and made exemplary contributions not only in the field of competition, but also in the classroom and in the Seton Hall community. Though not a student-athlete, Fanta has made an impact on all Seton Hall student-athletes throughout his four years in South Orange, helping promote Seton Hall Athletics in every way possible.
Of the 50 graduating seniors, 33 were also named recipients of Seton Hall's Academic Merit Award, given to senior student-athletes who have maintained at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average, a list that included representation from 11 of the university's 12 varsity teams that had senior student-athletes on the roster.
Many of Seton Hall's graduating seniors already have their spots in the workforce lined up, including job positions at Ernst & Young and J.P. Morgan.
Congratulations to the Seton Hall Athletics Senior Class of 2017
* denotes Academic Merit Award recipient
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| Baseball Mike Caputo* Matt Fortin Jackson Martin* Mikael-Ali Mogues Anthony Pacillo* Joe Poduslenko* Zach Prendergast* Ryan Testani* Nelson Valerio* Men's Basketball Michael Dowdy, Jr. Madison Jones* Men's Cross Country Sean Kip* Alex Mallue* Ryan Moumblow* Cameron Quisenberry Victor Ricci* Men's Golf Lloyd Jefferson Go*
Men's Soccer Brandon Barnes Danny Bartok Matheus Miranda* Shawn Morrison Julian Spindler* Men's Swimming & Diving Ian Campbell* Cooper Lindsley* Colin Machat Alex Pfisterer  |
Softball Joelle Arrante* Chelsea Caynon Lauren Fischer* Noel Lent Jennifer Sanislo Valerie Suto* Women's Basketball Kat Egan Lubirdia Gordon Tara Inman Women's Cross Country Desyre Blackburn* Holli Rowe Women's Soccer Cathy Chukuka* Sarah Cortes Sarah Fiorino* Frankie Maier* Women's Swimming & Diving Paige Anderson* Kelsey Buonaiuto* Melody Bush* Cece Henry* Tessa Lindner* Erica Naumann* Volleyball Tessa Fournier*
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