Athletics
Bowdoin Honors Athletes at All-Sports Banquet
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College Athletic Department announced their end-of-year honors at the annual All-Sports Banquet on Saturday evening, May 10.
The National Championship-winning field hockey squad had three athletes honored for their excellence, including Valerie Young '08 (Concord, N.H.), who claimed the Lucy L. Shulman Award for Outstanding Female Athlete. Outstanding Male Athlete honors went to men's soccer player Nick Figueiredo '08 (Wilmington, Mass.).
A pair of athletes were honored with the Sidney J. Watson Award, honoring the school's top multi-sport senior athletes. Bobbi Dennison '08 (Freeport, Maine), a women's soccer and lacrosse player, and Brendan Egan '08 (Westfield, N.J.), a men's soccer and track athlete, were both recognized with the distinction.
A complete list of winners is listed below:
2008 Athletic Award Winners
Anne L.E. Dane Award for Outstanding Leadership:
Kate Chin '08, Women's Golf/Softball
Frederick G.P. Thorne Award for Outstanding Leadership
Andrew Sargeantson '08, Men's Basketball
Wil Smith Award for Community Service
Jessica Horstkotte '08, Women's Swimming and Water Polo
Lucy L. Shulman Award for the Outstanding Female Athlete:
Valerie Young '08, Field Hockey
Outstanding Male Athlete:
Nick Figueiredo '08, Men's Soccer
Outstanding First-Year Female Athlete:
Ingrid Oelschlager '11, Field Hockey/Women's Lacrosse
Outstanding First-Year Male Athlete:
Ben Denton-Schneider '11, Men's Soccer
Polar Bear Awards:
Ed & Nancy Langbein, Nancy Grant
Sidney J. Watson Awards:
Bobbi Dennison '08, Women's Soccer/Lacrosse
Brendan Egan '08, Men's Soccer/Track
The Society of Bowdoin Women Award:
Meaghan Maguire '08, Field Hockey
Academic Achievement Award for Women:
Amy Ahearn, Track & Field/Cross-Country
Academic Achievement Award for Men:
John Hall, Cross-Country/Nordic Skiing/Track & Field
Harvey Award For Club/JV Sports Leadership:
Lauren Duerksen, Rowing
A complete list of past winners is available HERE.