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Athletic Awards Banquet Salutes Student-Athletes
At the end of the spring semester, City Tech celebrated the achievements of its student-athletes at the 2007 Athletic Awards Banquet attended by team members, their coaches and athletics office staff, and College faculty and administrators. Director of Athletics Jerry Albig opened the program and then handed the microphone to Vice President for Enrollment & Student Affairs Marcela Katz-Armoza and Student Affairs Executive Director Joseph Lento, who brought greetings on behalf of the College.
Following the presentation of the awards cited below, City Tech President Russell K. Hotzler brought the evening to a close by emphasizing the vital role that athletics play in the life of the College and expressing the City Tech community’s admiration for its student-athletes.
Team Awards
Sports Information Director Gregg Cohen moderated the awards presentation and introduced the head coaches, who each in turn announced selections for Most Valuable Player, Most Improved Player and the Coaches Award. The Coaches Award winner is the student-athlete that best exemplifies the responsibilities of the coaching staff, whether it is taking direction on the field or taking a leadership role off the field. The women’s basketball team also selected a Rookie of the Year.
- Men’s Cross Country
- John Strickland, Head Coach
- Dario Rosales, Most Valuable Player
- Pedro Agostini, Most Improved Player
- Dane Francois, Coaches Award
- Women’s Cross Country
- John Strickland, Head Coach
- Tempestt Casey, Most Valuable Player
- Dyshea Smiley, Most Improved Player
- Mareena Creary, Coaches Award
- Men’s Soccer
- Emmeka Ezeugo, Head Coach
- Sherard Harewood, Most Valuable Player
- Geovanni Rivera, Most Improved Player
- Marcin Buk, Coaches Award
- Women’s Tennis
- David Williams, Head Coach
- Jennifer Reeder, Most Valuable Player
- Edma Martial, Most Improved Player
- Kim Mohammed, Coaches Award
- Women’s Volleyball
- Patrick Dietz, Head Coach
- Magdalena Sanecka, Most Valuable Player
- Semoy Lopez, Most Improved Player
- Precious Davis, Coaches Award
- Women’s Basketball
- Fred DeJesus, Head Coach
- Kemi Ososeni, Most Valuable Player
- Mareena Creary, Most Improved Player
- Denise Diego, Coaches Award
- Tempestt Casey, Rookie of the Year
- Men’s Basketball
- Otis Fenn, Head Coach
- Otis Saylee, Most Valuable Player
- Emmanuel Omowaiye, Most Improved Player
- Ryan Phillip, Coaches Award
- Men’s Volleyball
- Patrick Dietz, Head Coach
- Salomon Ramos, Most Valuable Player
- Paul Rhodes, Most Improved Player
- Jonathan Encalada, Coaches Award
- Women’s Softball
- Doreen Watkins, Head Coach
- Angelica Vega, Most Valuable Player
- Jennifer Reeder, Coaches Award
- Men’s Tennis
- Gregg Cohen, Head Coach
- James Brandon, Most Valuable Player
- Mohamed Mohideen, Most Improved Player
- John David, Coaches Award
Special Award Winners
The Ray Amalbert Service Award, named for the recently retired legendary men’s basketball coach and athletic director, was awarded The Office of the Registrar for its untiring assistance on behalf of the athletics program during 2006/2007.
The Yellow Jacket Spirit Award was awarded to David Patterson, a student who has been an incredibly valuable asset in behind the scenes operations at athletic events and in fitness center activities throughout the academic year.
CUNYAC Awards
CUNYAC Executive Director Zak Ivkovic acknowledged the following student athletes who had garnered CUNY Athletic Conference Awards during the 2006/2007 academic year.
- Sherard Harewood, Men’s Soccer, CUNY Scholar-Athlete
- Richar Lopez, Men’s Soccer, CUNY 2nd Team All-Star
- Dario Rosales, Men’s Cross Country, CUNY Rookie of the Year
- Ryan Phillip, Men’s Basketball, CUNY 2nd Team All-Star
- Otis Saylee, Men’s Basketball, CUNY 1st Team All-Star
- Salomon Ramos, Men’s Volleyball, CUNY 2nd Team All-Star
Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Executive Director of Student Affairs Joe Lento presented 2006/2007 Scholar-Athlete of Year Award to Sherard Harewood, Men’s Soccer, a telecommunications major with a 3.81 GPA who graduated in January 2007 from the CUNY BA Program. Born in Trinidad, Harewood was named Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year for both 2005/2006 and 2006/2007, served as the Vice-President of the Student Government Association during 2005/2006 and also received a coveted CUNY Leadership Award for outstanding school service during that academic year. In 2006/2007, he was Men's Soccer Team Captain and also named the team’s Most Valuable Player. Always playing central midfield, he scored three goals (one each season) and had four assists in three seasons on the pitch.
Honorable Mention Scholar-Athletes
Acknowledged by Faculty Athletic Representative Tony Nicholas, the following 22 student-athletes have maintained a 3.0 cumulative grade point average or better following the fall 2006 semester and participated in intercollegiate athletics during the 2006/2007 academic year.
- Aikaterini Angelopoulou, Architectural Technology, Women’s Volleyball
- Brandon Archer, Nursing, Men’s Tennis
- Erkia Argueta, Architectural Technology, Women’s Softball
- James Brandon, Hospitality Management, Men’s Tennis
- Jenny Cadena, Architectural Technology, Women’s Tennis
- Zakaria El Tourroug, Chemical Technology, Men’s Soccer
- Precious Elias, Chemical Technology, Women’s Volleyball
- David Freire, Architectural Technology, Men’s Soccer
- Stacia Green, Telecommunications Technology, Women’s Volleyball
- Sherard Harewood, CUNY BA Program, Men’s Soccer
- Kim Mohamed, Nursing, Women’s Tennis
- Mohamed Mohideen, Computer Engineering Technology, Men’s Tennis
- Wesley Morisset, Advertising Design & Graphic Arts, Men’s Volleyball
- Emmanuel Myers, Radiologic Technology & Medical Imaging, Men’s Cross Country
- Kemi Owoseni, Liberal Arts, Women’s Basketball
- Nestor Paredes, Environmental Control Technology, Men’s Soccer
- Giovanni Rivera, Computer Systems Technology, Men’s Soccer
- Jadie Rivera, Dental Hygiene, Women’s Softball
- Carrie Shepherd, Dental Hygiene, Women’s Basketball
- Andrew Vaughn, Computer Science, Men’s Basketball
- Przemyslaw Wolosik, Environmental Control Technology, Men’s Soccer
- Issaka Yaya, Radiologic Technology & Medical Imaging, Women’s Basketball/Cross Country
Four-Year Senior Awards
Director of Athletics Jerry Albig and Assistant Director Brenda Alexander presented Commemorative Awards and framed jerseys to the following student-athletes who spend their entire City Tech athletic career playing a single sport for four seasons. Seven seniors were honored this year.
- Adaloberte Figaro, Women’s Volleyball
- Desmond Hamilton, Men’s Volleyball
- Kareem Hanley, Men’s Basketball
- Emmanuel Omowaiye, Men’s Basketball
- Jennifer Reeder, Women’s Softball
- Otis Saylee, Men’s Basketball
- Tamika Willis, Women’s Basketball
08/09/2007
