Army West Point Athletics
Black Knight Awards Held in Robinson Auditorium
May 17, 2015 | Baseball, Football, Men's Gymnastics, Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Rifle, Men's Rugby, Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Basketball, Women's Rugby, Women's Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling, Athletics
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army Athletic Association held the 2015 Black Knight Awards ceremony on Sunday night at Robinson Auditorium in Thayer Hall. The department's premiere year-end event honored teams and individuals for their successes throughout the 2014-15 season. After finishing the season with a No. 5 national ranking, the men's rugby team took home the MacArthur Award presented to the Team of the Year.
In its eighth year of existence, the Black Knight Awards honored the best that Army West Point's 28 athletic teams had to offer in 2014-15 in an award-show format similar to the ESPY Awards. Rich DeMarco, assistant athletic director for multimedia and broadcasting, emceed the event and guided an audience that included West Point Superintendent Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen, Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. John Thomson, Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Timothy Trainor and Army West Point Director of Athletics Boo Corrigan.
Corrigan opened the night by distributing commemorative Athletic Director's coins to a large group of league major award winners, scholar-athletes, All-Americans and NCAA participants.
The first three awards of the evening featured winners with a passion for sport, selflessness and giving back. Senior Nicholas Satwicz of the men's rugby team was a unanimous decision for the Community Service Award for his efforts in working on medical missions for children in Rwanda. Wrestler Chandler Smith collected the Maggie Dixon Inspiration Award for fearless competitiveness and love of sport. Men's swimming and diving senior Will Viana garnered the Gene Uchacz Memorial Award for being the epitome of a "team player."
The remaining awards were distributed on athletic performance alone during the 2014-15 season. Three finalists for each category were highlighted through a video presentation leading into each award with the majority including a men's and women's category. The evening followed with awards for Rookie of the Year, Yearling of the Year, Cow of the Year, Firstie of the Year, Performance of the Year and Play of the Year. All of the winners were presented with a marble Black Knight Award for their accomplishments.
Votes were tabulated using a combination of Facebook, athletic department committee and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2015 Black Knight Award Winners
Community Service Award
Nicholas Satwicz (Men's Rugby)
Maggie Dixon Inspiration Award
Chandler Smith (Wrestling)
Gene Uchacz Memorial Award
Will Viana (Men's Swimming & Diving)
Play of the Year
Watch Video
Logan Everett (Wrestling) - Takedown to clinch Army-Navy match
Men's Performance of the Year
Alex Robinett (Baseball) - 21 strikeouts vs. Air Force
Women's Performance of the Year
Women's Rugby in ACRA 7s Tournament
Men's Rookie of the Year
Tyler Pham (Hockey)
Women's Rookie of the Year
Carolyn Bockrath (Volleyball)
Men's Yearling of the Year
Jeremy Timpf (Football)
Women's Yearling of the Year
Allyson Hayley (Tennis)
Men's Cow of the Year
Jesse Glenn (Gymnastics)
Women's Cow of the Year
Kelsey Minato (Basketball)
Men's Firstie of the Year
John Glesener (Lacrosse)
Women's Firstie of the Year
Olivia Schretzman (Basketball)
MacArthur Award presented to the Team of the Year
Men's Rugby
In its eighth year of existence, the Black Knight Awards honored the best that Army West Point's 28 athletic teams had to offer in 2014-15 in an award-show format similar to the ESPY Awards. Rich DeMarco, assistant athletic director for multimedia and broadcasting, emceed the event and guided an audience that included West Point Superintendent Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen, Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. John Thomson, Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Timothy Trainor and Army West Point Director of Athletics Boo Corrigan.
Corrigan opened the night by distributing commemorative Athletic Director's coins to a large group of league major award winners, scholar-athletes, All-Americans and NCAA participants.
The first three awards of the evening featured winners with a passion for sport, selflessness and giving back. Senior Nicholas Satwicz of the men's rugby team was a unanimous decision for the Community Service Award for his efforts in working on medical missions for children in Rwanda. Wrestler Chandler Smith collected the Maggie Dixon Inspiration Award for fearless competitiveness and love of sport. Men's swimming and diving senior Will Viana garnered the Gene Uchacz Memorial Award for being the epitome of a "team player."
The remaining awards were distributed on athletic performance alone during the 2014-15 season. Three finalists for each category were highlighted through a video presentation leading into each award with the majority including a men's and women's category. The evening followed with awards for Rookie of the Year, Yearling of the Year, Cow of the Year, Firstie of the Year, Performance of the Year and Play of the Year. All of the winners were presented with a marble Black Knight Award for their accomplishments.
Votes were tabulated using a combination of Facebook, athletic department committee and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2015 Black Knight Award Winners
Community Service Award
Nicholas Satwicz (Men's Rugby)
Maggie Dixon Inspiration Award
Chandler Smith (Wrestling)
Gene Uchacz Memorial Award
Will Viana (Men's Swimming & Diving)
Play of the Year
Watch Video
Logan Everett (Wrestling) - Takedown to clinch Army-Navy match
Men's Performance of the Year
Alex Robinett (Baseball) - 21 strikeouts vs. Air Force
Women's Performance of the Year
Women's Rugby in ACRA 7s Tournament
Men's Rookie of the Year
Tyler Pham (Hockey)
Women's Rookie of the Year
Carolyn Bockrath (Volleyball)
Men's Yearling of the Year
Jeremy Timpf (Football)
Women's Yearling of the Year
Allyson Hayley (Tennis)
Men's Cow of the Year
Jesse Glenn (Gymnastics)
Women's Cow of the Year
Kelsey Minato (Basketball)
Men's Firstie of the Year
John Glesener (Lacrosse)
Women's Firstie of the Year
Olivia Schretzman (Basketball)
MacArthur Award presented to the Team of the Year
Men's Rugby
Players Mentioned
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/ Volleyball
/ Wrestling
All-Around
/ Men's Gymnastics
A
/ Men's Lacrosse
/ Women's Tennis
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Hockey
RHP
/ Baseball
Flanker
/ Men's Rugby
Forward
/ Women's Basketball
/ Wrestling
LB
/ Football
Freestyle/Butterfly
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