Dubrovich, Hoyle Receive Maniatty Awards at 95th Varsity C Celebration
4/26/2016 8:30:00 PM | General
NEW YORK – Senior fencers Jackie Dubrovich and Jake Hoyle were each presented the Connie S. Maniatty Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete Awards to highlight the 95th edition of the Varsity C Celebration at Levien Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
The event was hosted by former Columbia football great and current co-host of ESPN's SportsNation, Marcellus Wiley '97CC. The show honored all Columbia student-athletes and their outstanding achievements during the academic year.
Dubrovich earned All-American honors in foil all four years with the Lions, earning first team accolades in 2013, 2014 and 2016, and second team honors in 2015. The Riverdale, New Jersey, native was an All-Ivy League selection all four years and boasts a career record of 365-47 - good for an .886 winning percentage.
Hoyle is a two-time NCAA individual epee champion to help the Lions win back-to-back combined national championships. A three-time All-Ivy League honoree, Hoyle has a career record of 243-106 and qualified for the NCAA Regionals in all four seasons.
Now in its second year, the William V. Campbell Athlete of the Year award was given to one male and one female student-athlete who demonstrates superior athletic ability during the academic year. This year, the recipients were Dubrovich and men's basketball's Maodo Lo.
Dubrovich also picked up an individual silver medal at the NCAA Championships, helping Columbia earn the NCAA Championship for the second straight season. She posted an 18-0 mark at the Ivy League Round Robin Championships to become the conference's individual foil championship. Dubrovich finished her illustrious career posting a 99-4 record.
Lo led Columbia to the 2016 CollegeInsider.com Championship and earned unanimous first team All-Ivy League honors to go with first team All-Met and NABC All-District honors. The Berlin product averaged 16.9 points per game and led the Ivy League in steals, averaging 2.23 per game, which put him 11th in the nation. Lo set a pair of Columbia single-season records, knocking down 96 3-pointers and registering 75 steals.
The event also featured the presentation of the Athletics Alumni Award to Joan Campion '92CC and Colin Redhead '85CC.
The watch award presentations for the Columbia senior student-athletes earning the highest cumulative grade-point averages and at least two varsity letters. Cadie Naquin (women's soccer) earned the Marion R. Philips Watch and Daniel Morgan (men's tennis) earned the Dwight D. Eisenhower watch.
In addition, the seventh annual Lions Cup was awarded to the men's fencing team. The Lions Cup is a competitive event for all Columbia University varsity sports programs that is a means by which student-athletes can compete on behalf of their teams for points in various categories.
The men's golf team earned the Paul E. Fernandes Community Service Award, given to the varsity sports program achieving the most significant contributions and notable service to the University and local communities during an academic year.
Varsity C Celebration 2015-16 Awards
Athletics Alumni Award – Joan Campion '92CC (women's soccer) & Colin Redhead '85CC (heavyweight rowing)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Watch – Daniel Morgan '16CC (men's tennis)
Marion R. Philips Watch – Cadie Naquin '16CC (women's soccer)
Connie S. Maniatty Outstanding Senior Athlete Award
Male – Jake Hoyle '16CC (fencing)
Female – Jackie Dubrovich '16CC (fencing)
William V. Campbell Athlete of the Year
Male – Maodo Lo '16CC (men's basketball)
Female – Jackie Dubrovich '16CC (fencing)
Perseverance Award
Sarah Elston '19CC
Leader of the Year Award
Harrison Shih '16CC
Fall Sports
Men's Cross Country
Cross Country Award – Tait Rutherford '16CC
Women's Cross Country
Kathy Shiels Memorial Award – Natalie Tanner '17CC
Field Hockey
Field Hockey Award – Christina Freibott '16CC
Lion Pride Award – Anna Scipioni '16CC
Football
David W. Smyth Football Cup – Scooter Hollis '17CC & Hunter Little '16CC
Phil Fusco Memorial Award – Nick Durham '16CC
Class of 1913 Football Cup – Andrew Dobitsch '16CC
Women's Soccer
Ali Ahern Memorial Award – Emma Anderson '19CC
1994 Award – Cadie Naquin '16CC
Men's Soccer
Rocco B. Commisso Award – Antonio Matarazzo '16CC
Soccer Alumni Award – Bryce Terrill'16CC
Vorkas Award – Alexander Butwin '16CC
Volleyball
Volleyball Award – Cassie Wes '17CC
Winter Sports
Men's Basketball
Raymond J. Fullerton Memorial Award – Maodo Lo '16CC
Walter H. Bernson Memorial Award – Nate Hickman '18CC
Jason Wachob Award – Alex Rosenberg '16CC
Sheldon B. Preschel Basketball Memorial Award – Chris McComber '17CC
Women's Basketball
Most Valuable Player Award – Sara Mead '16CC
Most Inspirational Player Award – Kayla Patton '16CC
Men's Fencing
James Murray Memorial Trophy – Jake Hoyle '16CC
Kestler Award – Adam Mathieu '16CC
Women's Fencing
Women's Fencing Award — Jackie Dubrovich '16CC
Kestler Award — Sara Taffel '17BC
Men's Squash
Men's Squash Award — Rishi Tandon '17CC
Women's Squash
Women's Squash Award — Tanvi Khanna '18CC
Torrey Citizenship Award – Leah Barnet '16CC
Women's Swimming & Diving
Women's Swimming Award — Christina Ray '16CC
Tina Steck Award — Ellen Feeley '16CC
Men's Swimming & Diving
Herbert E. Vollmer Memorial Award — Jayden Pantel '18CC
Jim Stallman Memorial Award — Brian Tsau '19CC
Edward T. Kennedy Memorial Prize — Connor Fraser '17CC
Wrestling
Gus Peterson Memorial Trophy — Zack Hernandez '16CC
Jonathan P. Gross Memorial Award — Garrett Ryan '16CC
Spring Sports (Majority of winners will be determined after conclusion of spring season)
Men's Tennis
Jeremiah Courtney Tennis Cup — Shawn Hadavi '17CC
Women's Tennis
Women's Tennis Award — Kanika Vaidya '16CC
Archery
Archery Award — Julie Hoffmann '16CC
