Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School honored their varsity athletes for the 2012-2013 year at their annual Varsity Athletic Banquet held at the RSA Activity Center, Wednesday May 8, 2013. Montgomery Catholic fields 17 varsity team sports throughout the year. Mr. Chad Barwick, High School Principal, recognized the four nominees for the Jimmy Hitchcock Award. They were Zach Hulcher, Jarrett Mason, David Norris and Katherine Terino. Also recognized were Montgomery Catholic’s ninth grade nominees, Agnes Armstrong,
Emily Barranco, Blake Johnson and Patrick O’Mara.
Montgomery Catholic has four awards which honor individual team members
for their hard work and dedication to their sport. Three of these distinguished awards honor individuals who had tremendous influence on our athletic program: Father Patrick Delahunty, Mr. Joe Fields, and Coach Jack Kresek.
The Father Pat Delahunty Sportsmanship Award, named for the founder of our athletic program, honors the athlete who demonstrates outstanding sportsmanship. The Fr. Delahunty Sportsmanship Award winners were Kyle Berher, Alex Castanza, Cole Dixon, Ashytn Dubois, Zach Hulcher, Taylor Jones, Ashley Kim, Anna McCracken, Timothy McOmber, Michael Moussalli, Sarah Nolen, Megan Revor, Katelyn Stark, Caya Taylor, and Callie Wilkinson.
The Coach Jack Kresek Coaches Award, named for a much-beloved football coach who led the Knights (then the “Saints”) from 1956 until 1961, recognizes the athlete who exhibits strong determination, team effort, dependability, and a winning attitude. The Jack Kresek Coaches Award winners were Carrie Belsterling, Kyle Berher, Kylie Frank, Calvin Freeman, John Haynes, Jacob Hulcher, Zach Hulcher, Ashley Kim, Kaleb Libby, Mary Janet McLaughlin, Jenni Morgan, Nathan Revor, Nate Smith, Natalie Sullivan, Emily Tolar and Lindsey Tynan.
The Joe Fields Leadership Award, named for an outstanding student-athlete from the 1970s who displayed outstanding leadership while attending Montgomery Catholic, honors the athlete who demonstrate exceptional leadership skills to their teammates. The Joe Fields Leadership Award winners were Chase Forshey, Claire Galluzzi, Zach Hulcher, Samantha Kocan, Jordan Lacey, Dylan Martin, Jarrett Mason, Fran Mount, David Norris, James Sherman, Katherine Terino, Michael Tyner and Kirstin Wood.
Each varsity sport names one Most Valuable Player. Montgomery Catholic’s MVPs were Emily Barranco, Michael Dallas, Ashtyn DuBois, Kylie Frank, Zack Jones, Katie Lafreniere, Alex Manning, Skip Martin, Jarrett Mason, Ryan Norris, Sydney O’Connor, Sarabeth Parker, Greg Rickels, Dean Rodopoulos, Katherine Terino, Zach Van Alst Lauren Walker and Kirstin Wood.
The top athletes from each sport are nominated for the Knights of the Round Table Award, which recognizes the top male and female athlete of the year. The Knights of the Round Table nominees were Zach Hulcher, Jarrett Mason, David Norris, Natalie Sullivan, Katherine Terino, Callie Wilkinson. The Montgomery Catholic Knights of the Round Table Winners are Jarrett Mason and Katherine Terino.
To close the banquet, Deacon Jim Labadie, of Our Lady Queen of Mercy Catholic Church and Montgomery Catholic’s Senior Religion Teacher, led the parents and guests in a final blessing for all of the senior athletes.
Pictured: Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School’s Knights of the Round Table Athletes of the Year Jarrett Mason and Katherine Terino.
