While we could not hold our annual Student-Athlete Award Ceremony this spring in-person, that did nothing to diminish the impact our student-athletes made during the unprecedented 2020-2021 competition season. From delayed seasons to pauses, fall in the spring and the other hurdles 2020-21 threw at us, the River Hawk student-athletes continued to excel.Â
Our Awards will be announced daily (with a few noted pauses) over the next two weeks, culminating in our post-season highlight video from the year that was. These awards were voted on by both student-athletes and coaches/support staff, though the "Moment of the Year" was chosen exclusively by River Hawk student-athletes.Â
This page will serve as your Rowdys hub, while all award nominees, winners and acceptance speeches/interviews can found across River Hawk Nation's social media outlets.Â
Congratulations to all of our River Hawks on their remarkable accomplishments...now, onto the awards.
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| Date |
Award |
Nominees |
Winner |
Acceptance |
| Wednesday, June 2 |
Griffin Award (Men's) |
Cross Country
Track & Field
Hockey |
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| Wednesday, June 2 |
Griffin Award (Women's) |
Soccer
Track & Field
Softball |
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| Thursday, June 3Â Â Â Â |
Denise King Introductory Press Conference |
Denise King |
Watch Replay on AmericaEast.tv  |
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| Friday, June 4 |
Breakout Athlete (Female) |
Emily Sessa (XC/T&F)
Molly Shaw (Lacrosse)
Denise Solis (Basketball) |
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| Saturday, June 5 |
Breakout Athlete (Male) |
Cam Climo (Baseball)
Kyle Cloutier (XC/T&F)
Connor Withers (Basketball) |
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| Monday, June 7 |
Rookie of the Year (Female) |
Eleonore Boekhorst (Field Hockey)
Taylor Burgess (Soccer)
Erin Jensen (XC/T&F) |
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| Tuesday, June 8 |
Rookie of the Year (Male) |
Jimmy Sullivan (Baseball)
Jake Velazquez (XC/T&F)
Henry Welsch (Hockey) |
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| Wednesday, June 9 |
Moment of the Year (Female) |
- Courtney Cashman sets Softball Home Run Record
- Soccer wins America East Regular Season Title
- Field Hockey clinches America East Championship berth with upset of No. 16 Stanford
- Kaley Richards double All-American Weekend
- Cross Country wins America East Championship
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| Thursday, June 10 |
Moment of the Year (Male) |
- Hockey stuns Boston College in Double Overtime in Hockey East Semi-Finals
- Men's Basketball comes back against UMBC to advance to America East Championship
- Cross Country wins America East Championship
- Abdi Shariff-Hassan scores first career goal on Senior Day
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| Friday, June 11 |
Rowdys Recap To-Date |
| Monday, June 14 |
Cushing Award (Female) |
Courtney Cashman (Softball)
Hana Caster (Lacrosse)
Kaley Richards (XC/T&F) |
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| Tuesday, June 15 |
Cushing Award (Male) |
Chris Alfond (XC/T&F)
Andre Lee (Hockey)
Obadiah Noel (Basketball) |
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| Wednesday, June 16 |
Laurie A. Mann Award |
Abigail Drezek (Soccer)
Kristi King (Lacrosse)
Sara Siteman (Softball) |
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| Thursday, June 17 |
David J. Boutin Award |
Ben Drezek (XC/T&F)
Ben McEvoy (Hockey)
Gerry Siracusa (Baseball) |
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| Friday, June 18 |
2020-2021 River Hawk Highlights |
