Winter MESPY Awards Held Virtually

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

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Athletes and coaches of Mercersburg’s winter sports teams were celebrated with a virtual ceremony April 14 as part of the school’s triannual MESPY Awards.

With campus closed due to the coronavirus pandemic and all students, faculty, and staff in their homes, a number of seasonal awards were presented and each varsity head coach and award winner made video appearances. Watch a replay of the ceremony, and see a list of award winners below.

MESPYs
Female Breakthrough Athlete
Winner: Hannah King ’23 (indoor track & field)
Other nominees: Zareena Sorho ’23 (basketball), Jade Matthias ’22 (swimming), Greta Lawler ’23 (squash)

Male Breakthrough Athlete
Winner: Chris Watson ’22 (basketball)
Other nominees: Teddy Blake ’23 (swimming), Alex Forrester ’23 (wrestling), Prithvi Kota ’21 (indoor track & field)

Best Performance (female athlete)
Winner: Ava Hull ’21 (basketball)
Other nominees: Coco Sandhu ’21 (squash), Grace Lewis ’20 (indoor track & field), Addie Geitner ’22 (indoor track & field)

Best Performance (male athlete)
Winner: Aurelius Dunbar ’20 (wrestling)
Other nominees: James Colwell ’20 (indoor track & field), Quintin Metcalf ’20 (basketball), Jake Evert ’20 (swimming)

Aurelius Dunbar ’20 accepts the MESPY for Best Performance by a Male Athlete

Best Contest
Winner: Boys’ V basketball comeback win over Phelps (December 7)
Other nominees: Boys’ V squash over University School to advance to division championship at US Squash Nationals, girls’ JV basketball over St. Maria Goretti, boys’/girls’ swimming and diving over Hill

Best Play
AJ Gray ’20 finds Quintin Metcalf ’20 for buzzer-beating shot to send boys’ V basketball to overtime at Blair

Athletic Leadership Award
Diego Morgan ’20, wrestling

Excellence in Coaching Award
Jim Malone, basketball

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Individual team awards
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Most Outstanding Contributions Award: AJ Gray ’20
Most Improved Athlete Award: Chris Watson ’22
John Prevost ’54 Basketball Award: Quintin Metcalf ’20

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Most Outstanding Contributions Award: Ava Hull ’21
Most Improved Athlete Award: Reign Scott ’22

DIVING
Most Outstanding Contributions Award: Maggie Betkowski ’21
Most Improved Athlete Award: Olivia Short ’23

BOYS’ SWIMMING
Harrison S. Glancy ’24 Award (most outstanding contributions): Andrew Yuen ’21
Tom Wolfe ’85 Award (most improved athlete): Mason Green ’23
Thomas Hartz ’72 Award (perseverance): Will Maurer ’20
Bruce F. Vanderveer ’31 Award (greatest influence): Jack Kothari ’20

Ava Hull ’21 speaks after earning the MESPY for Best Performance by a Female Athlete

GIRLS’ SWIMMING
Neidhoefer Swimming Award (most outstanding contributions): Kiersten Donnelly ’21
Most Improved Swimmer Award: Erika Eichelberger ’20

BOYS’ INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Most Outstanding Contributions Award: James Colwell ’20
Most Improved Athlete Award: Prithvi Kota ’21

GIRLS’ INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Most Outstanding Contributions Award: Addie Geitner ’21
Most Improved Athlete Award: Chioma Oparaji ’20

BOYS’ SQUASH
Thomas Flanagan ’38 Boys’ Squash Award (most outstanding contributions): Andrew Forrester ’21
Most Improved Athlete Award: Danny Adusei-Poku ’23

GIRLS’ SQUASH
Thomas Flanagan ’38 Girls’ Squash Award (most outstanding contributions): Coco Sandhu ’21
Most Improved Athlete Award: Ellie Liu ’21

WRESTLING
Most Outstanding Contributions Award: Aurelius Dunbar ’20
Most Improved Athlete Award: Robert Sellery ’23
Ronald D. Tebben Coaches’ Leadership Award: Diego Morgan ’20