Outstanding athletes in track and field, golf, soccer, tennis and lacrosse were recognized at the
Spring Sports Assembly Wednesday, May 2 in Morris Chapel.
In track and field:
Sophomore Ebony Carter of Rome and senior Alex Milhous of Marietta received the John Maddox Memorial Trophy, presented to the boy and girl who have shown outstanding spirit and performance.
Sophomore Dylan Baker of Rome received the Malcolm Lenwood Foster Jr. Trophy for excellence.
Junior Grover Brown of Cartersville, Ga., received the James Enfield Berry Memorial Trophy, presented to the boy who has displayed outstanding spirit and leadership.
Junior Patrick Collier of Rome received the James Jeffrey Gaither Award, given by the 1997 boys and girls track team in honor of Coach Gaither. This award is voted on by the track team and given to the boy or girl who best exemplifies the teachings of Coach Gaither: persistence and dedication.
Sophomore Nora Cook of Cedartown, Ga., received the Team Spirit Award.
In golf:
Juniors Tim Kim of Rome and Dam-Sil Yoo of Korea received the Jack Barkell Award, presented to the boy and girl who have the lowest average scores for the season and have shown outstanding ability.
Sophomore Hollis Johnson of Carrollton, Ga., and Jeffrey Dodd of Rome received the Lanny Pinkard Memorial Trophy, presented in memory of the ’89 alumnus and member of the 1987-89 golf team to the most improved golfer.
In baseball:
Junior Ben Cantrell of Rome received the Hustler Award for Baseball, given to the player who gives 100 percent effort in both practice and contests.
Sophomore Thad Jolly of Kingston, Ga., received the Batting Championship Trophy, awarded by the coaches to the player with the highest batting average for the season.
Senior Shawn Powell of Rome received the Harry L. Boss Sr. Memorial Award, given by Harry Boss (’34) in memory of his father and presented to the best baseball player on the varsity squad.
In soccer:
Senior Martin Schmitz-Drager of Zollikon, Switzerland, received the James Carraway Soccer Award, given by Dr. and Mrs. A. Carraway in memory of their son, James (’53), to recognize outstanding sportsmanship on the field.
Junior Justin Smith of Rome received the Doug Brown Award for Soccer, established by the late John R. Cunningham Jr. in memory of Douglas Brown Jr. ('65) and awarded to the player voted most valuable by his teammates.
Senior Ford Riddle of Rome received the John R. Cunningham Jr. Soccer Coaches Award, presented to the team’s most valuable player. This award is made possible by members of the soccer teams who played under the guidance of Cunningham in his 20 years of coaching.
Senior Carlos Charques of Barcelona, Spain, received the Philip M. Ham Spirit Award for Soccer, given by Ham’s former students and players in his honor and memory to the team member member who has contributed the most in spirit and loyalty.
Sophomore Monique Picon of Rome was named Most Valuable Player in Girls Soccer, an award sponsored by the Darlington Alumni Association.
Senior Jennifer Peacock of Rome received the Spirit Award in Girls Soccer.
Freshman Moran Reynolds of Rome was received the Most Improved Player in Girls Soccer Award.
Freshman Breana Gurley of Rockmart, Ga., Lauren Mauer of Rome received the Most Valuable Player Defense award, presented to the player who has been the most critical “cog” in preventing the other team from scoring.
In tennis:
Senior Michael Schecter of Rome received the Alice Allgood Cooper Award for Tennis, presented to the most valuable player in boys’ tennis.
Junior Chutimun Napombejara of Bangkok, Thailand, received the Marion and Nelson Dobbs Award for Tennis, awarded to the player who displays the best effort throughout the tennis season.
Senior Emily Morrow of Rome was named Most Valuable Player in Girls Tennis, an award sponsored by the Darlington Alumni Association. She also received the Girls Tennis Career Achievement Award, presented to the senior girl who had the most wins during her tennis career.
Junior Katherine Knight of Rome received the Spirit Award in Girls Tennis.
In lacrosse:
Sophomore Eric Wetherington of Rome was named Most Improved Lacrosse Player, an award endowed by Mr. and Mrs. William Lee Thuston (’67) and given to the player who has shown the greatest improvement of his skills, leadership and role in the team’s success over the course of the season.
Senior Robert Gaffney of Acworth, Ga., received the Varsity Lacrosse Founder’s Award, endowed by John S. Husser and given in recognition of Coach Hyuk Kim, Norwood Teague and the members of the first Darlington lacrosse team who contributed to found the sport at Darlington in 1991. This award is given to the player who best exemplifies the ideals of a sportsman: unselfish dedication, team before self and unyielding effort, setting the standards for all Darlington lacrosse players.
Senior Harley Yancey of Rome received was named Most Valuable Lacrosse Player. Endowed by Gordon Lee Hight III (’94), this award recognizes the player who through personal accomplishments, team leadership and athletic excellence has made the greatest contribution to the team’s pursuit of victory.
Senior Anna Krueger of Trion, Ga., was named Most Valuable Girls Lacrosse Player and Best Offensive Player.
Senior Taylor Heck of Golden, Colo., received the Team Spirit Award in Girls Lacrosse.
Junior MacKenzie Sidwell of Rome was named Best Defensive Player.
Sophomore Lauren Dulaney of Rome was named Most Improved Player.
Senior Margot Wallis of Rome received the Coaches Award.
