ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College's department of athletics announced their award winners for the 2023-2024 academic year at the annual awards banquet.
In addition to several honors bestowed for athletic and academic excellence, Sage also selected the Gator of the Year Award for the department's 21 varsity sports for the 2023-2024 year. In addition, the department also announced the 2023-2024 Female and Male Rookies of the Year as well as the 2023-2024 Female and Male Athletes of the Year.
RSC handed out the Dean Sharon Robinson Senior Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year, which is given to the senior student-athlete with the highest overall grade point average. The department presented the Aggie Stillman Perseverance Award and also the Rosaire Murphy Service Award. Russell Sage bestowed recognition to an individual as our Fan of the Year at the gathering
Sage tapped sophomore men's lacrosse attacker Nate Kettle (Kilbuck, NY/Slamanca) as the Male Athlete of the Year, while field hockey's Amy Stevens (Castle Creek, NY/Whitney Point) was named Female Athlete of the Year.
Honored as Male Rookie of the Year was freshman outside hitter Dylan Fox (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) from Men's Volleyball. The Female Rookie of the Year honors were presented to Women's Soccer freshman goalkeeper Olivia Horan (Mechanicville, NY/Mechanicville).
The 2023-2024 Dean Sharon Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award was presented to men's soccer senior defender/midfielder Ian Magire (Dunstable, MA/Groton Dunstable Regional). The biology major achieved a 4.0 grade point average this year. Senior women's soccer forward Kennedy Jones (Albany, NY/Albany) was honored as the Female recipient as the business administration major attained a 3.973 grade points average in the classroom.
Women's softball junior infielder Gabrielle Gellys (Washingtonville, NY/Washingtonville) was selected as the recipient of the Aggie Stillman Perseverance Award for overcoming injuries throughout her career and her leadership in the face of these adversities.
The Rosaire Murphy Service Award was awarded to eSports athlete Aly Murphy (Gill, MA/Turners Falls) for her efforts as a student worker at contests of the 11 programs that RSC Athletics staffs workers for.
Additionally, Sage selected the Fan of the Year, which was bestowed to Sharon Murray, the Dean of Students on the Albany Campus of Russell Sage, for her continued support before, during, and after contests.
Gators of the Year
Baseball: Joe Degroot, Graduate Student, Pitcher (Clay, NY/Cicero-North Syracuse)
Men's Basketball: Noah Girard, Junior, Guard (South Glens Falls, NY/Glens Falls)
Women's Basketball: Emily Zeh, Sophomore, Forward (Oneonta, NY/Oneonta)
Men's Cross Country: Christopher Pelligrini, Sophomore (Loudonville, NY/Colonie Central)
Women's Cross Country: Elizabeth Ingellis, Junior (Kingston, NY/Kingston)
Esports: Matthew Tine, Junior, Valorant (Scotia, NY/Scotia-Glenville)
Field Hockey: Sara O'Connor, Graduate Student, Forward (Rexford, NY/Niskayuna)
Men's Golf: Austin Carpenter, Senior (Peru, NY/Peru)
Men's Lacrosse: Ryan Hanna, Senior, Midfielder (Flanders, NJ/Mt. Olive)
Women's Lacrosse: Grace Hines, Senior, Attacker (Guilderland, NY/Guilderland)
Men's Soccer: Mason Keivit, Junior, Defender (LaGrange, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes)
Women's Soccer: Courtney Bush, Sophomore, Defender (Schenectady, NY/Mohonasen)
Softball: Allison Kenyon, Freshman, Infielder (Mechanicville, NY/Mechanicville)
Women's Tennis: Erika Jeune, Freshman (Hollis, NY/Newcomers)
Men's Indoor Track and Field: Dominic Harkness, Sophomore (Morrisonville, NY/Saranac)
Women's Indoor Track and Field: Giuliana Capparello, Senior (Fonda, NY/Fonda-Fultonville)
Men's Outdoor Track and Field: Isaac Langer, Junior (Hudson, NY/Taconic Hills)
Women's Outdoor Track and Field: Mackenzie Feeney, Senior (Saugerties, NY/Saugerties)
Men's Volleyball: Carlo Rossi A. Occeño, Freshman, Libero (Hudson, NY/Hudson)
Women's Volleyball: Madeline Mott, Freshman, Outside Hitter (Fultonville, NY/Fonda-Fultonville)
Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year
Nate Kettle, Sophomore, Attacker, Men's Lacrosse (Killbuck, NY/Salamanca)
Male Rookie of the Year
Dylan Fox, Freshman, Outside Hitter, Men's Volleyball (Albany, NY/Colonie Central)
Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year
Amy Stevens, Graduate Student, Midfielder, Field Hockey (Castle Creek, NY/Whitney Point)
Female Rookie of the Year
Olivia Horan, Freshman, Goalkeeper, Women's Soccer (Mechanicville, NY/Mechanicville)
Dean Sharon Robinson Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Male
Ian Maguire, Senior, Midfielder, Men's Soccer (Dunstable, MA/Groton Dunstable Regional)
Dean Sharon Robinson Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Female
Kennedy Jones, Senior, Midfielder, Women's Soccer (Albany, NY/Albany)
Rosaire Murphy Service Award
Aly Murphy, Senior, Valorant, eSports (Gill, MA/Turners Falls)
Fan of the Year
Sharon Murray, Dean of Students, RSC Albany Campus
Aggie Stillman Perseverance Award
Gabrielle Gellys, Junior, IF/P, Softball (Washingtonville, NY/Washingtonville)
Athletic Honor Society
Russell Sage College's Intercollegiate Athletic Honor Society recognizes junior, senior, or graduate level student-athletes, who have maintained a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.3 or better and have participated as a member of a varsity team for at least two seasons. Sage has a total of 60 individuals named to the Honor Society for their success in 2023-24, including 20 repeat honorees.
Emma Anderson – Softball
Nate Angell – Baseball
Jack Armann – Baseball
**Evan Austin – Golf
**Allison Basila – Women's Soccer
Joash Beaton – Men's Basketball
**Sean Berry – Baseball
**Jackson Brown – Men's Basketball
Christian Brown – Baseball
**Delaney Burton – Women's Soccer
Dominic Caminitti – Baseball
**Giuliana Capparello – Women's Track and Field
Anna Church – Field Hockey
**Claire Connolly – Women's Tennis
Matthew Denatale – Baseball
Jack Duane – Baseball
**Gwendolyn Eichen – Women's Basketball and Women's Tennis
Reiginel Esconde – Men's Soccer
Brendan Espinal – Baseball
**Mackenzie Feeney – Women's Cross Country and Track and Field
Zachary Figueras – Baseball
**Alyssa Fitzgerald – Field Hockey
Serina Garmendiz – Softball
Amelia Geesler – Women's Soccer
Malena Gereau – Women's Basketball
Noah Girard – Men's Basketball
Caitlin Hammecker – Women's Volleyball
Emma Hanley – Women's Lacrosse
Ashley Hearn - Women's Lacrosse
**Grace Hines - Women's Lacrosse
Madison Huneau – Women's Basketball
Olivia Huneau – Women's Basketball
Elizabeth Ingellis – Women's Cross Country and Track and Field
**Maria Inserra – Women's Tennis
Kennedy Jones – Women's Soccer
Michael Karpinski – Baseball
**Marissa Key – Women's Soccer and Women's Lacrosse
Mason Kievit – Men's Soccer
Shauna Lanoue – Field Hockey
James Lubanksi – Baseball
Leah Madore – Softball
**Ian Maguire – Men's Soccer
Bailey Martin – Men's Lacrosse
Justin Mayo – Men's Lacrosse
**Elaina Moisidis – Women's Volleyball
Brendan Nihill – Baseball
Emma Nuzzi – Women's Tennis
**Sara O'Connor – Field Hockey
**Shea Obado – Men's Lacrose
Joseph Piperata – Men's Soccer
**Alexandra Queeney – Women's Lacrosse
Drew Rankin – Men's Lacrosse
Madalyn Ring – Softball
Skylar Rowe – eSports
Angelina Schaefer – Women's Basketball and Women's Lacrosse
**Kaitlyn Silk – Women's Soccer
Kaiden Simpson – Men's Track and Field
Kyerra Stanley – Field Hockey
Maddison Walter – Women's Lacrosse
**Aimee Warman – Women's Soccer
**Indicates repeat honoree
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