ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – The Bard College Department of Athletics and Recreation held its Athletic Awards Banquet on Tuesday night, with many students earning department honors for their seasons and careers as a Raptor. 

The event was again hosted by Howard Megdal '07, who began the night by introducing Director of Athletics and Recreation, Stefanie Carrington, who said a few words to congratulate the students and teams on their performances over the last year.

In addition to Carrington, Vice President Malia DuMont also said a few words, and then Megdal turned the stage over to the student-athletes, who presented each of the Program Awards given out on Tuesday evening. Staff from inside and outside the athletic department presented other awards, and SAAC President, Mahlia Slaiby and Vice President, Graham Marshall, gave the organization's award to the Sports Medicine Staff, who has supported student-athletes day in and day out every year. 

Video from the awards presentation can be found here, and the award winners are listed below.

2024-25 Athletic Awards
Program Awards 
Women's Volleyball: Becca Wintjen
Men's Volleyball: Ansel Waisler 
Women's Track & Field: Jynaiya Grizzle 
Men's Track & Field: Ilyas Hotak 
Women's Tennis: Maya Kelly
Men's Tennis: Yashar Khan
Women's Swimming: Olivia Dower
Men's Swimming: Freddy Coronel
Women's Squash: Thenuri De Silva
Men's Squash: Jacob Nathan
Women's Soccer: Mahlia Slaiby
Men's Soccer: Dylan Kotlowitz
Women's Lacrosse: Gwyn Downey 
Women's Cross Country: Emma St. Peter
Men's Cross Country: Charlie Grenadier
Women's Basketball: Lexi Miller 
Men's Basketball: Sean Wilcox
Baseball: Bryant Elliott 

Departmental Awards
Christina R. Tarsell Athletic Award: Victoria Bagatcholon
Community Award: Mary Mendez 
Seth Goldfine Memorial Scholarship: Carina Cooke
Charles & June Patrick Scholar Award: Shirley Dong and Bo Hopwood
Spirt of Service Award: Jenn Woo
Team Academic Award: Women's Swimming
Andrew McCabe Memorial Award: Logan Tondini
Newcomers of the Year: Ansel Waisler 
Raptor Award: Sean Wilcox
Bardian Archetype Award: Sam Dumper and Olivia Dower 
SAAC Collaboration Award: Sports Medicine Staff 
Scholar-Athletes of the Year: Reed Campbell, Carina Cooke, Olivia Dower, Clemente Esponilla, Zahra Haidari, Bo Hopwood, Maya Kelly, Hawra Moochhala, Artemy Muhkin, Julia Pelletier, McKenna Reeves, Alleisha Romain, Reece Sherf and Samantha Simon
Student-Athletes of the Year: Ansel Waisler and Lazaros Panagiotounis