Oakton Honors Standout Athletes in Annual Ceremony

In a year that saw Oakton High School sports earn 10 Concorde District titles, the athletes had much to celebrate at the 13th annual athletic awards ceremony.

About 900 Oakton athletes, parents and coaches attended the ceremony at the Waterford on Monday to honor the school's standout athletes.

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The full list of award recipients follows:

Overall Awards:

• Athletes of the Year: Jennifer Markin, Luke Willis
• Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year: Kaitlin Pawlowicz and Chad Carroll
• Scholar-Athletes of the Year: Kit Mahoney and Zack Bartee
• Head Coach of the Year: Justin Janis (Baseball)
• Assistant Coach of the Year: Vasili Ikonomidis (Volleyball) 

Team Awards:

Baseball (District Champs):

• MVP: Chad Carroll and Luke Willis
• Coaches Award: Taiyo Francis and Chris Hanson
• Scholar-Athlete: Andy Gross

Boys Basketball: 

• MVP: Adi Hajrovic
• Coaches Award: Steele Shemeld
• Scholar-Athlete: Zack Fabian

Girls Basketball (District Champs):

• MVPs: Caroline Coyer and Zora Stephenson
• Coaches Award: Danielle Davis
• Scholar-Athlete: Zora Stephenson

Cheerleading:

• MVP- Michelle Sapinoso
• Coaches Award: Riley Loftus and Molly Maloney
• Scholar-Athlete: Jennifer Markin

Boys Crew:

• MVP: Charlie Hanley
• Coaches Award: Tim Stalzer
• Scholar-Athlete: Jamie Falter

Girls Crew:

• MVP: Catherine Manner
• Coaches Award: Janine Crossman
• Scholar-Athlete: Hannah Nelson

Boys Cross-Country (District Runner-ups): 

• MVP: Michael McNamee
• Coaches Award: Greg Leonard
• Scholar-Athlete: James Caracoglia

Girls Cross-Country (District Champs): 

• MVPs: Hailey Dougherty and Briana Steward
• Coaches Award: Micaela Sturm
• Scholar-Athlete: Oshin Shukla

Dance (National Finalists):

• MVP Fall: Sarah Kowarski
• MVP Winter: Ceci Nguyen
• Coaches Award: Sophia Calopedis and Shannon Holcombe
• Scholar-Athlete: Kit Mahoney

Football:

• Offensive MVP: Luke Willis
• Defensive MVP: Geoff McLaughlin
• Special Teams MVP: Eric Goins
• Scholar-Athlete: Charley Dixon

Field Hockey (District Runner-ups): 

• MVP: Rachel Kuykendall
• Coaches Award: Amanda Bailey
• Scholar Athlete: Annie Colturi

Golf:

• MVP: Jackson Lizardo
• Coaches Award: CJ Greco
• Scholar Athlete: Mason Hauser

Gymnastics:

• MVP: Taylor Manley
• Coaches Award: Emilia Brennan
• Scholar-Athlete: Emily Phung

Boys Lacrosse: 

• MVP: Connor Anderson
• Coaches Award: Andrew Lohmann
• Scholar-Athlete: Zack Bartee

Girls Lacrosse (District Champs; Regional Runner-ups): 

• MVP: Carly Palmucci and Jackie Rupp
• Coaches Award: Rachel Kuykendall
• Scholar-Athlete: Kelsey Weathers

Boys Soccer (District Champs):

• MVP: Charlie Ahn
• Coaches Award: Joe Cooney
• Scholar-Athlete: Andrew Hippe

Girls Soccer (District Champs):

• MVP: Katherine Coyer and Alex Weaver
• Coaches Award: Caroline Coyer and Lexie Krall
• Scholar-Athlete: Smita Sharma

Softball:

• MVP: Emily Corridon and Allison Davis
• Coaches Award: Hayley French
• Scholar-Athlete: Mandy Krage

Boys Swim and Dive (District Runner-ups):

• MVP: Philip Hu and Joseph LeBerre
• Coaches Award: Drew Santoro
• Scholar Athlete: Alex Le

Girls Swim and Dive (District Champs; State Runner-ups)

• MVP: Kaitlin Pawlowicz
• Coaches Award: Heather Sasala and Grace Wagner
• Scholar-Athlete: Zoe Mitchell

Boys Tennis:

• MVP: Andy Le
• Coaches Award: Alex Tyskowski
• Scholar-Athlete: Richie Misawa

Girls Tennis (District Champs):

• MVP: Katie Clark
• Coaches Award: Mary Beth Schmitt
• Scholar-Athlete: Rachel Schwartz

Boys Indoor Track (District Runner-ups): 

• MVP: Matthew Henton
• Coaches Award: Stephen Michaelis
• Scholar-Athlete: Greg Leonard

Girls Indoor Track (District Champs; Regional Runner-ups): 

• MVP: Meghan Jean-Baptiste and Jennifer Markin
• Coaches Award: Erin Degutis
• Scholar-Athlete: Morgan Harwood

Boys Outdoor Track (District Runner-ups): 

• MVP: Stephen Michaelis
• Coaches Award: Andy Larson
• Scholar-Athlete: Stephen Jordan

Girls Outdoor Track (District Champs):

• MVP: Meghan Jean-Baptiste
• Coaches Award: Briana Stewart
• Scholar-Athlete: Kit Mahoney

Volleyball:

• MVP: Karalee Thomas and Kelsey Wildman
• Coaches Award: Emma Olson
• Scholar-Athlete: Sami Olson

Wrestling: 

• MVP: Austin Murga
• Coaches Award: Lkhagvadorj Bayarsaikhan
• Scholar-Athlete: AJ Duston

Tri-Athlete Awards (athletes who earned a varsity letter in sports in all three seasons):

Morgan Bayer, Scott Benson, James Caracoglia, Colin Clark, Joseph Choi, Connor Dillon, Hailey Dougherty, Patrick Eberhart, Naomi Folta, Eric Goins, Zak Goldberger, Morgan Harwood, Alyson Jones, Stephen Jordan, Andrew Larkin, Andy Larson, Greg Leonard, Oliver Lopez-Gomez, Kit Mahoney, Jennifer Markin, Sam McKinley, Michael McNamee, Gregory Petruncio, Austin Roland, Oshin Shukla, Pratik Singh, Briana Stewart, Micaela Sturm, Lizzie Turner, Luke Willis

There were two Women in Sports awards presented the prior week to two Oakton students at a county-wide event:

Sportswoman of the Year OHS Winner: Kaitlin Pawlowicz

Donna De Verona Spirit of Sport OHS Winner: Jennifer Markin