Categories: Sports

2017-18 Athletic Awards Ceremony Results

By Sports Editor Hannah Chou and Staff Writer Michael Ren

The MSJ Athletic Department held its annual Athletic Awards Ceremony on Friday, June 8 in honor of the school’s most outstanding senior class athletes. Athletic Director Tom Thomsen hosted the event and announced awards for teams, athletes, and the overall MSJ sports program.

Below are the award and scholarship recipients:

Male Athlete of the Year: Shrey Vasavada

Female Athlete of the Year: Danice Long

Male Scholar Athlete of the Year: Nathan Lau

Female Scholar Athlete of the Year: Cindy Yuan

Warrior of the Year: Eric Li

Team of the Year: Badminton

Coach of the Year: Basketball Coach Mike Kenney


Linda Campana $500 Tennis Scholarship:

Courtney Tran

Arabhi Thananjeyan

NCS Yonex Badminton Scholarship:

Cindy Yuan

Spirit of Sport Award (Given by California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)):

Cindy Yuan  

White Sweater Awards

Tara Conti (Cross Country/Soccer/Track)

Avery Smith (Cross Country/Soccer/Track)

Shrey Vasavada (Cross Country/Soccer/Track)

Cindy Yuan (Cross Country/Badminton/Track)

School Awards

MVAL All Sports 3rd place (tied with Irvington High School)

MVAL Varsity Cup 2nd place

NCS Elmer Brown Award of Excellence 2nd place

Photos by Sports Editor Hannah Chou and Staff Writer Michael Ren

Jessica Yu

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