Ridgefielders Alex Hard, Caylynn Maldonado, Julia Kalish, Kathryn Madaloni, Kern Byrnes, Olivia Edelman and Trista Ma receive accolades for athletics at Wooster School
The Wooster School Athletics' community gathered in the Forever Young Gymnasium on Tuesday night for the 13th Annual Upper School Athletic Awards Ceremony to honor the year's achievements on the courts and fields, in the classroom and in the community.
Director of Student Life, Brian Hastings, administrators and staff, along with student athletes, coaches, and parents from all 22 Wooster Generals teams, came together to celebrate the year's accomplishments.
Brian Hastings kicked off the awards portion of the night by addressing the crowd outlining the impressive successes of Wooster athletics this year, while also reflecting on the goal of athletics at Wooster, which is to provide a competitive environment wherein our students translate the skills and dispositions they learn in the classroom to the playing fields. The evening was a celebration of the community – students, parents, and the coaching staff were all recognized.
Team award presentations followed, as each coach gave a recap of their respective seasons. The coaches then presented their individual sport awards, as well as recognized their HVAL All-Stars, New-England All-Stars, and All-State honors.
Several special recognition awards were also presented. Three-sport athletes, HVAL championship teams, and New England tournament teams were all honored, as well as departing coaches (Jackie Malyzska and Amanda Barter) were recognized for their contributions and years of service to Wooster’s athletic program. Additionally, the Class E New England Championship girls basketball team was honored.
Listed below are all of the night's individual award winners.
Team and All-Star Recognition
Varsity Coed Cross Country (Boys)
- Most Improved: Eamon Duffy-Fitzsimons
- Coaches Award: Aaron Young
Varsity Coed Cross Country (Girls)
- Most Valuable: Caylynn Maldonado
- Coaches Award: Morgan Mettler
Junior Varsity Boys Soccer
- Most Valuable: Drew Schnaudigel
- Coaches Award: Vincent Eckstein
Varsity Boys Soccer
- Most Valuable: Zachary Karpen
- Coaches Award: Cole Munk
Varsity Girls Soccer
- Most Valuable: Blair Hamilton
- Coaches Award: Isabella Santos
House Volleyball
- Most Valuable: Olivia Edelman
- Most Improved: Trista Ma
Junior Varsity Girls Volleyball
- Most Valuable: Kathryn Madaloni
- Most Improved: Emily Kirshner
Varsity Girls Volleyball
- Most Valuable: Julia Kalish
- Coaches Award: Amelia Williams
Alpine Skiing
- Most Improved: Liam Weaver
- Coaches Award: Andrew Jacob
Junior Varsity & Third’s Boys Basketball
- Most Valuable: Jacob Maged
- Coaches Award: Steve Clancy
- Most Valuable: Kern Byrnes
- Coaches Award: Zachary Karpen
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball
- Most Improved: Lizzie Nicoletti
- Coaches Award: Mai Othman
Varsity Girls Basketball
- Most Valuable: Venus Okwuka
- Coaches Award: Blair Hamilton
Varsity Baseball
- Most Valuable: Cole Munk
- Most Improved: Stephan Perrault
Varsity Golf
- Most Valuable: Jacob Engelbrecht
- Coaches Award: Nick Williams
Varsity Boys Lacrosse
- Most Valuable: Kern Byrnes
- Coaches Award: Gib Shea
Varsity Girls Lacrosse
- Most Improved: Sarah Fried
- Coaches Award: Elizabeth Ashton
Boys Varsity Tennis
- Most Valuable: Matt McCutcheon
- Coaches Award: Sam Cox
Junior Varsity Girls Tennis
- Most Valuable: Liz Fanzelli
- Most Improved: Caitlyn Strauss
Varsity Girls Tennis
- Most Valuable: Abigail Curillo
- Most Improved: Lauren Kupferschmid
Junior Varsity Coed Ultimate Frisbee
- Most Valuable: Trixie Betz
- Coaches Award: Luke Fink
Varsity Ultimate Frisbee
- Most Valuable: Jacob Schwartz
- Coaches Award: Alex Hard
About Wooster School
Wooster School is an independent, co-educational college preparatory day school, serving students from Fairfield and Westchester Counties. Located in Danbury, Connecticut, the School serves students from Pre-K through grade 12. A leader in classroom innovation and teaching, Wooster School is a place where thinking and learning are personal, meaningful, and visible; and where faculty work closely with students in small classes and cohorts to think and communicate critically and creatively. At Wooster, every student participates, every student contributes, and every student learns and develops the necessary skills to be a life-long learner and leader in college and life beyond.
To learn more, visit http://www.woosterschool.org/ or contact Wooster School Admissions at (203) 830-3916.