WESTFIELD, Mass. – Eight Westfield State student-athletes were named to the 2024 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Fall Sportsmanship Team, recognizing one student-athlete from each team in every sport regardless of their overall performance on the season.
The list of Owls student-athletes that were recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship are as follows: Senior Jarrod Ledvina (Fairhaven, Mass.) from men's cross country, junior Shea Hamel (Longmeadow, Mass.) from women's cross country, senior Molly Finnegan (Westport, Mass.) from field hockey, senior Dylan Clark (Bellows Falls, Vt.) from football, senior Tom Onorato (North Attleborough, Mass.) from men's golf, junior Katie Slattery (Wilbraham, Mass.) from women's soccer, first-year Ben Dawe (Quincy, Mass.) from men's soccer, and junior Emma Nihill (Chandler, Ariz.) from women's volleyball.
"I want to commend the 60 student-athletes from across the conference who were recognized on the 2024 MASCAC Fall Sportsmanship Team", MASCAC Commissioner Angela Baumann said. "These student-athletes have showcased outstanding sportsmanship, which is a fundamental principle of the MASCAC. We are proud to acknowledge these individuals for embodying these commendable traits
Aydan Fournier of Bridgewater State, Josh Lancaster of Fitchburg State, Logan Crow of Framingham State, Troy Penney of Massachusetts Maritime, Jarrod Ledvina of Westfield State and Alex Lucier of Worcester State were named to the Sportsmanship Team from men's cross country.
On this year's Women's Cross Country Sportsmanship Team are Lisa Jaeger of Bridgewater State, Trishannah Scott of Fitchburg State, Lydia Marunowski of Framingham State, Kristie Zator of MCLA, Lorelei Lee of Massachusetts Maritime, Shea Hamel of Westfield State and Claudia Symonick of Worcester State.
Receiving the field hockey sportsmanship teams awards are Charlotte McElroy of Bridgewater State, Sami Yates of Fitchburg State, Kaylee Beck of Framingham State, Laura McVeigh of Salem State, Molly Finnegan of Westfield State and Madison Ferrara of Worcester State.
Kicking off the Football Sportsmanship Team are Zachary Souza of Bridgewater State, Matthew Aguirre of Fitchburg State, Luis Sulham of Framingham State, Jeremiah Hegedus of Massachusetts Maritime, Josh Crosswhite of Plymouth State, Malakie Simao of UMass Dartmouth, Kevin McDonough of Vermont State- Castleton, DJ Barry of WestConn, Dylan Clark of Westfield State and Nico Holmes of Worcester State.
Men's golf is next on the sportsmanship team list. Sean Mantua of Marymount, Ben Galko of Marywood, Mathew Gover of MCLA, Colin Richmond of Salem State, David Girouard of Springfield College, Tom Onorato of Westfield State and Jack Ryan of Worcester State are this year's honorees.
Makenna Lessard of Bridgewater State, Zoe Chrisostomides of Fitchburg State, Megan McAuliffe of Framingham State, Kaylee Strayer of MCLA, Brady Deschamps of Massachusetts Maritime, Savannah Scordin of Salem State, Katie Slattery of Westfield State and Hailey Santos of Worcester State are the women's soccer Sportsmanship Team honorees.
In men's soccer, Dominek Borden of Bridgewater State, Luke Speers of Fitchburg State, Lachlan Forgan of Framingham State, Ronan Connors of MCLA, Luke Twomey of Massachusetts Maritime, Alex Ixlaj-Tello of Salem State, Ben Dawe of Westfield State and Nick Guidi of Worcester State land on the Sportsmanship Team.
Closing out the 2024 Fall Sportsmanship squads is volleyball where Lily Welch of Bridgewater State, Jessica Greco of Fitchburg State, Eda Linstrom of Framingham State, Beth Harris of MCLA, Madeline Salinas of Massachusetts Maritime, Kailey Roche of Salem State, Emma Nihill of Westfield State and Isabella Melo of Worcester State are this year's honorees.
Portions of release courtesy of MASCAC Sports Information at MASCAC.com