General | 5/21/2019 9:04:00 AM

FLUSHING, N.Y. (May 21, 2019) – It was a night of celebrations and revelry at the 2019 Queens College Athletics and Recreation Awards banquet on Monday (May 20), with the event being held on campus in the ballroom of the Student Union.
 
The evening, deemed as a Casino-themed gala with the underlying theme of the NCAA's slogan of "Don't Bet on It," celebrated the highlights of the 2018-19 athletic year for the Knights in all sports with teams in attendance to cheer on their teammates and fellow student-athletes in earning awards throughout the course of the evening.
 
The night, which was emceed by Clivensky Etienne of the track and field team as well as Danielle Clarke of the women's swimming team, culminated with the end-of-year department awards; athletes were chosen from across the spectrum of the sports for Outstanding Rookie, Outstanding Senior, Most Improved, Most Valuable and the premier Silver Knight awards. (read more)
 
The department also recognized the winners of the re-christened Knights Cup, with the men's tennis team claiming the trophy. The squad earned a total of 551 points through means of athletic performance, academic prowess and community service initiatives through the course of the season. The men's track and field team took second place with 365 total points and women's tennis rounded out the top-three by compiling 329 total points. (read more)
 
The final award of the evening, the Patrick Parker Award, was presented to Dennis Buckstein of the QC baseball team. With Parker's family on hand, Buckstein was lauded as the clear-cut embodiment of what the Patrick Parker Award personifies: a student-athlete who is "driven, goal-oriented, dedicated to their fellow student and sport, supportive, loyal, humble and selfless."
 
The winners of the team awards are listed below.

Sport	Outstanding Rookie Award	Most Improved Award	Scholar-Athlete/Coaches' Award	Most Valuable Player
Baseball	Jon Strauss	Kevin Kochen	Mike Lamneck	Dennis Buckstein
Men's Basketball	Shomari Redd	Wayne Li	Kevin Buron	Dwayne Henry Jr.
Men's Cross Country	Noel Guzman	Greg Klimaytis	Philippe Bernardin	Clivensky Etienne
Men's Track and Field	Myles Jackson	Ryan Woody & Pavan Bhat	Daniel Thomas	Andrew Saulpaugh
Men's Soccer	Kevin Quituizaca	Paul Ogoo	David Ramirez	Andras Breuer
Men's Tennis	Kareem Rashad	Jose Zurro	Richard Sec	Cosme Jubera
Women's Basketball	Maia Fawcett	Lucy Tougas	Lucy Tougas	Kaitlyn Mahon
Women's Cross Country	Adelisa Hot	Crystal Jia	Gillian Kisling	Simone Gmuca
Women's Track and Field	Isabella Allocco	Kennedy Williams	Angie Calle	Diana Cruz
Women's Lacrosse	Chloe Herzog	MeLanie Morillo	Patriece Ausili	Nicole Cutrone
Women's Soccer	Sarah Marino	Sarafina Smith	Shenae Kreps	Guro Eriksen
Softball	Noelle Bryggman	Danielle D'Angelo	Nicole Michaels	Noelle Bryggman
Swimming and Diving	Lily Wilk	Kelly Coronado	Gabriela Almeida	Jennifer Arana-Perez
Women's Tennis	Luisa Auffarth & Marisa Ostoja	Anica Knezevic	Ruth Artaza Martin	Laura Ortega Jover
Volleyball	Dee-Ana Mitchell	Vanessa Juengerkes	Lauren Kehoe	Leeks Hollis

The dance team selected Ariel Goldberg to receive its coaches' award, as well. A full gallery of the night's photos will be posted soon. Check back to this release for more and follow along with us at queensknights.com for all the latest news concerning your Queens College Knights.