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STUDENT-ATHlETE AWARDS BANQUET<br />

<strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong> celebrated the <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> season with its annual Student-Athlete Awards banquet on<br />

May 7 at the University Club.<br />

Earning the evening’s top awards were: Genna Kovar (field hockey and women’s lacrosse) receiving<br />

the Dr. Nathalie J. Smith Award as the top female student-athlete, Danny Poma (baseball) taking<br />

home the “Howdy” Myers Male Athlete of the Year Award, Jill Maier (women’s lacrosse) as the<br />

recipient of the Dr. Sylvia J. Giallombardo Female Scholar-Athlete Award and Steve Bonanno<br />

(wrestling) as the Dr. James M. Shuart Male Scholar-Athlete Award winner.<br />

Brittany Butts (women’s soccer) and Courtney<br />

Crews (softball) were the recipients of the Nick<br />

Collelouri Female Unsung Hero Award, while<br />

Ben Clymer (wrestling) and Nathaniel Lester<br />

(men’s basketball) were chosen to receive the<br />

Colleluori Male Unsung Hero Award.<br />

<strong>Hofstra</strong> Male Athlete of the<br />

Year Danny Poma (left)<br />

and <strong>Hofstra</strong> Pride Club<br />

Board member James C.<br />

Metzger ’83.<br />

Candice Bellocchio (women’s basketball)<br />

served as the Senior Speaker at the event and<br />

Tony Liotta, Joe Carrello and Maddy Liebowitz<br />

were recognized as recipients of the <strong>Hofstra</strong><br />

Pride Club Distinguished Service Award. In<br />

addition, each team recognized one studentathlete<br />

with its Outstanding Senior Award.<br />

The 20<strong>12</strong> Student-Athlete<br />

award recipients Candice<br />

Bellocchio, Courtney<br />

Crews, Jill Maier, Genna<br />

Kovar, Nathaniel Lester,<br />

Ben Clymer, Danny<br />

Poma, Steve Bonanno<br />

and Executive Associate<br />

Director of <strong>Athletics</strong> Danny<br />

McCabe. (not pictured:<br />

Brittany Butts)<br />

<strong>Hofstra</strong> Pride Club President E. David Woycik, Jr.,<br />

Esq. ’77 addresses those in attendance at the 20<strong>12</strong><br />

Student-Athlete Awards Banquet.<br />

Cheryl Colleluori (left) and<br />

Michael Colleluori ’09<br />

(right) with 20<strong>12</strong> Nick<br />

Colleluori Unsung Hero<br />

Award recipients Nathaniel<br />

Lester, Courtney Crews and<br />

Ben Clymer. (not pictured:<br />

Brittany Butts)<br />

Senior Speaker Candice Bellocchio gives<br />

her remarks at the 20<strong>12</strong> Banquet.<br />

22 <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT

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