Marshall Sudbury
Athletes and their families gathered for the Athletic Banquet
The annual 2024-2025 Athletic Banquet was held on May 16 to honor this year’s sports teams. Each team gave two speeches, one by a team captain and the other by their head coach. Teams also handed out Most Valuable Player awards, and the athletics department presented other special and major awards.
MVPs
FALL SEASON
Cheerleading – Anne Cahoon and Betsy Johnson
Cross Country – Noah Roby
Fencing – Carson Bosita
Football – Lawrence Gardner
Volleyball – Jacob Lobdell
Water Polo – Oliver Geheb
WINTER SEASON
Basketball – Luke Laczkowski
Soccer – Alden Reagins
Swim – Ethan Wang
Wrestling – Wyatt Loehr
SPRING SEASON
Baseball – Jack Frary
Crew – Ian McGowan
Golf – Duff McKay
Lacrosse – Matthew Hofmann and Rocco Renda
Tennis – Bryan Li
Track and Field – Mateu Parker
SPECIAL AWARDS
Special Awards are given to senior athletes other than MVP award winners for their contributions through attitude, performance and sportsmanship to the overall success of St. Mark’s athletics’ programs.
Alex Abel
Jack Baker
Reagan Brower
William Everitt
Henry Roden
Noah Williams
THE TONY BRIGGS SPIRIT AWARD
“The Tony Briggs Spirit Award is presented to a senior who has been constructively active in creating spirit and enthusiasm among the student body to the support of athletic teams and events, has been engaged in a variety of athletics as a competitor, has displayed, as a participant, enthusiasm and dedication, and has shown sportsmanship among the students and athletes of schools with which we compete.”
Lawrence Gardener
THE RED BARR AWARD
“The Red Barr Award is presented to a senior who has demonstrated the ideals by which Red Barr lived: patience, understanding, sportsmanship, and dedication to excellence in the classroom as well as on the playing field.”
Benjamin Chen
ARNOLD E. HOLTBERG ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP AWARD
“Presented to a senior who embodies the ideals of character and leadership in every facet of his participation on the playing field, in the locker room, and around campus. Never losing sight of the virtues of sportsmanship and honor, this young man has upheld the school’s highest traditions in his quest for excellence from himself, his teammates, and his peers.”
Henry Estes
THE THOMAS S. ADAMS ATHLETIC PLAQUE
This is the highest athletic award presented to a senior “For consistently fine contributions to the attitudes, the performances standards, and the sportsman-like conduct of the St. Mark’s Varsity Athletics.”
Luke Laczkowski and Mateu Parker