In the words of D-E Upper School Athletics Director Eli Goldberger, “Fall 2013 was one of the most balanced sports seasons in D-E Schooll history!”
The Fall 2013 Sports Banquet, held last week in the Silberfein Gym for nearly 300 D-E student athletes, coaches, and their families, recognized all of Dwight-Englewood School’s Upper School teams for their outstanding accomplishments this past season.
Goldberger noted that “of the seven programs offered this season, the Bulldogs notably won two league titles (Girls' Tennis and Cross Country, which won their first league championship since 1983); we reached the Bergen County Semi-Finals in Field Hockey; and Varsity Football made us proud in hard-fought matches against rivals including Horace Mann and Newark Academy. In addition, both the Boys' and Girls' Varsity Soccer teams qualified for the State Tournament.”
Those in attendance at the Banquet also enjoyed hearing from visiting alumni Alison Desir ’03 and Mike Kopko ’03, who were featured presenters in honor of Dwight-Englewood School’s 125th anniversary year. Both shared entertaining, compelling personal stories about when they played for the Bulldogs as well as some words of wisdom and more reflective thoughts on how their experiences have shaped their lives today.
Student athletes who were honored at the Banquet included the following:
Cross-Country
Girls Cross-Country
Most Improved – Tara Satnick
Coaches’ Award – Nicki Mohammadi
Most Valuable Athlete – Hanna Jerome
Boys Cross-Country
Most Improved – Yu Omiya
Coaches' Award – Clement Wong
Most Valuable Athlete – Marc Rosenberg
Field Hockey
Varsity Field Hockey
Most Improved – Anastasia Kuske
Coaches’ Award – Julia Feikens
Fialko Award – Olivia D’Alessandro
Most Valuable Player – Arianna Sidoti
JV Field Hockey
Most Improved – Emily D’Alessandro
Coaches’ Award – Melanie Campana-Gladstone
Girls Soccer
Girls Varsity Soccer
Most Improved – Katherine Park
Most Improved – Alexis Fiore
Coaches' Award – Stacy Goldberg
Most Valuable Player – Taylor Krakower
Girls JV Soccer
Most Improved – Daphne Corey
Coaches’ Award – Jessica Verp
Volleyball
JV Volleyball
Most Improved – Annabelle Janssens
Coaches' Award – Rachel Kim
Most Valuable Player – Elena Jiao
Varsity Volleyball
Most Improved – Alexa Kaufman
Coaches' Award – Stella Mayer
Most Valuable Player – Carly Abramowitz
Girls Tennis
Girls Varsity Tennis
Most Improved – Elizabeth Maline
Coaches' Award – Sofia Cox
Most Valuable Player – Shereen Al-Sawwaf
Most Valuable Player – Olivia Yi
Girls JV Tennis
Most Improved – Simeng Irene Wu
Coaches' Award – Natalie Leventis
Most Valuable Player – Nicole Marino
Boys Soccer
Boys Varsity Soccer
Most Improved – John Feikens
Coaches' Award – Daniel Shlien
Most Valuable Player – Maxwell Song
Boys JV Soccer
Most Improved – Andrew Mount
Coaches' Award – James Martin
Most Valuable Player – Kabir Uttamsingh
Football
Varsity Football
Most Improved – Peter “Max” Ballas-Bograd
Coaches’ Award – Eric Flaim
Most Valuable Player – Jason Dargan
Most Valuable Player – Dallas Devlin
For more information about D-E Athletics, to access schedules for the upcoming Winter 2013 season, and to learn about more individual student athletes’ accomplishments, please visit www.d-e.org/athletics.