Mens' Soccer Squad Announces 2010 Season Award Recipients
The Sage Colleges athletic department gathered last month at Carmela’s Banquet House to bestow the program’s top awards for the 2010-2011 academic year. Sage, which now boasts 12 varsity athletic teams that compete as an NCAA Division III member and a full-member of the Skyline Athletic Conference, handed out a Gator of the Year award as the team’s Most Valuable Player Award in each sport as well as other honors at the banquet as athletic department staff, the college’s dignitaries, families and friends gathered to salute the excellence that occurred in 2010-2011 at Sage.
Gator of the Year: Evan Southworth (Fr., Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy)
Evan Southworth was a 16-game starter for Sage on the midfield unit. He finished the season with six points on two goals and two assists. He helped the Gators earn a No. 3 seed in the 2010 Skyline Conference Tournament as a first-year program and was a leader for Sage on and off the field, earning Skyline Conference All-Star Second Team honors for his play.
Scholar-Athlete Award: Chris Modelowski (Jr., Amsterdam, NY/Amsterdam)
This award is given to the men’s soccer player with the highest grade-point-average following the fall of 2010 semester. Chris Modelowski earned the award as he is a physical education major at Sage with a 3.59 grade-point-average.
Coaches’ Award: Elijah Braemer (Jr., Fort Plain, NY/Fort Plain)
Elijah Braemer, whose first season with the Gators was limited due to an injury, played in eight games with three starts and was a leader on and off the field for the young program. He helped anchor a defense that yielded just 1.26 goals per game, while tallying four shutouts in 2010.
