The Loomis Chaffee Athletics Department hosted its annual Winter Varsity Awards on the evening of Sunday, March 25.

The winter varsity athletes, their coaches, and families of the athletes gathered in the Hubbard Performance Hall to honor the teams and players on a fantastic season, which included a second consecutive Class A New England Prep School Athletic Conference championship in girls basketball; Founders League titles in girls basketball, boys hockey, and girls swimming & diving; and a regional title for the equestrian team.

Coaches spoke about their teams and their seasons. Read the speeches, which include individual league, state, and national accolades. Follow the link for photos from the night as well. 

Below are the individual awards presented by each varsity team:

Coed Skiing

Girls Most Valuable Skier Junior Anna Lee Geoghan

Boys Most Valuable Skiers Junior Evan Gackstetter and sophomore Wyatt Abrams

Boys Coach’s Award: Senior Oliver Vulliez

Girls Coach’s Award: Senior Ellie Abrams

Coed Equestrian

Most Valuable Rider: Freshman Mary Stanton Bryant

Coach’s Award: Junior Leah Ozgun

Girls Squash

All NEPSAC: Senior Angelina Amastal

Honorable Mention All NEPSAC: Junior Ashanti Amastal and senior Princess Davenport

All Founders: Junior Charlotte Tobin

All Founders: Senior Fiona Murphy

Boys Squash

All NEPSAC: Freshman Clement Wang

NEPSAC Honorable Mention: Senior Brandon Kim

All Founders League: Senior Nicholas Sticka

Coach’s Award: Senior Ignacio Feged

Most Improved: Junior Rayyan Haider

Girls Swimming & Diving

Coach’s Award: Senior Campbell Brode

Most Improved: Junior Elena Higgins

Boys Swimming & Diving

Robert W. Hartman MVP Award: Senior Matthew Eng

Anthony M. Riccio Award: Senior Edward DeVos

Girls Ice Hockey  

Coaches’ Award: Seniors Hamilton Doster and Annie Sun

Most Valuable Player: Senior Maggie Johnson

Chuck Vernon Award: Seniors Cam Devenney and Grace Puskar

Boys Ice Hockey

Most Valuable Player: Senior Andrew Heinze

Golden Buoy: Senior Andrew Heinze

The Joe Birarelli “Living the Dream” Scholarship Award: Senior Aidan Healy

Claw Dedication: Senior Jake Klein 

“Family First” Culture Award: Senior Sammy Ross

Girls Basketball

Coach’s Award: Senior Ellie Ross

Most Valuable Player: Senior Carys Baker

Boys Basketball

Most Improved Player: Junior Ian Abreu

Most Valuable Players: Junior Caleb Crawford and senior Jordan Steimke

Coaches’ Award: Senior Chandler Coe