Gananda Athletics held its annual Award Night on June 11 to recognize the athletic accomplishments of the 2023-24 school year.
Honored with the Gananda Sports Boosters Sportsmanship Award were Aidan Giancursio for the boys and Maria Melnik for the girls.
The following student-athletes were honored with team awards:
Golf: Coach Caulkins
Most Valuable Player: Spencer Yeager
Most Improved Player: Jase Smith
Coach's Award: Jack Wilson
Girls Soccer: Coach Slentz
Offense Award: Izzie Hoffmann
Defense Award: Nyah Cruz
Coach's Award: Nicole Cruz
Flag Football: Coach Slentz
Offense Award: Ella Lathrop
Defense Award: Lexi Cornell
Defense Award: Alycia Rickman
Boys Soccer: Coach Cody
Leadership Award: Alex Galka
Most Valuable Player: Henry Shutts
Player of the Year: Aidan Giancursio
Girls Swimming: Coach Richards
Most Improved Athlete: Emma Catalano
Most Valuable Player: Haley Conner
Team Leader Award: Sydney Richards
Volleyball: Coach Weller
Blue Panther Award: Addie York
Defensive Player of the Year: Maria Melnik
Offensive Player of the Year: Ava VanAntwerp
Cheerleading: Coach Pero
Rookie of the Year: Lacie Wynne
Ideal Teammate: Alycia Rickman
Coach's Award: Lexi Cornell
Boys Swim: Coach Seither
Most Valuable Player: Peyton Conner
Unsung Hero: Cohen Kelley
Leadership: Mason Briner
Girls Basketball: Coach Meuwissen
Most Valuable Player: Eva Jenny
Most Improved Player: Madi Dohse
Unsung Hero: Nyah Cruz
Boys Basketball: Coach Thomson
Most Valuable Player: Miles Caviness
Unsung Hero: Cooper Grassel
Most Improved Player: Hunter Vogt
Girls Lacrosse: Coach Thomson
Most Valuable Player: Colleen Ginsberg
Most Valuable Player: Maria Melnik
Most Improved Player: Lily Aylett
Softball: Coach Joyce
Most Valuable Player: Lydia McKay
Most Improved Player: Anna O'Neil
Coach's Award: Kalli Meyer
Girls Track: Coach Williams
Most Valuable Player: Meah Prutzman
Driven Award: Kayli Norman
Rookie of the Year: Harper Paull
Boys Track: Coach Kovalovsky
Most Valuable Player: Mason Briner
Rookie of the Year: Evan Clarcq
Most Improved: Justin Simpson
Boys Lacrosse: Coach Michaels
Most Valuable Player: Jacob Michaels
Offensive Player of the Year: Brayden Dohse
Defensive Player of the Year: Nick Falso
Baseball: Coach McClare
Most Valuable Player: Henry Shutts
Coaches Award: Anthony D’Agostino
Panther Award: Aidan Giancursio
Blue Panther Honor Awards
Mason Briner
Meah Prutzman
Miles Caviness
Katie Rothwell
Nicole Cruz
Paige Van Alstyne
Nyah Cruz
Lexi Cornell
Brayden Dohse
Madison Dohse
Aidan Giancursio
Colleen Ginsberg
Eva Jenny
Katie McGarvey
Maria Melnik
The following teams and individuals were league champions for 2023-24:
Team
Girls soccer, golf, boys swimming, cheerleading, boys indoor track, baseball.
Individual
Girls swimming: 200 medley relay (Richards, Catalano, Conner, Mosier); 200 individual medley (Richards, Kelley, Conner, Potter); 50 free and 100 free (Haley, Conner); 200 free relay (Catalano, Conner, Richards, Schwandt).
Boys swimming: 50 free and 100 free (Conner); 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke (Kelley); 200 medley relay (Richards, Kelley, Conner, Potter); 200 free relay (Richards, Phillips, Hillaby-D’Allesandro, Potter); 400 free relay (Phillips, Hellaby-D’Allesandro, Kelley, Conner).
Indoor track: 300 dash (McGarvey); girls 4x200 relay (Huhn, Roegiers, M McGarvey, K McGarvey); boys 4x400 relay (Welch, Ng, Clarcq, Wertz).
Outdoor track: girls 4x400 relay (K McGarvey, Prutzman, M McGarvey, Conner).
The following teams and individuals were Section V champions for 2023-24
Team
Cheerleading
Individual
Girls swimming: 100 breaststroke (Richards)
Boys swimming: 50 free and 100 butterfly (Conner); 200 medley relay (Richards, Kelley, Conner, Potter); 400 free relay (Conner, Richards, Hellaby-D’Allesandro, Kelley)
Girls track: 1,500 run (Meah Prutzman); 4x400 relay (K McGarvey, Prutzman, M McGarvey, Conner).
The following individuals were named Players of the Year
Girls soccer: Ella Lathrop (Wayne County and Section V Class C2)
Volleyball: Maria Melnik (Wayne County)
Boys swimming: Peyton Conner (Section V Class D Swimmer of the Meet)
Boys basketball: Miles Caviness (Wayne County)
Girls basketball: Eva Jenny (Wayne County)
Baseball: Henry Shutts (Wayne County and Section V Class C1)
The following Gananda coaches were named Coach of the Year
Girls soccer: Emily Slentz (Wayne County and Section V Class C2)
Girls swimming: Dani Richards (Finger Lakes and Section V Class B)
Girls basketball: Karin Meuwissen (Section V Class C1)
Boys swimming: David Seither (Section V Class D)
Baseball: Bill McClare (Wayne County and Section V Class C1)
Scholar Athlete teams
Girls soccer, boys soccer, golf, volleyball, girls swimming, girls basketball, boys swimming, cheerleading, girls track, boys track, girls lacrosse, baseball, flag football, softball.