2018 @OW_Panthers Senior Student-Athlete Awards Banquet recap

By: Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

(L-R) Jesse Russo, Edania Martinez, Danielle Weir, Ashley Gugliuzzo, Dominick Guidice, Donald Massmann and Lenore J. Walsh

General | 4/26/2018 11:24:00 AM

Photo Gallery l Senior Student-Athlete Awards Banquet Program

OLD WESTBURY, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury Department of Athletics hosted its 2018 Senior Student-Athlete Awards Banquet on Monday (April 16) evening on campus at the Student Union, and the department's eight highest honors were awarded during the 2017-18 year-end celebration.

Lenore J. Walsh, Director of Athletics, emceed the banquet and presented the seniors with Old Westbury folios to all senior student-athletes. A video compilation highlighting the success of each senior student-athlete was shown throughout the celebration.

8262 — (L-R) Lenore J. Walsh and Ashley Gugliuzzo

8260 — (L-R) Lenore J. Walsh and Edania Martinez

Female Student-Athlete: Ashley Gugliuzzo (Lacrosse) and Edania Martinez (Lacrosse) This award is bestowed upon the Old Westbury female student-athlete who best exemplifies the true meaning of a collegiate student-athlete. Throughout their collegiate careers, they have demonstrated high ideals of athleticism, sportsmanship, qualities of cooperation, courage, unselfishness, self-control and desire for a clean and productive life style with the highest respect for discipline and authority. Old Westbury athletics applauds Gugliuzzo and Martinez for their diligence, diplomacy and devotion to college athletics.

8258 — (L-R) Lenore J. Walsh and Dominick Guidice

Male Student-Athlete: Dominick Guidice (Soccer)
This award is bestowed upon the Old Westbury male student-athlete who best exemplifies the true meaning of a collegiate student-athlete. Throughout Guidice's collegiate career, he has demonstrated high ideals of athleticism, sportsmanship, qualities of cooperation, courage, unselfishness, self-control and desire for a clean and productive life style with the highest respect for discipline and authority. Old Westbury athletics applauds Guidice for his diligence, diplomacy and devotion to college athletics.

8261 — (L-R) Lenore J. Walsh and Danielle Weir

Female Outstanding Athlete: Danielle Weir (Lacrosse)
This award is bestowed upon the athlete who best demonstrates outstanding athletic excellence in the course of her athletic career. Throughout Weir's tenure at Old Westbury, she has diligently labored to achieve her highest athletic potential. Weir reached the athletic summit and richly deserved this honor. The Old Westbury community greatly appreciates Weir for her due diligence and commitment to excellence.

8259 — (L-R) Lenore J. Walsh and Jesse Russo

Male Outstanding Athlete: Jesse Russo (Baseball)
This award is bestowed upon the athlete who best demonstrates outstanding athletic excellence in the course of his athletic career. Throughout Russo's tenure at Old Westbury, he has diligently labored to achieve his highest athletic potential. Russo reached the athletic summit and richly deserved this honor. The Old Westbury community greatly appreciates Russo for his due diligence and commitment to excellence.

8264 — (L-R) Lenore J. Walsh, Jasley Mejia and Brittany Villalta

Roarin' Panther Award: Jasley Mejia
The Old Westbury Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation Roarin' Panther Award is presented to a current student-athlete who exemplifies the true meaning of the student-athlete experience. Mejia understood and appreciated the opportunity to be a student-athlete. Mejia was a major contributor to the overall success of Old Westbury athletics and recreation. Mejia provided positive support at Old Westbury's contests and functions and is an active member in the planning and implementation of athletic programming and is a positive and caring role model for all members of the Old Westbury community. Mejia's behavior demonstrated a strong will to be a major contributor to the improvement of Old Westbury athletics, thereby inspiring others to do the same.

8257 — (L-R) Lenore J. Walsh and Donald Massmann

Coaching Staff of the Year: Donald Massmann (Men's Golf)
The Coaching Staff of the Year award has little to do with win/loss record – and much to do with – communication with athletic department personnel (sports information, compliance, athletic training, equipment, facilities), completion of paperwork (receipts, etc.), commitment to academic integrity of your student- athletes and behavioral issues with your student-athletes, etc. Men's Golf was awarded Coaching Staff of the Year as decided by the athletic administration with no coaching duties.

8263 — (L-R) Lenore J. Walsh, Olivia O'Keefe, Dominick Guidice, Dr. Ashok Basawapatna, Ashley Gugliuzzo and Jessica Tuckruskye

SACC Faculty Appreciation Award: Dr. Ashok Basawapatna (Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Computer & Information Science)
Bestowed annually by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) to a faculty member of the SUNY Old Westbury Community whose contributions have exceeded the normal duties associated with being a faculty member. Dr. Ashok Basawapatna has positively impacted the lives of student-athletes through quality teaching commitment to excellence and social enhancement.

Paws Up Award: Gregory J. Riveiro (Assistant Director, General Institutional Services)
Bestowed upon a staff member of the SUNY Old Westbury Community, the Paws Up Award recognizes Riveiro's efforts in supporting and advancing the services and programs of the Old Westbury Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation.

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