The 2020 SUNY Cortland C-Club Athletic Awards Ceremony, originally scheduled for May 4, was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. In its place, Cortland Athletics is honoring its student-athletes as part of an online "Awards Week" series of releases May 4-8.
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The first awards announced on Monday, May 4, were the annual Red Letter Awards. Each year, the Cortland head coaches select a winner in their respective sports. The Red Letter may be given for outstanding athletic skills, team leadership, personal development as a player, or for any combination of reasons. The 2019-20 Red Letter Award winners, by sport, are as follows:
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Baseball: Wyatt Myers, Sr. (Chittenango)
Men's Basketball: Austin Grunder, So. (Trumansburg/Charles O. Dickerson)
Women's Basketball: Beth Bonin, Sr. (Cicero/Cicero-North Syracuse)
Men's Cross Country: %
Cabel McCandless, Sr. (Lindenhurst)
Women's Cross Country: Sam Himes, Jr. (Amherst/Sweet Home)
Field Hockey: Sara Reardon, Sr. (Little Falls)
Football: Zach Tripodi, Sr. (New Fairfield, CT)
Women's Golf: Danielle Bambola, Sr. (Miller Place)
Women's Gymnastics: $
Emma Schulz, Jr. (Poughquag/Arlington)
Men's Ice Hockey: #
Nick Modica, Sr. (Suffern)
Women's Ice Hockey: Emily King, Sr. (Buffalo/Buffalo Regals)
Men's Lacrosse: Brian Williams, Sr. (Holtsville/Sachem East)
Women's Lacrosse: Brie Yonge, Sr. (Penn Yan/Penn Yan Academy)
Men's Soccer: Nevin Nambiar, Sr. (New Hyde Park/Herricks)
Women's Soccer:Â Alannah O'Shea, Jr. (New Hyde Park/Herricks)
Softball: Cailey Cuttita, Jr. (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa)
Men's Swimming and Diving: Hunter Bernhardt, So. (Groton)
Women's Swimming and Diving: Taylor Williams, So. (Slate Hill/Minisink Valley)
Women's Tennis: Abby Madigan, Fr. (Endicott/Union-Endicott)
Men's Indoor Track and Field: Brent DiVittorio, Gr. (Brewster)
Women's Indoor Track and Field: Taylor Hunter, So. (Buffalo/Tapestry Charter)
Men's Outdoor Track and Field: Connor Lewis, Sr. (Glen Ridge)
Women's Outdoor Track and Field: Kelly Gardner, Sr. (Lake Ronkonkoma/Sachem North)
Women's Volleyball: Gabby Amelio, Sr. (Pine Bush)
Wrestling: Dustin Harris, Sr. (Syracuse/Solvay)
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# also won award in 2018-19
$ also won award in 2017-18 and 2018-19
% also won award in 2016-17 and 2018-19
The remaining schedule for "Awards Week" is below. Winners each day will be posted on
Cortland Athletics Instagram (CortlandRedDragons) at the times listed, with a story recapping each day posted at 6 p.m. on the Athletics website and
Facebook (CortlandRedDragons) and
Twitter (@RedDragonPride) feeds.
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Tuesday, May 5
Fraser Stokes and Peter J. Cahill '66 Award winners at 11 a.m.
Whitney T. Corey '43 and Robert J. Weber Award winners (individual GPA awards) at 2 p.m.
Judson and Elise Taylor Team GPA Award winners at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 6
Record Setting Performances at 11 a.m.
C-Club Female Rookie Athlete of the Year winner at 2 p.m.
C-Club Male Rookie Athlete of the Year winner at 5 p.m.
Thursday, May 7
Unsung Hero Award winner(s) at 11 a.m.
Carl "Chugger" Davis Award winner at 2 p.m.
M. Louise Moseley Award winner at 5 p.m.
Friday, May 8
C-Club Coach of the Year Award winner at 11 a.m.
C-Club Female Senior Athlete of the Year Award winner at 2 p.m.
C-Club Male Senior Athlete of the Year Award winner at 5 p.m.
RED LETTER WINNERS - IMAGE GALLERY
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