The Misericordia Athletic Department recently hosted its annual Fall Athletics Awards dinner, where team Most Valuable Player and Coach's Awards were announced.

Fourteen athletes were honored, along with 11 seniors who received their varsity “M” watches after completing four seasons in a Cougar uniform.

MVP's included Frank Redmond (men's cross country), Ali Ostrum (women's cross country), Megan Lafaw (field hockey), Joey Scanlon (men's soccer), Ashley McDonnell (women's soccer), Abby Searfoss (women's tennis) and Cailin McCullion (volleyball).

Coach's Award recipients were Pat Noonan (men's cross country), Kayla Weaver (women's cross country), Camilla Hansen (field hockey), Andrew Loyd (men's soccer), Jenn Brucker (women's soccer), Lauren Verret (women's tennis) and Jesse Karger (volleyball).

Seated, from left, are: Karger, McDonnell, Brucker, Ostrum and Weaver.
Standing: McCullion, Verret, Searfoss, Redmond, Scanlon, Loyd, Hansen, Lafaw and Noonan.

Four-year senior athletes included Ostrum, Karger, McDonnell, Maura Haupt (women's tennis), Ryan Garges and Dave Verzella (men's cross country), and Loyd, Alex Harman, Cody Harman, Phil Schultes, Lurae Brophy and Josh Yoo (men's soccer).