2011 Awards
Varsity Team (Boys, Girls)
Spirit Award: Sam Scheidler, Mary Angstadt
Most Valuable Rower: Gordon Clarke, Lindsey Blum
Most Improved: Thomas Daily, Emilie Watson
Novice Team (Boys)
Spartan Award: Brady Powers
Novice Team (Girls)
Athena Award: Molly Rader
Award Descriptions and Past Winners
Junior Boys Most Valuable Rower
Awarded to the junior boy who displays the best combination of power, technique and leadership in a manner that inspires the best in his teammates.
2009 recipient: Ben Daugherty
2010 recipient: Isaiah Clark
Junior Boys Most Improved
Awarded to the junior boy who has shown significant change in technique, attitude or leadership over the past year.
2008 recipient: Jackson Parker
2009 recipient: Mike Blum
2010 recipient: Ryan Roby
Junior Boys Spirit Award
Awarded to the junior boy who shows a consistent and infectious spirit and mental toughness which inspires the best in his teammates.
2008 recipient: Alex Mercho
2009 recipient: Ben Scott
2010 recipient: Jay Ruckleshaus
Shelia Cornelius Spirit Award (Junior Girls)
Awarded to the junior girl who shows a consistent and infectious spirit and mental toughness which inspires the best in her teammates. Named in honor of Shelia Cornelius Habbard, a former junior and current IRC sculler.
2008 recipient: Caroline Hoyniak
2009 recipient: Katie Inman
2010 recipient: Abby Roach
Junior Girls Most Improved
Awarded to the junior girl who has shown significant change in technique, attitude or leadership over the past year.
2008 recipient: Katelin Carter
2009 recipient: Stephanie Barber
2010 recipient: Victoria Alden
Junior Girls Most Valuable Rower
Awarded to the junior girl who displays the best combination of power, technique and leadership in a manner that inspires the best in her teammates.
2009 recipient: Katie Laine
2010 recipient: Stefanie Barber
Masters Rower of the Year
Selected by the masters rowing team as the person who best embodies the spirit of the masters program in the given year.
2009 recipient: Dan Hoyniak
2010 recipient: Kevin Connolly
Masters Most Improved
Selected by the masters coaches as the rower who has shown significant change in technique , attitude or leadership over the past year.
2009 recipient: Heidi Heldt
2010 recipient: Tim Cordes
Coach of the Year Award
Awarded to the IRC Coach who best embodies the IRC core values of integrity, respect, willingness and spirit to volunteer, and creates an environment where rowers develop character, perseverance, honesty, morality, leadership, balance and the ability to achieve the goals of the team.
2009-2010 recipient: Greg Wilson
Bruce Blackwell Volunteer of the Year
Awarded to a volunteer who has generously given of his/her time and talents for the greater good of IRC. Named in honor of Bruce Blackwell, who still volunteers at the control commission at IRC regattas
2008 recipient: Bob Zeronik & Erik Johnson
2009 recipient: Shawn Dresser
2010 recipient: Jody Pope
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