Before students departed for Thanksgiving break, we gathered to celebrate a successful fall season of athletics at the Fall Sports Awards Ceremony. The ceremony recognized those student-athletes who went above and beyond in their athletic skills, displayed sportsmanship on and off the field, were dedicated members of their team, and upheld Cardigan’s Core Values.
With 14 teams to choose from and over 30 coaches helping them to advance their skills, Cardigan’s student-athletes had a lot to be thankful for and a lot to celebrate this fall. Together they competed in more than 100 games and races. That’s a lot of sprints, kicks, jumps, catches, tackles, tacking and jibing, and belaying!
Below are the athletes who were honored at Cardigan’s 2022 Fall Sports Awards, not just for their athletic ability but for their sportsmanship and integrity.
Varsity Football
MVP Award: Isaac Oberting ’23
Granite Award: Bode Murano ’23
Coaches Award: Ben Clary ’24
Speaker: Josh Kim ’23
JV Football
Coaches Award: Conor Fox ’24
Courage and Integrity Award: Elliott Watson ’25
Be Somebody Award: Alex Kernisant ’24
Speaker: Daniel Blenk ’23
Varsity Soccer
MVP Award: Tucker Harris ’23
Most Improved Award: Max Romano ’23
Coaches Award: Hank Backhoff de la Garza ’24
Speaker: Gyeongmin “Andy” Han ’23
JV Soccer
Most Improved Award: Magnum Hudkins ’24
Unsung Hero: Davis Jamison ’24
Coaches Award: Santi Gonzalez Livas ’24
Speaker: Wes Berger ’25
Thirds Soccer
Most Improved Award: Beongeun “Thomas” Choi ’25
Heart and Soul Award: Ryan Sands ’25
Speaker: Luis San Martin Fortes ’24
Fourths Soccer
Coaches Award: Yichen “Tony” Li ’25
Heart and Hustle Award: Devin Cokinos ’25
Heart and Hustle Award: Riley Caples ’25
Speaker: Max Timbrell ’25
Varsity Cross Country
Pain Cave Award: Nate Watson ’23
Most Improved Racer: Hyun Jun “Jason” Ko ’23
Heart and Soul Award: Toshishiro “Toshi” Moriyama ’23
Speaker: Maddox Linen ’23
JV Cross Country
Runner of the Season: Chengxuan “Anson” Li ’25
Coaches Award: Hanwen “Ares” Zhu ’25
Spirit Award: Griffin Jones ’25
Speaker: Sifei “Joe” Jia ’23
Varsity Mountain Biking
Coaches Award: Asher Frankel ’23
Coaches Award: Cole Longfield ’24
Coaches Award: Artemio Zaragoza ’23
Speaker: Fountain Whitaker ’23
JV Mountain Biking
Rider Up! Award: Juan Jose “Juanjo” Domene Ruiz ’24
Most Improved: Chance Jai Zhu ’24
Coaches Award: Linden Beal ’25
Speaker: Chance Jai Zhu ’24
Thirds Mountain Biking
Coaches Award: Jinwoo Ham Chance ’26
Most Improved: Souta Kidosaki ’24
Speaker: Jack Pieretti ’25
Fourths Mountain Biking
Coaches Award: Zibo “Bob” Liu ’25
Most Improved: Shuailan “Jason” Xie ’25
Speaker: Zibo “Bob” Liu ’25
Rock Climbing
Golden Carabiner Award: Kai Uemura ’25
Speaker: Reynaldo Ramos Solomon ’24
Sailing
Heart of the Sea Award: Patrick Kim ’23
Heart of the Sea Award: Nazar Tatus ’24
Speaker: Semin “Jayden” Oh ’23