Cardigan’s Fall Sports Awards 2023

Before students departed for Thanksgiving break, we gathered in Cardigan's Humann Theatre to celebrate a successful fall season of athletics. 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 our 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. Below are the athletes who were honored at Cardigan’s 2023 Fall Sports Awards, not just for their athletic ability but for their sportsmanship and integrity.

Varsity Football

MVP: Colton Boorda ’25
Granite Award: Noah Humphrey ’24
Swiss Army Knife Award: Julian Santini  ’24
Speaker: Noah Humphrey ’24 

JV Football

Coaches’ Award: Will Gardner ’25
Courage and Integrity Award: Yuchen “Jerry” Sun ’24
Be Somebody Award: Chun Cheung ’24
Speaker: Jimmy Noonan ’25

Varsity Soccer

MVP Award: Alex Calabro ’24
Most improved Award: Nate Caples ’24
Coaches’ Award: Gil Villarreal Garcia ’25
Speaker: Davis Jamison ’24

JV Soccer

Player of the Season: Jinwoo Ham ’26 
Unsung Hero: Adlai Nixon ’25 
Heart and Hustle Award: Sean Kwon ’24 
Speaker: Griffin McClure ’24 

Thirds Soccer

Most Improved Player: William Ahn ’25
Heart and Soul Award: Beomgeun “Thomas” Choi ’25
Unsung Hero: Langston Williams ’24
Speaker: Fangji “Leo” Yin ’25

Fourths Soccer

Player of the Season: Brady Drury ’25
Heart and Hustle Award: Qi Zhong En “Ron” Zhu ’27
Unsung Hero: Billy Diamond ’27
Speaker: Brady Drury ’25

Reserve Soccer

Coaches’ Award: Felipe Ytuarte Aguilar ’25
Most Improved: Pablo Artigas Bay ’25
Speaker: Jungyu “June” Kim ’27

Varsity Cross Country

Coaches’ Award: Channing Rice ’24
Coaches’ Award: Yui Ting “Frank” Ge ’25
Coaches’ Award: Stevie Wales ’25
Speaker: Wenbin “BinBin” Tang ’24

JV Cross Country

Coaches’ Award: Jonathan “JJ” Cheung ’27
Coaches’ Award: Hanwen “Ares” Zhu ’25
Spirit Award: Justin Wang ’27
Speaker: Mykyta “Nikita” Gerbut ’25

Varsity Mountain Biking

Rising star: Jackson Vikse ’27
Most improved: Everett Lo ’26
Speaker: Chance Jai Zhu ’24

JV Mountain Biking

True Grit Award: Javier Rascon ’24
Rider Up! Award: Oliver Ellis ’27
Speaker: Chance Jai Zhu ’24

Thirds Mountain Biking

Coaches’ Award: Kai Mansharmani ’25
Most Improved: Allen Zhang ’26
Speaker: Sheung Chi “Hugo” Li ’27

Rock Climbing

Golden Carabiner Award: Poonpon “Poon” Promphan ’27
Speaker: Charlie Costello ’26

Sailing

Heart of the Sea Award: Yichen “Tony” Li ’24
Best All Around Sailor: Nazar Tatus ’24
Most Improved Sailor: Joseph McClure ’26
Speaker: Nazar Tatus ’24