Cardigan’s Winter Sports Awards 2026

Before students departed for spring vacation, we gathered to celebrate a successful winter 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 celebrate. Below are the athletes who were honored at Cardigan’s 2026 Winter Sports Awards, not just for their athletic ability but for their sportsmanship and integrity.

Varsity Hockey

Speaker: Brayden Gearin ’26
MVP: Oskars Apsitis ’26
MVP: Jack Manley ’26
MVP: Roan Wilson ’26

JV Hockey

Speaker: Luke Longfield ’27
Most Improved Player: Colton MacDonald ’26
Grinder Award: Ben Ficek ’27
Best Teammate: Junyoung Jang ’27

Thirds Hockey

Speaker: Emmett Rand ’26
Most Valuable Cougar: Sam Hunt ’26
COUGAR UP Award: Oliver Ellis ’27 
Most Improved Cougar: Luca Carbone ’27

Reserve Hockey

Speaker: Nathaniel Liu ’26
Coaches’ Award: Gavin Donelan ’26
Coaches’ Award: Juan Arturo Covarrubias ’27
Coaches’ Award: Zac Petrini ’26

Varsity Basketball

Speaker: Leighton Loomis ’27
Heart and Hustle: Klotey Clottey ’27
Most Improved Player: Leighton Loomis ’27
Coaches’ Award: Jude Mensah ’27

JV Basketball

Speaker: Jasper MacIndoe ’28
MVP: Patrick Mahoney ’28
Most Improved: Antonio Quiroga ’27
Coaches’ Award: Shoki Inoue ’26

Thirds Basketball

Speaker: Henry Petrow ’28
Most Fearless Player: Eric Wang ’27
Most Improved Player: Taewoo Kim ’28

Reserve Basketball

Speaker: Jayden Hwang ’26
MVP: Jiho Park ’26
Most Improved Player: Azul Pazos-Berumen ’29

Wrestling

Speaker: Cameron Suh ’26
Coaches’ Award: Allston Chen ’26
Coaches’ Award: Seonho Lee ’27
“Chop wood, carry water”: Liam Choi ’26

Recreational Skiing & Snowboarding

Speaker: Omar Kuri Lavalle ’27

Varsity Snowboarding

Speaker: Jason Wu ’27
Coaches’ Award/MVP: Leo Tao ’27
Most Improved: Xiaobei Zhao ’27

Alpine Skiing

Speaker: Logan Shainker ’28
Up and Coming: Cedric Donovan ’29
Lifetime Award: Jinwoo Ham ’26
Coaches’ Award: Everett Lo ’26

JV Alpine Skiing

Speaker: Max Jin ’27
Coaches’ Award: Jayden Jang ’28

Nordic Skiing

Speaker: William Zhu ’26
Coaches’ Award: Maxwell Gu ’27