We Honor. We Recognize. We Celebrate.
ESPN Ithaca is honored to salute the best in Section IV athletics from 15 area schools on Wednesday, June 18th at Ithaca High School.
Award Winners
ESPN Ithaca celebrates our local high school sports programs, players and coaches with over 60 awards.
One Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and one Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year will be awarded a $1,500 scholarship, presented by Visions Federal Credit Union.
Coaches of the Year will be awarded $750 scholarships by Guthrie, presented to the senior athlete of their choice.
A pair of athletes will also be honored with our Senior Leadership Awards, and an area Athletic Director will receive our Appreciation Award.
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Moravia's Joe Baylor
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Southern Cayuga's Charli Bennett
Senior Leadership Award
Newfield's Greg Taylor
Senior Leadership Award
Moravia's Olivia Genson
Boys Coach of the Year
Dryden's Zack LeViere
Girls Coach of the Year
Candor's Pam Quinlan
Athletic Director Appreciation Award
Watkins Glen's Erich Kramer
Cross Country
Male Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Riley Hubisz
Female Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Tsadia Bercuvitz
Boys Coach of the Year
Southern Cayuga's Brett Jillson
Girls Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Becca Lovenheim
Field Hockey and Football
Field Hockey Athlete of the Year
Marathon's Abby Edsall
Field Hockey Coach of the Year
SVEC's Abby Gentile
Football Athlete of the Year
Moravia's Joe Baylor
Football Coach of the Year
Trumansburg's Chad Doolittle
Soccer
Male Athlete of the Year
SVEC's Noah Banks
Female Athlete of the Year
Watkins Glen's Skye Honrath
Boys Coach of the Year
Southern Cayuga's Colton Gregg
Girls Coach of the Year
Trumansburg's Anthony Ouckama
Girls Swimming and Volleyball
Swimming Athlete of the Year
WG/OM's Kendra Fish
Swimming Coach of the Year
Southern Cayuga's Heather Rejman
Volleyball Athlete of the Year
Candor's Phoebe Swartz
Volleyball Coach of the Year
Candor's Pam Quinlan
Bowling
Male Athlete of the Year
Candor's Kody Floyd
Female Athlete of the Year
USPB's Jenna Jump
Boys Coach of the Year
Candor's Mike Kirk
Girls Coach of the Year
USPB's Marianne Viscardi
Cheerleading and Boys Swimming
Cheerleading Athlete of the Year
Newark Valley's Kayden Rockwell
Cheerleading Coach of the Year
Newark Valley's Katie Brindisi
Swimming Athlete of the Year
Lansing's Connor Lajza
Swimming Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Jonathan Singer
Basketball
Male Athlete of the Year
Moravia's Joe Baylor
Female Athlete of the Year
Southern Cayuga's Charli Bennett
Boys Coach of the Year
Dryden's Zack LeViere
Girls Coach of the Year
Moravia's John Crossgrove
Wrestling
Male Athlete of the Year
Lansing's Owen Clark
Wrestling Coach of the Year
Moravia's Fred Ott
Female Athlete of the Year
SVEC's Tayah Beach
Wrestling Coach of the Year
Groton's Jayme Evans
Hockey
Male Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Owen Simons
Boys Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Paul Zarach
Female Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Shelby Howells
Girls Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Tyler Wagenet
Indoor Track and Field
Male Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Noah Hilker
Female Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Tsadia Bercuvitz
Boys Coach of the Year
Groton's Scott Weeks
Girls Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Becca Lovenheim
Girls Flag Football and Baseball
Flag Football Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Ade Miller
Baseball Athlete of the Year
Trumansburg's Nik Nelson
Flag Football Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Jeremy Breddan
Baseball Coach of the Year
Trumansburg's Scott Voorhees
Golf
Male Athlete of the Year
Union Springs' Michael Culver
Female Athlete of the Year
Lansing's Hailey Baughan
Boys Coach of the Year
Groton's Steve Lott
Girls Coach of the Year
Lansing's Kelly Baughan
Lacrosse
Male Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Owen Simons
Female Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Reese Cole
Boys Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Clayton Fickenscher
Girls Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Kaitlyn Hoffay
Outdoor Track and Field
Male Athlete of the Year
Odessa-Montour's Brody Williams
Female Athlete of the Year
Southern Cayuga's Isabel Rossbach
Boys Coach of the Year
Newfield's Ricky Stewart
Girls Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Becca Lovenheim
Boys Tennis and Softball
Tennis Athlete of the Year
Watkins Glen's Enric Lin
Softball Athlete of the Year
Union Springs' Gracie Chalupnicki
Boys Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Helen Evans
Softball Coach of the Year
Union Springs' Jim Bona
Girls Tennis and Unified Athletics
Tennis Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Claire Park
Unified Athletics Athlete of the Year
Ithaca's Nikolai Huie
Girls Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Helen Evans
Unified Athletics Coach of the Year
Ithaca's Jodi Maddren
Special Thanks to Our Supporting Sponsors
Our Selection Process
Outstanding Scholar-Athletes
Each award winner has been recognized as a top varsity performer in their respective sport, while maintaining a minimum grade average of 80, with no disciplinary issues.
Outstanding Coaches and Coach of the Year
Each award winner has been recognized as a top varsity head coach for at least one sport for the entire season and is in good standing with their school and Section IV Athletics.
Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Each award winner has been recognized as a top varsity performer in at least two sports, while maintaining a minimum grade average of 85 with no disciplinary issues. The scholar-athlete must be a high school senior, with strong academic and civic contributions.
