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The Macalester Athletic Department held its annual Awards Banquet at Kagin Commons on campus Friday night (April 27) and presented numerous awards and honors to several deserving student-athletes.

The M Club Female Athlete of the Year award was presented to Holly Schiedermayer (Sr., Waupaca, Wis.) from the basketball and track & field teams, and the M Club Male Athlete of the Year was presented to Taylor Rasmussen (Jr., Eagan, Minn. / Eastview) from the soccer team.

Macalester's Senior Scholar-Athletes of the Year are Catherine Flint (Palo Alto, Calif. / Henry Gunn) from water polo (Dorothy Michel Award) and Garrett Salzman (Glendale, Calif. / St. Francis) from baseball (George E. Scotten Endowed Prize).

The Macalester Junior Scholar-Athletes of the Year are Alexa Simpson (St. Elizabeth, Jamaica / Hampton School) from women's track & field (Dorothy Michel Award) and Taylor Rasmussen (David Primrose Award).

The Piper Awards were presented to the male and female athletes of the year in each class.  These honors went to:

Senior Male Athlete of the Year – Robert Williams (West Covina, Calif. / Northview) (baseball)

Senior Female Athlete of the Year – Grace Fleming (Northampton, Mass.) (swimming)

Junior Male Athlete of the Year – Pierce Peters (Glenwood, Minn. / Minnewaska Area) (basketball)

Junior Female Athlete of the Year – Rosie Glenn-Finer (San Francisco, Calif. / Lick-Wilmerding) (soccer)

Sophomore Male Athlete of the Year – Ross Bronfenbrenner (San Anselmo, Calif. / Marin Academy) (baseball)

Sophomore Female Athlete of the Year – Cleo Nagy (Eugene, Ore. / Henry D. Sheldon) (softball)

First-Year Male Athlete of the Year – Jole Miller (Missouri Valley, Ia.) (football)

First-Year Female Athlete of the Year – Irene Gibson (Carmel, Ind.) (track & field)

Other major Macalester departmental award winners include:

Rider Cup Dual Sports Award (Male) – Mike Adams (Jr., Chippewa Falls, Wis.) (football / track)
Dual Sport Excellence in athletics, academics and community service

Rider Cup Dual Sports Award (Female) – Holly Schiedermayer  (Sr., Waupaca, Wis.) (basketball / track)
Dual Sport Excellence in athletics, academics and community service

Service to the Department Award – Steve Cox '72 (M Club President)

Department Academic Team Award (highest team GPA)
Men – Swimming & Diving (3.52 gpa)
Women – Cross Country (3.60 gpa)

Wrean Family Award
Women's Basketball - Maggie Wood  (Sr., Oregon, Wis. / Madison Edgewood)
Women's Soccer - Lucy Miner  (Sr., Seattle, Wash. / Ballard)
Volleyball - Mattie Hill  (Jr., Liberty, Mo. / Liberty)