Harvard Names Class of 2007 Award-Winners
Courtesy: Harvard Athletic Communications
Release: 06/06/2007
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Clockwise from top left: Medley, Fiske, Altchek, Stenmark, Golden,
Mukundan, Kidder, Chu, Dawson, Hagamen
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Clockwise from top left: Medley, Fiske, Altchek, Stenmark, Golden,
Mukundan, Kidder, Chu, Dawson, Hagamen
*CAMBRIDGE**, Mass.**--*Ice hockey Olympian Julie Chu, record-breaking
running back Clifton Dawson and NCAA fencing champion Tim Hagamen were
honored as Harvard's top senior athletes Wednesday night at the Harvard
Varsity Club Senior Letterwinners Dinner at the Murr Center.
Dawson and Hagamen were the winners of the William J. Bingham Award,
given annually to Harvard's top male athlete, while Chu took home the
Radcliffe Prize as the top female athlete. Nine awards were presented
Wednesday--one day before the university's Commencement exercises in
Harvard Yard--in front of a crowd of more than 600 student-athletes,
coaches, parents and supporters of Harvard Athletics.
A two-time All-America selection, Dawson graduates as the Ivy League
record-holder for career rushing yards (4,841), career rushing
touchdowns (60), career touchdowns (66), career points (398) and career
all-purpose yards (6,138). In his season he earned the Boston Globe Gold
Helmet Award as the top Division I-AA player in New England. He joined
former Bingham winner Dante Balestracci '04 as the only players in the
history of the Ivy League to be named to the All-Ivy first team four
times and became one of four Division I-AA players in history who has
rushed for at least 1,000 yards in a season four times.
Hagamen's 2007 NCAA sabre title was the culmination of a standout career
for the Crimson. He earned All-America recognition three times and led
Harvard's emergence as a national fencing power. Immediately before
Hagamen joined the team, the Crimson had finished in last place in the
Ivy League for nine straight seasons. As he graduates, Harvard has now
won three Ivy championships in a row, three straight Intercollegiate
Fencing Association team championships and was the winner of the 2006
NCAA national team championship.
Chu was the recipient of the Patty Kazmeier Award as the nation's top
collegiate women's ice hockey player after leading the NCAA in scoring
with 2.20 points per game. A three-time All-America honoree and two-time
Olympic medalist, Chu graduates in third place on Harvard's career
scoring chart with 88 goals and 196 assists for 284 points in 129 games.
The 196 assists are a school record. Chu was the 2007 USA Hockey Women's
Player of the Year and the Ivy League Player of the Year, was selected
unanimously to the All-Ivy and All-ECACHL first teams and made three
all-academic teams.
Offensive lineman Jon Medley earned the John P. Reardon Award in
recognition of scholarship, character, leadership and athletic ability.
He has been a leader for Harvard on the football field and in the
classroom. Medley, a chemistry/physics concentrator is a member of Phi
Beta Kappa and has consistently been recognized as one of the best
students in his classes, even large lecture courses.
Rower Katie Golden accepted the Harvard-Radcliffe Foundation for Women's
Athletics Prize, presented to the female who best combines academic and
athletic excellence. As team co-captain, Golden led the Radcliffe
heavyweights to a berth in the NCAA Championships. The biology
concentrator has meanwhile earned a reputation as a standout scholar and
scientific researcher.
The Mary G. Paget Prize for outstanding contribution to women's
athletics goes to softball captain Julia Kidder and tennis standout
Preethi Mukundan. Kidder, an All-Ivy second baseman, captained her team
for the second straight year in 2007 and led the Crimson to the Ivy
League title and NCAA tournament. She has also been active in leading
fundraising efforts for women's athletics. Mukundan was a two-time
All-Ivy selection and helped the Crimson win three Ivy women's tennis
titles.
*/Swimmer Brian Fiske won the Francis H. Burr Fund Prize, which is
presented to the senior who best combines qualities of leadership,
scholarship and athletic ability. As a co-captain, Fiske led the Crimson
to a 7-2 record and second place at the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming
League Championships. A biochemical sciences concentrator, he has
received two Harvard College grants to work at the Bauer Center for
Genomics Research/*.
The Director's Award was introduced this year to recognize the person
who, through his or her pursuit of excellence and service to Harvard
Athletics, has displayed exceptional leadership, personal character,
integrity, and commitment to education through athletics. Men's soccer
captain Charles Altchek was the recipient of that honor as well as the
Francis J. Toland Community Service Award. The two-time Ivy League
Player of the Year and leader of the 2006 Ivy championship squad has
been a leader on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and active in
several service organizations.
All-New England lacrosse player Carle Stenmark accepted the John P.
Fadden Award, given to a senior student-athlete (either intercollegiate
or intramural) who has overcome physical adversity to make a
contribution to his or her team. He rebounded from a serious knee injury
to become a regular in the lineup his last two seasons. Stenmark helped
the Crimson make the NCAA tournament during his junior season and, as a
senior, ranked fourth on the team with 13 goals and 16 points.
*_Harvard_**_ University_**_ Athletics _**_· 2006-07 Senior Awards_*
*The William J. Bingham Award*: Clifton Dawson (Scarborough, Ont.),
Football and Tim Hagamen (New York, N.Y.), Fencing
First awarded in 1954, this award is given annually to that male member
of the graduating class of Harvard College who, through integrity,
courage, leadership, and ability on the athletic fields, has best served
the high purpose of Harvard as exemplified by the late William J.
Bingham '16, former Director of Athletics.
*The Radcliffe Prize*: Julie Chu (Fairfield, Conn.), Ice Hockey
This award was first established in 1975. It is awarded annually to that
senior woman letterwinner who, through outstanding ability on the
playing field and dedication to her sport or sports and qualities of
leadership, best reflects the purposeful achievement of Radcliffe
Alumnae in every field around the world.
*The John G. Reardon Men's Award*: Jon Medley (Olympia, Wash.), Football
Established in 1987, this award is named in honor of John P. Reardon,
Jr., '60, Director of Athletics from 1977 to 1990. This prize is
presented annually to the senior varsity male athlete who exemplifies
the qualities of excellent scholarship, character, leadership, and
athletic ability.
*The Harvard-Radcliffe Foundation for Women's Athletics Prize*: Katie
Golden (Simsbury, Conn.), Heavyweight Crew
Established by the Harvard-Radcliffe Foundation for Women's Athletics,
this prize has awarded annually since 1986 to the senior woman who best
exemplifies the qualities of excellent scholarship, character,
leadership and athletic ability.
*The Francis H. Burr Fund Prize*: Brian Fiske (Andover, Mass.), Swimming
and Diving
First awarded in 1918, this award is a scholarship fund established in
memory of Francis H. Burr 1909 by his friends. It is awarded to a senior
who combines as nearly as possible, Burr's remarkable qualities of
character, leadership, scholarship, and athletic ability.
*The Mary G. Paget Prize*: Julia Kidder (Belmont, Mass.), Softball and
Preethi Mukundan (Folsom, Calif.), Tennis
The Mary G. Paget Prize is awarded annually by the presidents of
Radcliffe and Harvard in honor of Mary Guest Paget's many years of
service as Director of Sports, Dance and Recreation at Radcliffe
College. The prize was first established in 1975 and is awarded each
year to the senior student who has contributed the most to women's
athletics.
*The Francis J. Toland Community Service Award*: Charles Altchek (Rye,
N.Y.), Soccer
This award was created in honor of former Senior Associate Director of
Athletics Fran Toland, who retired in 2000 after 41 years of service to
Harvard Athletics. The award is presented to the senior athlete who has
made the most outstanding contribution to Harvard and its neighboring
communities.
*The John P. Fadden Award*: Carle Stenmark (Denver, Colo.), Lacrosse
This award was established in 1966 in honor of the late John P. Fadden's
service as an athletic trainer and friend to Harvard athletes for many
years. The award is given annually to a senior student (varsity, junior
varsity or intramural) who has overcome physical adversity to make a
contribution to his/her team.
*The Director's Award*: Charles Altchek (Rye, N.Y.), Soccer
The award was introduced this year to recognize the person who, through
his or her pursuit of excellence and service to Harvard Athletics, has
displayed exceptional leadership, character, integrity and commitment to
education through athletics.
