Drexel University Athletics
Goodhart, Hennessy Win Semanik Awards at 2018-19 Best of Blue & Gold Banquet
5/16/2019 7:25:00 PM | Wrestling, Women's Soccer, Drexel Athletics
PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel Athletics Department held its annual Best of Blue & Gold Banquet on Thursday, May 16 in the Daskalakis Athletic Center. The banquet recaps and celebrates the top accomplishments of Drexel's student-athletes from the 2018-19 year as a number of awards were bestowed.
MARY AND JOHN SEMANIK AWARD RECIPIENTS
Awarded to the top senior student-athletes in the athletics department, the Mary and John Semanik Awards are given to the outstanding female and male athletes who best exemplify scholarship and athletic ideals of the former Directors of Athletics, Mr. and Mrs. Semanik. The year's winners were Kiera Hennessy of women's soccer and Joey Goodhart of wrestling.
KIERA HENNESSY / WOMEN'S SOCCER / DANBURY, CONN.
Hennessy, a key defender for women's soccer, has been a major asset for the Dragons' defense over the course of her 73-game career, starting in every game for the past two seasons on the back line. The Danbury, Connecticut native has contributed to 25 shutouts during her time in University City. Even as a defender, she tallied eight career goals, including five as a senior in 2018. She finished her redshirt senior campaign in 2018 with her second-straight All-CAA First Team selection after garnering the honor for the first time in 2017. Hennessy was also a 2018 United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Third Team pick and United Soccer Coaches Scholar Second Team selection. She is a four-time Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner's Academic Award winner. Hennessy is earning her degree in finance.
JOEY GOODHART / WRESTLING / LANCASTER, PA.
Goodhart, a heavyweight wrestler with over 100 career victories, capped his final year at Drexel with his third trip to the NCAA Championships. The Lancaster, Pennsylvania native went 102-51 in his time at University City, winning two-thirds of his bouts to finish eighth on Drexel's all-time wins leaderboard. As a redshirt senior, he placed third at the 2019 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships as he won a team-high 34 bouts on the campaign. He placed second at the 2017 EIWA Championships and seventh in 2016. Academically, he is a three-time National Wrestling Coaches Association Individual Scholar All-American, Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Academic Achievement Award winner and Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area At-Large Team selection. Goodhart is earning his degree in marketing.
OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Senior Male Athlete of the Year / Bransten Ming of men's squash
Senior Female Athlete of the Year / Amanda Reale of women's rowing
Junior Male Athlete of the Year / Reid Bowering of men's lacrosse
Junior Female Athlete of the Year / Bailey Greenberg of women's basketball
Sophomore Male Athlete of the Year / Parker Kropman of wrestling
Sophomore Female Athlete of the Year / Salma Ziouti of women's tennis
Freshman Male Athlete of the Year / Camren Wynter of men's basketball
Freshman Female Athlete of the Year / Lauren Currey of women's soccer
Game of the Year / Men's Lacrosse defeats Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 17-16, in 2OT
Play of the Year / Men's Rowing winning Dad Vail Men's Title
Female Performance of the Year / Alexa Kutch of women's swimming wins four golds at the CAA Championships
Male Performance of the Year / Parker Kropman of wrestling defeats No. 2-ranked 149-pounder from Princeton in front of a 1000-plus fans at the DAC
Coach of the Year / Denise Dillon of women's basketball
Men's Team of the Year / Men's Golf
Women's Team of the Year / Women's Basketball
Female Spirit Performer of the Year / Veronica Mueller
Male Spirit Performer of the Year / Mitch Graessle
ADDITIONAL AWARD WINNERS
National Strength and Conditioning Association All-Americans / Sydney Muntone of field hockey and Joey Goodhart of wrestling
Men's Dragon Cup / Men's Rowing
Awarded to the men's team that are the top supporters of fellow student-athletes at events this year
Women's Dragon Cup / Women's Soccer
Awarded to the women's team that are the top supporters of fellow student-athletes at events this year
Calvin Hicks Spirit Award / Emma Heckenberg of women's soccer
Awarded to the top supporter of Drexel Athletics
Nicole Hester Award / Maggie Collington of women's rowing
Awarded to the individual who faces adversity and continues to be a great ambassador for the athletic department
SAAC Service Award / Natalie Pantalone of women's soccer
Awarded to the individual who exemplifies all the qualities of a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee member and student-athlete
Mario Mascioli I Am A Dragon Award / Charlotte Myers of women's swimming
Awarded to the individual who embodies what it means to be a Dragon (Proud, Passionate, Honorable, Dedicated, Strong, Driven)
ALL-DRAGON TEAMS
First Team
Reid Bowering / Men's Lacrosse
Mathias Ebbesen / Men's Soccer
Joey Goodhart / Wrestling
Bailey Greenberg / Women's Basketball
Karson Harris / Women's Lacrosse
Kiera Hennessy / Women's Soccer
Alexa Kutch / Women's Swimming
Bransten Ming / Men's Squash
Linda Rush / Softball
Connor Schmidt / Golf
Salma Ziouti / Women's Tennis
Varsity 8 / Women's Rowing
Second Team
Jason Arthur / Men's Swimming
Tess Bernheimer / Field Hockey
Hannah Blatt / Women's Squash
Kristi DiMeo / Softball
Colleen Grady / Women's Lacrosse
Ebed Jarrell / Wrestling
Marshal King / Men's Lacrosse
Stephen Loiseau / Wrestling
Shae McCarty / Women's Soccer
Sinan Orhon / Men's Tennis
Sean Quinn / Men's Lacrosse
Varsity 8 / Men's Rowing
Third Team
Libby Baeza / Women's Soccer
Delaney Baxendale / Field Hockey
Patrick Cobb / Men's Swimming
Alihan Demir / Men's Basketball
Troy Harper / Men's Basketball
Tess Horan / Field Hockey
Anna Hughes / Women's Squash
Niki Metzel / Women's Basketball
Anthony Musciano / Men's Diving
Jamie Schneidereith / Women's Lacrosse
Megan Trivelpiece / Softball
Matthew Varian / Men's Lacrosse
Freshmen
Ross Blumenthal / Men's Lacrosse
Lauren Currey / Women's Soccer
Chris Donovan / Men's Soccer
Claire Jarema / Women's Lacrosse
Matias Knudsen / Men's Squash
Stephen Kopsachilis / Men's Soccer
Jack Mulcahy / Men's Lacrosse
Avery Powell / Field Hockey
Paris Raptis / Men's Swimming
Keishana Washington / Women's Basketball
Camren Wynter / Men's Basketball
Freshman 8 / Men's Rowing
MARY AND JOHN SEMANIK AWARD RECIPIENTS
Awarded to the top senior student-athletes in the athletics department, the Mary and John Semanik Awards are given to the outstanding female and male athletes who best exemplify scholarship and athletic ideals of the former Directors of Athletics, Mr. and Mrs. Semanik. The year's winners were Kiera Hennessy of women's soccer and Joey Goodhart of wrestling.
KIERA HENNESSY / WOMEN'S SOCCER / DANBURY, CONN.
Hennessy, a key defender for women's soccer, has been a major asset for the Dragons' defense over the course of her 73-game career, starting in every game for the past two seasons on the back line. The Danbury, Connecticut native has contributed to 25 shutouts during her time in University City. Even as a defender, she tallied eight career goals, including five as a senior in 2018. She finished her redshirt senior campaign in 2018 with her second-straight All-CAA First Team selection after garnering the honor for the first time in 2017. Hennessy was also a 2018 United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Third Team pick and United Soccer Coaches Scholar Second Team selection. She is a four-time Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner's Academic Award winner. Hennessy is earning her degree in finance.
JOEY GOODHART / WRESTLING / LANCASTER, PA.
Goodhart, a heavyweight wrestler with over 100 career victories, capped his final year at Drexel with his third trip to the NCAA Championships. The Lancaster, Pennsylvania native went 102-51 in his time at University City, winning two-thirds of his bouts to finish eighth on Drexel's all-time wins leaderboard. As a redshirt senior, he placed third at the 2019 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships as he won a team-high 34 bouts on the campaign. He placed second at the 2017 EIWA Championships and seventh in 2016. Academically, he is a three-time National Wrestling Coaches Association Individual Scholar All-American, Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Academic Achievement Award winner and Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area At-Large Team selection. Goodhart is earning his degree in marketing.
OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Senior Male Athlete of the Year / Bransten Ming of men's squash
Senior Female Athlete of the Year / Amanda Reale of women's rowing
Junior Male Athlete of the Year / Reid Bowering of men's lacrosse
Junior Female Athlete of the Year / Bailey Greenberg of women's basketball
Sophomore Male Athlete of the Year / Parker Kropman of wrestling
Sophomore Female Athlete of the Year / Salma Ziouti of women's tennis
Freshman Male Athlete of the Year / Camren Wynter of men's basketball
Freshman Female Athlete of the Year / Lauren Currey of women's soccer
Game of the Year / Men's Lacrosse defeats Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 17-16, in 2OT
Play of the Year / Men's Rowing winning Dad Vail Men's Title
Female Performance of the Year / Alexa Kutch of women's swimming wins four golds at the CAA Championships
Male Performance of the Year / Parker Kropman of wrestling defeats No. 2-ranked 149-pounder from Princeton in front of a 1000-plus fans at the DAC
Coach of the Year / Denise Dillon of women's basketball
Men's Team of the Year / Men's Golf
Women's Team of the Year / Women's Basketball
Female Spirit Performer of the Year / Veronica Mueller
Male Spirit Performer of the Year / Mitch Graessle
ADDITIONAL AWARD WINNERS
National Strength and Conditioning Association All-Americans / Sydney Muntone of field hockey and Joey Goodhart of wrestling
Men's Dragon Cup / Men's Rowing
Awarded to the men's team that are the top supporters of fellow student-athletes at events this year
Women's Dragon Cup / Women's Soccer
Awarded to the women's team that are the top supporters of fellow student-athletes at events this year
Calvin Hicks Spirit Award / Emma Heckenberg of women's soccer
Awarded to the top supporter of Drexel Athletics
Nicole Hester Award / Maggie Collington of women's rowing
Awarded to the individual who faces adversity and continues to be a great ambassador for the athletic department
SAAC Service Award / Natalie Pantalone of women's soccer
Awarded to the individual who exemplifies all the qualities of a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee member and student-athlete
Mario Mascioli I Am A Dragon Award / Charlotte Myers of women's swimming
Awarded to the individual who embodies what it means to be a Dragon (Proud, Passionate, Honorable, Dedicated, Strong, Driven)
ALL-DRAGON TEAMS
First Team
Reid Bowering / Men's Lacrosse
Mathias Ebbesen / Men's Soccer
Joey Goodhart / Wrestling
Bailey Greenberg / Women's Basketball
Karson Harris / Women's Lacrosse
Kiera Hennessy / Women's Soccer
Alexa Kutch / Women's Swimming
Bransten Ming / Men's Squash
Linda Rush / Softball
Connor Schmidt / Golf
Salma Ziouti / Women's Tennis
Varsity 8 / Women's Rowing
Second Team
Jason Arthur / Men's Swimming
Tess Bernheimer / Field Hockey
Hannah Blatt / Women's Squash
Kristi DiMeo / Softball
Colleen Grady / Women's Lacrosse
Ebed Jarrell / Wrestling
Marshal King / Men's Lacrosse
Stephen Loiseau / Wrestling
Shae McCarty / Women's Soccer
Sinan Orhon / Men's Tennis
Sean Quinn / Men's Lacrosse
Varsity 8 / Men's Rowing
Third Team
Libby Baeza / Women's Soccer
Delaney Baxendale / Field Hockey
Patrick Cobb / Men's Swimming
Alihan Demir / Men's Basketball
Troy Harper / Men's Basketball
Tess Horan / Field Hockey
Anna Hughes / Women's Squash
Niki Metzel / Women's Basketball
Anthony Musciano / Men's Diving
Jamie Schneidereith / Women's Lacrosse
Megan Trivelpiece / Softball
Matthew Varian / Men's Lacrosse
Freshmen
Ross Blumenthal / Men's Lacrosse
Lauren Currey / Women's Soccer
Chris Donovan / Men's Soccer
Claire Jarema / Women's Lacrosse
Matias Knudsen / Men's Squash
Stephen Kopsachilis / Men's Soccer
Jack Mulcahy / Men's Lacrosse
Avery Powell / Field Hockey
Paris Raptis / Men's Swimming
Keishana Washington / Women's Basketball
Camren Wynter / Men's Basketball
Freshman 8 / Men's Rowing
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Soccer
F/M
/ Women's Soccer
285
/ Wrestling
D
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
165/174
/ Wrestling
149
/ Wrestling
197
/ Wrestling
/ Drexel Athletics
M/F
/ Women's SoccerCAA
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