Block X, JROTC Awards Honor Students
The outstanding achievements of Xavier’s student body were publicly recognized at Tuesday’s Block X Awards, held in the gym. Harking back to 1941, when the first Block X ceremony was held after the football season, the storied awards honor Xavier student contributions to campus life.
As she welcomed the standing-room only crowd, Director of Student Activities Johanna Tanzman stressed that the awards celebrate all students. “Today the spotlight is on a few, but please know that this is a celebration of all of you who have added so much life to this community through the expression of your talents and the love of what you do,” Ms. Tanzman said.
Awards marked contributions to a range of areas, from the Medical Science Club to the tennis team to overall honors like the Rev. Edward Spinello, S.J., Award (named for a Jesuit who encouraged students to participate in as many activities as possible) to the Bernard M. Moynahan '30 Award (named for a man who urged the complete exercise of one’s talents). Daniel McLaren ’15, who will matriculate at the University of South Carolina, won the Spinello Award, while Charlie Lambert ’15 took home the Moynahan Award.
“Coming to Xavier was the best decision I ever made, and getting involved outside of the classroom helped it make it so,” Lambert said in his acceptance speech. He urged underclassmen to “join a sport, or club, or activity.” Lambert will attend the University of Virginia with a track and field scholarship this fall.
Later that evening, the JROTC Awards honored members of the Xavier Regiment for their outstanding accomplishments during the 2014-15 year. In addition to individual awards, the drill team’s performance at the Tri-Service Nationals, the rifle team’s triumph at the Brigade Championships, and the Raider Unit’s superb showing at the Raider National Championship were also commended.
For a complete list of Block X winners, please see below. Congratulations to all of the honorees.
African-American Culture Club: Christian Reina ‘15
ASL Club: Martin Steffens ‘16
Board Game Club: Omar Soria ‘15, Emmanuel Luna ’15 and Taylor Ene ‘15
Book Club: Elijah West ’18 and Sal LoPiccolo ‘16
Chess Club: Kevin Casano ‘16
Entrepreneurial Society: Alex Alessi ’15 and Jack DeFuria ‘15
Film Club: Carson Coronel ‘16
Food Science and Cooking Club: Taras Lozowy ‘17
French Club: Isaiah Colon ‘16
Gay-Straight Alliance: Jack DeFuria ’15 and Luke Meagher ‘16
Italian Club: Anthony Carestia ’15 and Christopher Penello ‘15
Latin-American Society: Nick Cabrera ‘15
Medical Science Club: Devin Waney ‘17
Microfinance: Pat O'Neill '16
Military History Club: Matthew Ingenito '16
New York State Science Honors Society: Joel Rodriguez ‘15
Photography Club: Andrew Arabian ’16 and James Frawley ‘15
JROTC Academic Team: Ted Colter ‘17
Band: Matt McCabe '15
The Reverend Thomas L. Matthews, S.J., Award for Basketball: Ryan Kennedy ‘15
Bowling: Michael Martell ‘15
Boxing Club: Robert Tesoriero ‘15
Cartooning and Illustration: Peter Hasslund ’15 & Andrew Saldivar ‘15
Color Guard: Anthony Muentes ‘16
The Reverend Joseph W. O’Donovan, S.J., Award for Cross-Country: John Rice ‘15
Dramatics: Nick Gangone ‘15
The Rev. Edward Herlihy, S.J., Award for Football: Teddy Boateng ‘15
The 2012 Roger McTiernan Scholarship: Frank Masella ‘16
Golf: John Martin ‘16
Hockey: Brian Ostrander ’16 & Tyler D’Agostino ‘15
The Fergus I. Gonzalez ’82 Memorial Award for Lexicon: Patrick Caoile ’15 & Peter Thomann ‘16
Mock Trial: Kevin Ko ‘15
Model UN: Justin Westbrook-Lowery ‘16
Raiders: Ted Colter ‘17
The David Anderson ’47 Award for Review: Liam Coles ‘15
Rifle Team: Justin Gonzalez ’15 & Jacob Duszka ‘15
The Nigel Milton Award for Rugby: Eamonn Matthews ‘15
Saber Guard: Joseph Ducong’e ’15 & Kevin Moncrief ‘15
Soccer: Andro Garcia-Economides ‘16
Speech and Debate: Joseph Rovito ‘15
Stage Crew: Justin Gonzalez ’15 & Patrick O’Beirne ‘15
Student Leadership Committee: Michael Popovech ‘16
The Rev. Gerard F. Knoepfel, S.J., Award for Swimming: Robert Warner ‘15
The John J. “Pat” Rooney Award for Tennis: Gianluca Milea ’15 and Vincent Tozzi ‘15
The Rev. James J. Walsh, S.J., Award for Indoor Track Charlie Lambert ‘15
The Rev. Russell J. Sloun, S.J., Award for Wrestling: Dylan Ebanks ‘17
The MSG James Jones Scholarship Award for X-Squad: Sean de los Santos ’15 & Kevin Moncrief ‘15
Yearbook: Samuel Rao ‘15
The Triple “C” Award: George Baroudos ‘15
The Office of the State Comptroller Award: Samuel Rao ‘15
The Office of the City Comptroller Award: Daniel Moran ‘15
The Rev. William T. Wood, S.J., Award: Patrick Dunne ‘18
The Rev. John F. O’Shea, S.J., Award: Joseph Morelli ‘17
The Francis X. Bambury ’56 Award: Andrew Kiarie-Mumbi ‘17
The Leo Paquin Award: Joseph Santangelo ’15 & Ryan Fitzpatrick ‘15
The 2015 John J. “Pat” Rooney Scholarship: Peter McKee ‘16 & Andrew Arabian ‘16
The Sean Lugano ’91 Scholarship Award: Zachery Cilmi ‘16
The Rev. Peter Arabia, S.J., Memorial “Man for Others” Award: Nicolas Barone ‘16
The Gerard J. Werckle Award: Harrison Hom ‘15
The Rev. Edward J. Spinello, S.J., Award: Daniel McLaren ‘15
The Bernard M. Moynahan ’30 Award: Charlie Lambert ‘15