Ohio Wesleyan University senior Ahmed Hamed (Hilliard/Bradley) won the highest honor at the 16th annual Dale J. Bruce Scholar-Athlete Awards ceremony on Thursday.
Hamed, a member of the men's cross country and men's track & field teams, received the Presidential Award, recognizing the University's top athlete and person. The top honor awarded by the Ohio Wesleyan athletics department, the Presidential Award is based on athletics ability and achievement, academic excellence, character, leadership, activities, and inspiration.
Receiving Top Ten Awards were senior Jordan Brandt (Vail, Colo./Battle Mountain), senior Jamie Grant (Falls Church, Va./Stuart), Hamed, senior Colin Hawes (Delaware/Columbus St. Charles), senior Tyler Mansfield (Columbus/Bexley), senior Cirrus Robinson (Ashland), senior Antonio Romanelli (Lewis Center/Columbus St. Francis DeSales), senior Megan Sievers (Strongsville), senior Mher Tcholakian (Farmington Hills, Mich./North Farmington), and senior Sasoun Tcholakian (Farmington Hills, Mich./North Farmington).
The Top Ten Award is voted upon by the Ohio Wesleyan Athletics Council and is based upon the student-athlete's impact upon their family, their team, the University and the Delaware community. Brandt is a member of the volleyball team, Grant is a member of the field hockey team, Hamed is a member of the men's cross country and track & field teams, Hawes is a member of the men's swimming & diving team, Mansfield is a member of the women's swimming & diving team, Robinson is a member of the women's track & field team, Romanelli is a member of the men's soccer team, Sievers is a member of the women's track & field team, Mher Tcholakian is a member of the football team, and Sasoun Tcholakian is a member of the football team.
The Dr. Jay Martin Award, honoring the top male senior student-athlete, went to senior Nick Heidel (Cincinnati/Indian Hill).
The Nan Carney-DeBord Award, recognizing the top female senior student-athlete, went to Robinson.
The Dr. Richard Gordin Award, recognizing the highest cumulative grade point average among senior male student-athletes, went to Hamed.
The Mary Parker Award, recognizing the highest cumulative grade point average among senior female student-athletes, went to Grant.
The James DiBiasio Sportsmanship Award went to senior Curtis Duren (Oviedo, Fla./Hagerty), and the Mackenzie Conway Sportsmanship Award went to senior Valerie Dorvilus (Naples, Fla./Seacrest Country Day).
Also recognized were Ohio Wesleyan's top 50 student-athletes by cumulative grade point average. They were: sophomore Chase Agin (Blacklick/Columbus St. Francis DeSales), junior Rachel Albers (Mason), senior Iain Anderson (Monterey, Calif./Home), sophomore Kofi Ansah-Tutu (Lewis Center/Olentangy Orange), senior Mahnoor Ansari (Lahore, Pakistan/Beaconhouse), junior Cole Antle (Grove City), sophomore Max Beard (Palo Alto, Calif./Gunn), senior Jenell Betts (Whipple/Marietta), sophomore Katelyn Bischoff (Marysville/Marysville Early College), junior Erin Bitzer (Wassenaar, the Netherlands/American School of the Hague), junior Destiny Braden (Granville), junior Madison Bridger (Pataskala/Licking Heights), senior Joe Brush (Lawrenceburg, Ind./East Central), junior Grace Burich (Buffalo, N.Y./Mount St. Mary), junior Hannah Bush (Mount Gilead), junior Lucas Cooper (Hurricane, W.Va.), sophomore Jack Damon (Portsmouth, R.I.), sophomore Molly Delaney (Delaware/Hayes), junior Aimee Duckworth (Hilliard/Bradley), senior Meghann Dunning (Mentor/Lake Catholic), sophomore Meg Edwards (Columbus/Hilliard Davidson), senior Aunders Erickson (Portland, Ore./Westview), sophomore Cami Fisk (Pickerington/Central), sophomore Davis Graham (Canton/Massillon Jackson), Grant, junior Emma Hall (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Central), Hamed, senior Jax Harville (Marion/River Valley), senior John Keller (Clarkston, Mich./Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep), and junior Zach Lynch (Marietta, Ga./Pope).
Also, junior Addie Mannino (Norwalk), junior Mary Kate McElroy (Whipple/Beverly Fort Frye), sophomore Charlie Neel (Shaker Heights), sophomore Madeline Nemeth (Cincinnati/Oak Hills), junior Darcy Picker (Mount Gilead), sophomore Meredith Richters (Troy/Miami East), junior Fiona Roddy (Fredericktown), senior Antonio Romanelli (Lewis Center/Columbus St. Francis DeSales), junior Kayla Rondinelli (Denver, Colo./Cherry Creek), junior Paige Ross (Boston, Mass./), junior Erin Ross (Middlefield/Cardinal), sophomore Luigi Russo (Kelowna, B.C./Rutland Senior), senior Kennedy Sattler (Oregon/Clay), junior Emily Sheridan (North Smithfield, R.I./Marianapolis (Conn.) Prep), senior Megan Sievers (Strongsville), sophomore Ruthie Silberman (Deerfield, Ill.), junior Ashley Smiley (Delaware/Hayes), junior Caitlyn Smith (Baltimore/Watkins Memorial), sophomore Leigh Stavar (Perry), and senior Austin Strayer (Willard).
The Bob Strimer Director's Cup, awarded to the Ohio Wesleyan team with the highest cumulative grade point average, went to the women's cross country team.
The Dale J. Bruce Scholar-Athlete Awards are named in honor of the late Dale Bruce '52, an All-America football end at Ohio Wesleyan who was a longtime supporter of Battling Bishop athletics.
