The LA Athletic Department celebrated another fine school year of team and individual accomplishments at the annual Rams Recognition Night. The event began with a dinner prepared by Sage Dining Services in the AP Room and continued with team and individual awards in the Berry Performing Arts Center.
Athletic director Mike Romeo hosted the ceremony, with assistance from assistant athletic director Courtney McClain and athletic trainer Ryan Oliveira.
Ten athletes who compiled at least nine varsity letters received LA blankets: Sydney Geissler ’24, Gbemi Olarewaju ’24, Naomi Valcourt ’24, Zara Zaidi ’24, Adam Eisdorfer ’25, Samuel Faust ’25, Kayla Le ’25, Cian Nicholls ’25, Giselle Rodriguez ’25 and Rajwans Sindhar ’25d. The co-ed swim team received the Highest GPA Award and veteran girls’ basketball coach Mike Howell was honored as Coach of the Year.
Senior athletes who participated for four years in the same sport received special personalized rosewood boxes: Sarah Alves ’24, Amandeep Bahia ’24, Joanne Ding ’24, Sydney Geissler ’24, Claire Lu ’24, Kayla Martel ’24, Gbemi Olarewaju ’24, Sarah Shao ’24, Luke Tan ’24, Naomi Valcourt ’24, Hannah Yin ’24, Zara Zaidi ’24 and Fay Zhu ’24.
Mr. Romeo, with assistance from last year’s winner Kayla Martel ’24, presented the Max Stevens Leadership and Athletics Award to Adam Eisdorfer ’25. This award has been endowed by the Stevens family, friends, alumni and former trustees in memory of Max Stevens ’04, who passed away in 2020. Max embodied many of the school’s core values during his many years as a student and alumnus. This award provides funding for the annual recipient to pursue a leadership program of their choice, ensuring that Max’s legacy will live on in our students and graduates.
All varsity teams were called to the risers in front of the stage as Mr. Romeo shared a fancy, animated presentation on the large screen including comments from all the head coaches. Team awards, including MVPs, Coaches Awards, Most Improved and Rookie of the Year, were given to the athletes. Individual all-division and all-conference honors and team championships also were highlighted during the festive evening.