Awards night on the Hill

The Tufts Athletics Department honored the best of Jumbo sports from 2007-08 Friday night at its Annual Awards Ceremony in Cohen Auditorium. Kendall Swett (LA ‘08) won the Hester L. Sargent Award as the top female athlete for her NCAA titles in the 3-meter and 1-meter dives, while Steve Ragonese (LA ‘08) took the Clarence "Pop" Houston award as the best male athlete for his efforts on the baseball team, having earned NESCAC Player of the Year. The Rudolph J. Fobert Awards for the best multi-sport athlete was shared by cross country/track runners Cat Beck (LA ‘08) and Katy O'Brien (E ‘08) for the women, and junior Alex Perry won for competing on both the football and baseball teams. Adam Arsenault (LA ‘08) from the football team and Rebecca Abbott (E '08) from the soccer team each took home the Murray Kenney Award for positive attitude and persistence. The Timothy J. Horgan Award for excellence in student sports writing on campus went to Daily editor Sapna Bansil.