GW’s vibrant athletics program boasts 22 varsity sports and athletes that compete at the highest level in every program. In May, many of the University’s athletes, both men and women, were honored as Most Valuable Players at the annual athletics luncheon.

BASEBALL
Michael Parker, a member of the men’s baseball team and a native of Newton, Massachusetts, has been the driving force of the team’s offense, which is among the best in the A-10. An Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week recipient, Michael leads the league in numerous offensive categories, including hits and RBIs. Last year’s Jackie Robinson Award winner, Michael set a GW record for assists in a season, recording 200 in 2006.

Michael Parker receives the MVP award for baseball.

BASKETBALL
Kimberly Beck, a junior from Fairburn, Georgia, had a decorated season on the women’s basketball team in which she earned honorable mention All-America status by the Associated Press. She was one of three finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award, which recognizes the nation’s best point guard, and was named both the A-10 Defensive Player of the Year and the first team all-league performer.

Carl Elliott has played in more GW victories (90) than any other Colonials men’s basketball player ever. This season, he produced the first-ever triple-double in program history, and he became the 39th Colonial to join the 1,000-point club, finishing with 1,256 career points. The Brooklyn native has produced two of the team’s most memorable game-winning shots in the past three years and he concludes his stellar career ranked second on both the GW career assists and career steals lists.

CHEERLEADING
Cory McCrummen, a native of Johnstown, Ohio, was named MVP of this year’s cheerleading squad. Cory came to GW in 2003 as a four-year high school letterman in football and track. He is an international affairs major and a member of Pi Kappa Alpha and the Roosevelt Institute. After graduation, he plans on working for AmeriCorps or the Peace Corps.

CROSS COUNTRY
Joe Altenau, a junior from Eastchester, New York, and a member of the men’s cross country team, led the Colonials in the final four meets of the season, including the Atlantic 10 Championships and NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional. Altenau cracked the top 10 in a race for the first time in his collegiate career at the Towson Invitational and set his personal best time at William & Mary.

Audrey Noonan is the first All-Conference Cross Country performer for the Colonials since 1996. This season, Noonan won her first collegiate meet at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational with a personal record and the fastest time in GW history. The sophomore from Barrington, Rhode Island, also recorded the fastest time ever for a Colonial at the Atlantic 10 Championships while finishing in seventh place overall.

DANCE TEAM
Meg Cerullo was named MVP of the dance team this year. Dancing since age 3 and competing since age 9, Meg has been a member of the First Ladies for all four years at GW. Following graduation, Meg plans to stay in DC and, among other things, plans to audition for the Washington Wizards Dance Team next fall.

GOLF
Tim Johnson, from Marblehead, Massachusetts, has been a leader for the golf team both on and off the course. He represents the team on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council, and is currently second on the team in scoring average among players that have played at least half the team’s rounds.

GYMNASTICS
McKenzie Parrack is a junior from Richardson, Texas, and a member of the women’s gymnastics team. In her junior year, McKenzie was named to the All-EAGL Second Team on both the vault and floor exercise. Selected as the East Atlantic Gymnastics League Specialist of the Week earlier this season, Parrack was the only Colonial to average better than a 9.6 in multiple events this season.

LACROSSE
Katelyn Honeyford, a junior from Moorestown, New Jersey, enjoyed a breakout lacrosse season, scoring a single-season career-high 19 points on 15 goals and four assists. Katelyn ranks in the program’s Top 7 in career caused turnovers, ground balls, and draw controls. Despite missing the last four games of the season due to injury, Katelyn led the team and was named the A-10 Co-Player of the Week during the week of April 9.

ROWING
Team captain of the men’s rowing team Michael Mancusi-Ungaro has made the top boat every year of his career. In his relentless pursuit of success, the senior from Philadelphia has pushed and pulled his teammates to achieve things that they otherwise could not have attained.

Angela Wunderli’s work ethic in practice and free time has earned her the Women’s Rowing MVP in her junior season. A native of St. Louis, Angela has the second fastest 2,000-meter time on the team and has been an integral part of the Varsity 8 over the course of the season.

SOCCER
Greg McKay, a junior from Brookville, Maryland, finished third on the team in scoring this fall, totaling six points on two goals and two assists. His game-winning goal and assist against Howard led to a second consecutive DC College Cup All-Tournament team nod, while his work in the classroom led to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II Second Team accolades.

Shari Taylor, from Fort Washington, Maryland, was one of two seniors on a GW women’s soccer team that started the 2006 season with the best non-conference mark in school history, recording nine wins, the program’s highest total since 2003. Shari displayed her leadership abilities both on and off the field, serving as a tri-captain of the team and as president of Student-Athlete Advisory Council.

SOFTBALL
Elana Meyers has been selected as the MVP of the softball team for the fifth consecutive year, a record that can never be broken. This year, the graduate student from Douglasville, Georgia, led the Colonials to their most conference victories in a season.

SQUASH
Alex Funk was one of two seniors on the GW men’s squash team that won five of its final seven matches and finished the season ranked 30th in the country. After the 2006-2007 season, Alex was nationally ranked in the top half of 600 individual squash student-athletes.

Rachael Rayfield helped to lead the Colonials women’s squash team to a Top-30 national ranking and a 2-1 record at the College Squash Association Team Championships. The sophomore from Linwood, New Jersey, was the only GW representative to compete at the Individual Championships, where she went 1-2.

SWIMMING
Shannon Ma received the 2006-07 MVP for women’s swimming. Shannon came to GW as a walk-on freshman from Kennesaw, Georgia. Four years later, through her dedication and leadership, she will graduate from GW as a scholarship athlete and team captain, and will accept an appointment with Teach for America.

David Zenk followed up on his Atlantic 10 Swimmer/Rookie of the Year honors in 2006 by setting two conference records this season. The only two-sport male athlete at GW in swimming and water polo, the sophomore from St. Louis also performed well in the classroom, being named Academic All-Conference.

TENNIS
Brandon Harris, one of just two seniors on the men’s tennis team, won two matches at the Atlantic 10 Championship as he helped to lead GW to a third-place finish. The native of Pacific Palisades, California, who played primarily from the third singles flight, was second on the team with 11 victories and was named to the A-10 All-Conference Second Team.

Kendall Swenson, a junior from Shaker Heights, Ohio, led the GW women’s tennis team in victories for the second straight season and recorded at least 14 wins for the third consecutive year. Her overall wins during the 2006-07 season were the most at GW since 2000. Playing number one singles, Kendall won two of her matches at the A-10 Championships and was one of the most consistent players on the team.

VOLLEYBALL
Kaimana Lee was voted by her teammates as this year’s Most Outstanding Player on the women’s volleyball team. Her consistency and contributions were reflected both offensively and defensively. The team’s starting setter, she led the Colonials in assists and was third in digs and fourth in total blocks. A senior from the Hawaiian island of Maui, Ky demonstrated her leadership ability through her actions both on and off the court as an officer for the Student-Athlete Advisory Council.

WATER POLO
Morgan Hooker, a senior from Woodland Hills, California, was named to the Collegiate Water Polo Association All-South Division team for the third straight time after leading the Colonials with 42 goals and 44 points this season. Morgan scored five goals against Bucknell to become the program’s career goal-scoring leader and finished her four-year career with 170 goals. Morgan also ranks fourth all-time at GW with 192 career points.

Jack Hornberger ranked 10th in the nation with 68 goals in 2006 to earn the Collegiate Water Polo Association All-South First Team accolade in his final season. The Houston native concluded his four-year career with 166 goals and ranks second all-time at GW in ejections drawn and penalties drawn. He was named to both the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches and CWPA All-Academic Teams.

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