BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Senior Patrick O'Gorman of the men's basketball team and junior Siena Sujitno of the women's soccer and track and field teams were named the Pratt Institute Student-Athletes of the Year as the Department of Athletics and Recreation celebrated its annual awards ceremony, The Charlies, last Saturday evening.
O'Gorman repeated as Male Student-Athlete of the Year following a senior campaign where he led the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference in assists (4.3) and free throw percentage (81.1%) and was third in scoring (16.1)and steals (1.7) en route to receiving All-C2C First Team accolades – his third All-C2C honor after being named twice to the Second Team.
Sujitno was named Female Student-Athlete of the Year after leading C2C soccer with 20 goals scored and finishing fifth in the nation in goals per game (1.43). On the track, she was consistently one of the highest-placing finishers, regularly securing top 10 finishes in the 60- and 100-meter dashes.
Cameron Windt of the men's basketball team was selected as Male Newcomer of the Year after leading the C2C in scoring (17.4) as a rookie and finishing 18th in Division III in made three-pointers per game (3.0), and earning All-C2C Second Team accolades.
Pallavi Verghese was picked as Female Newcomer of the Year after leading the women's tennis team to a perfect 11-0 record going undefeated in singles and doubles in those matches. She also scored an upset of a seeded player at the ITA Regional Championship.
Ava Hunwick of the women's soccer and track and field teams was given the SAAC Leadership Award.
Emma Gaspari of the women's soccer team was presented with the inaugural Ariana Dillon Memorial Award in memory of the dual-sport student-athlete and architecture major who passed away earlier this year as she was about to commence her fourth year at Pratt. It will be presented to a student-athlete majoring in architecture who maintains a GPA of 3.5 or higher and demonstrates a dedication and commitment to both athletics and the Pratt community as a whole as Ariana did.
2023-24 Award Winners
SAAC Leadership Award - Ava Hunwick (Women's Soccer & Track and Field)
Female Newcomer of the Year - Pallavi Verghese (Tennis)
Other finalists: Hannah Kim (Track and Field), Emma Pratt (Soccer), Colleen Russell (Volleyball)
Team Engagement Award - Women's Soccer
Male Newcomer of the Year - Cameron Windt (Basketball)
Other finalists: Griffin Benkovsky (Soccer), Joji Kawamura (Volleyball), Mikah Liu (Tennis)
Female Student-Athlete of the Year - Siena Sujitno (Soccer, Track & Field)
Other finalists: Olivia Julich (Volleyball), Christina Sancho-Spore (Cross Country, Track & Field), Pallavi Verghese (Tennis)
Male Student-Athlete of the Year - Patrick O'Gorman (Basketball)
Other finalists: Mikah Liu (Tennis), Dominick Paolini (Cross Country, Track & Field), Jason Raymond (Volleyball)
Senior Letterwinners
Mehul Bhargava - Men's Tennis
Daniel Bhopaul - Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Asa Brandyberry - Men's Track & Field
Nastazja Cancellaro - Women's Tennis
Arianna Dillon - Women's Soccer
Gabby Genduso - Women's Volleyball
Jacob Hamilton - Men's Soccer
Ava Hunwick - Women's Soccer & Track & Field
K Johnson - Men's Volleyball
Hannah Leitten - Women's Volleyball
Ryan Nelsen - Men's Tennis
Patrick O'Gorman - Men's Basketball
Jack Phelan - Men's Track & Field
Christina Sancho-Spore - Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Amelie Stoddard - Women's Soccer
Thomas Van Trier - Men's Basketball
Mia Wong - Women's Soccer & Track & Field
Team Award Winners
Women's Basketball
MVP: Kylie Grant
Coaches Award: Almudena Valenzuela
Men's Basketball
MVP: Patrick O'Gorman
Coaches Award: Thomas Van Trier
Women's Cross Country
MVP: Christina Sancho-Spore
Coaches Award: Giovanna Lisa
Men's Cross Country
MVP: Dominic Paolini
Coaches Award: Ian Chen
Equestrian
MVP: Alin Kutan
Coaches Award: Lauren Morgan
Women's Soccer
MVP: Siena Sujitno
Coaches Award: Ava Hunwick
Men's Soccer
MVP: Jake Hamilton
Coaches Award: Vengkheang Meng
Women's Tennis
MVP: Pallavi Verghese
Coaches Award: Beatrice Crespo
Men's Tennis
MVP: Mikah Liu
Coaches Award: Mehul Bhargava
Women's Track and Field
MVP: Siena Sujitno
Coaches Award: Hannah Kim
Men's Track and Field
MVP: Asa Brandyberry
Coaches Award: Chris DeGaetano
Women's Volleyball
MVP: Olivia Julich
Coaches Award: Gabby Genduso
Men's Volleyball
MVP: Jason Raymond
Coaches Award: K Johnson
