Middlebury 2001-2002 Athletes of the Year

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Matt Dunn

Matt Dunn has been nominated for the Tewaaraton Trophy in lacrosse, awarded to the nation's best player.

Julia Bergofsky

"It is definitely a personal and a team goal to play for the national championship and win it back-to-back."

Michela Adrian

Adrian has been a key member in retaining the national title for the women's cross country team.

With a couple championships under his belt, there isn't too much more senior Matt Dunn could achieve either on the lacrosse field or in the hockey rink. He is currently a First-Team All-American, All-New England and All-NESCAC selection in both lacrosse and hockey. Dunn also holds All-ECAC honors in lacrosse.

This spring will undoubtedly hold more awards and accolades for the senior. As his team marches on with a first round NCAA tournament game against New England College this afternoon, he is being considered, as only one of two Division III lacrosse players, for the Tewaaraton Trophy. The award is given to the best men's lacrosse player regardless of the division in which he plays.

This year both Michela Adrian '03 and Julia Bergofsky '02 were voted as Female Athlete of the Year.

Adrian proved yet again to be a crucial piece of the puzzle for the women's cross country team which won its second consecutive national championship this fall. Her athletic resume reads like an unabridged dictionary as she alone this fall collected All-American, All-New England and All-NESCAC honors. Last spring for the track team she was the ECAC champion in the 3000 meters and has showed no signs of slowing down this year.

She has been in the winner's circle and with much to still be decided in this track season, she has already qualified for the national championships.

Bergofsky has had a taste of national champioship success as well, last year with the women's lacrosse team. A relative newcomer to both her sports, the lacrosse and field hockey captain admitted, "I didn't start playing organized lacrosse until high school." Influenced by her father and family she caught up quick, being named National Midfielder of the Year last spring during her junior lacrosse season. Bergofsky has been seemingly all everything including First-team Regional All-American in field hockey, First-Team All-American last year in lacrosse along with All-New England and All-NESCAC. In the surge to help her team win a second straight Division III lacrosse title this spring, she is also being considered, as the only Division III athlete, for the Tewaaraton National Player of the Year applies to all divisions of NCAA athletics.

Honorable Mention Athletes

MEN

Derek Chicarilli

Chicarilli was an All-NESCAC, and Division III Diver of the Year. Last year he won the national championship in the one and three meter disciplines while winning Diver of the Year as well.

Brian Hamm

Hamm was a captain on both the soccer and baseball teams. As a goalie, he was both a First-Team All-NESCAC and a First-Team All-New England soccer selection.

WOMEN

Megan McCosker

McCosker had a fine senior year as the women's basketball team co-captain. She was a Second-Team All-NESCAC member along with NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year.

Char Glessner

Glessner is a First-Team All-American for field hockey along with NESCAC Player of the Year. She also is a Second-Team All-American in lacrosse.