Sports Award RU
Comeback Player of the Year, Runner-Up: Andy Nguyen, Men's Tennis
Andy Nguyen wins Comeback Player of the Year Runner-Up by fighting off a hip injury as a senior to go 16-4 on the court.
Breakout Player of the Year, Runner-Up: Zach Hodges, Football
Zach Hodges earns Breakout Player of the Year Runner-Up honors.
Comeback Game of the Year, Runner-Up: Men's Hockey vs. Boston University
Facing the no. 8 team in the country, the Harvard men's hockey team comes down from three goals down to win, 6-5.
Rookie of the Year, Runner-Up: Devin Dwyer, Men's Lacrosse
Highly regarded lacrosse recruit Devin Dwyer stars in first season for the Crimson.
Female Breakout Player of the Year, Runner-Up: Emily Gusse, Softball
Sophomore Emily Gusse wins Female Breakout Player of the Year.
Rookie of the Year, Runner-Up: Temi Fagbenle, Women's Basketball
In first season of eligibility, Fagbenle stars for Crimson.
Individual Performance of the Year, Runner-Up: Gary Power, Men's Squash
Comeback powers men's squash to semifinal victory.
Rookie of the Year, Runner-Up: Jimmy Vesey, Men's Hockey
Rookie excels in first taste of collegiate ice hockey.
Upset Game of the Year, Runner-Up: Men's Volleyball vs. Penn State
Crimson break Nittany Lions' 51-game winning streak.
Male Breakout Player of the Year, Runner-Up: Kenyatta Smith, Men's Basketball
Forward overcomes early-season foul trouble to becomes defensive anchor for men's basketball team.
Rookie of the Year, Runner-Up: Emerance Maschmeyer, Women's Ice Hockey
Maschmeyer stars as one-half of a Crimson platoon in goal.
Breakout Player of the Year, Runner-Up: Shayna Price, Women's Water Polo
Price doubles goal total in breakout sophomore season.
Female Individual Performance of the Year, Runner-Up: Martina Salander at Indoor NCAA Championships, Women's Track and Field
Salander stars as only freshman at NCAA Indoor Championships.
Upset Game of the Year, Runner-Up: Women's Basketball vs. Princeton
With win at home, Harvard denies Tigers undefeated conference season.
Coach of the Year, Runner-Up: Dave Fish '72
Through 37 years of coaching at Harvard, Dave Fish '72 has earned 21 Ivy League crowns for his team. Fish has continually relied on the mental aspect of coaching for his success.
Game of the Year, Runner-Up: Princeton 39, Football 34
After trailing 34-10 with 13 minutes left, the Tigers stunned Harvard with 29 straight points to pull off a 4th quarter comeback. The loss was the first of the season for the Crimson.
Female Breakout Player of the Year, Runner-Up: Sara Li
Junior swimmer Sara Li took the blocks at NCAA Championships alone, but it was a team effort that got her there.
Upset of the Year, Runner-Up: Men's Volleyball vs. Penn State
The Harvard men's volleyball team snapped Penn State's 51-game conference win streak on Feb. 15.
Game of the Year, Runner-Up: Baseball 20, Princeton 19
Down two runs entering the bottom of the ninth, Harvard scored three times on wild pitches to walk off. The two teams combined for 38 hits and nine errors.
Coach of the Year, Runner-Up: Brian Baise, Men's Volleyball
Coach Brian Baise led the Harvard men's volleyball team to a program record-tying 18 wins.
Game of the Year, Runner-Up: Men's Volleyball vs. George Mason
The Harvard men's volleyball team secured its first-ever EIVA postseason win with a 3-2 victory over George Mason on April 25.
Male Athlete of the Year Runner-Up: Kyle Juszczyk
A two-time All-American selection, Juszczyk was invaluable to the offense as a blocker for the top rushing offense in the Ivy League. But the senior’s role was expanded beyond the traditional tight end position, as Juszczyk became Chapple’s primary target and led the receiving corps.
Male Athlete of the Year Runner-Up: Wesley Saunders
Following the departures of the entire 2012 backcourt, the Harvard men’s basketball team needed someone to step up. Oliver McNally had graduated, senior Brandyn Curry had taken a leave of absence, and sophomore Corbin Miller had left on a two-year mission for the Church of Latter Day Saints. The only person left in the rotation was 6’6” sophomore wing Wesley Saunders.
Female Athlete of the Year Runner-Up: Kasey Lange
In college softball, it’s hard to improve on a season in which one hits .372 with six home runs and 40 runs batted in. Yet in a season with many new faces, junior third baseman Kasey Lange stepped up her production to another level.
Female Athlete of the Year Runner-Up: Victoria Lippert
“Victoria is maybe at the top of the list of all student-athletes I’ve coached in the 30-odd years I’ve been coaching,”Crimson coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said. “If she’s not the best, she’s one of the best athletes who can handle pressure and who wants the ball in her hands with a chance to win.”