2012 Winner Annie Zhu, star swimmer, is competing this week in the Olympic Trials for a place on the Olympic Team
Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott today announced the 2012 winners of the Public Schools Athletic League’s (PSAL) annual Wingate Awards for outstanding performance in varsity sports, including baseball, bowling, cricket, Double Dutch, football, softball, swimming, and gymnastics. Each year, the PSAL honors outstanding student-athletes. This year’s winners, all of whom are graduating seniors, were honored at the New York Marriott in Brooklyn.
“Congratulations to our athletes for a terrific year in high school competitive sports where many of our students were named All American in their sport,” Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott said. “It is a testament to the PSAL program and to the focus and determination of these young athletes who also must do well in school to participate. They have shown prowess on the field and in the classroom.”
“Our students had a spectacular year this year, playing a football championship game at Yankee Stadium and basketball championship games at Madison Square Garden,” said Deputy Chancellor of Operations Kathleen Grimm. “During these games, they played well and showed good sportsmanship, which is a cornerstone of the PSAL. Congratulations to all our student athletes.”
“I applaud our student-athletes and thank them for giving us exciting games to watch throughout this past year,” said Eric Goldstein, CEO of School Support Services. “This was the year we debuted flag football, and it was exciting to see 29 teams compete in this sport.”
“All of our students and their families should be proud of what they accomplished this year,” PSAL director Donald Douglas said. “The PSAL offers a wide variety of competitive sports with 37,000 students competing among 405 high schools.”
The PSAL Wingate Fund was created in 1903 as the Public Schools Athletic League with the dual purpose of financing and administering athletic programs in New York City public schools. When the school system assumed primary responsibility for these activities, PSAL Inc., and the General George Wingate Fund continued to provide financial support for the PSAL.
The PSAL winners are:
|
Sport |
Name |
School |
|
Girls Bowling |
Carla Ann Spoto |
New Dorp High School |
|
Boys Bowling |
Gary Pacheco |
South Shore High School |
|
Girls Cross Country |
Alexis Panisse |
Benjamin N. Cardozo High School |
|
Boys Cross Country |
Konrad Surkont |
Stuyvesant High School |
|
Boys Fencing |
Justin Hahn |
Hunter College High School |
|
Football |
Wayne Morgan |
Erasmus Hall Campus |
|
Girls Golf |
Bianca Mintz |
Tottenville High School |
|
Girls Soccer |
Jacquelyn Bruno |
McKee/Staten Island Tech |
|
Boys Soccer |
Daniel Bedoya |
Francis Lewis High School |
|
Girls Swimming |
Annie Zhu |
Brooklyn Technical High School |
|
Girls Volleyball |
Ashley Grubler |
Benjamin N. Cardozo High School |
|
Girls Basketball |
Kaitlyn Astel |
McKee/Staten Island Tech |
|
Boys Basketball |
Leroy Fludd |
Boys and Girls High School |
|
Girls Gymnastics |
Jane Guo |
Bronx H.S. of Science |
|
Boys Gymnastics |
Eric Blum |
Bronx H.S. of Science |
|
Girls Indoor Track |
Alexis Panisse |
Benjamin Cardozo High School |
|
Boys Indoor Track |
Strymar Livingston |
Christopher Columbus High School |
|
Boys Swimming |
En Wei Hu Van Wright |
Stuyvesant High School |
|
Wrestling |
Jorje Jimenez |
Grand Street Campus |
|
Baseball |
Ernesto Lopez |
Grand Street Campus |
|
Cricket |
Amarnauth Persaud |
Martin Van Buren High School |
|
Double Dutch |
Janesha Matthews |
Teachers Preparatory HS/FDA VII |
|
Girls Fencing |
Michelle Potestio |
Tottenville High School |
|
Girls Flag Football |
Shantana Kanhoye |
John Adams High School |
|
Boys Golf |
James Edgeworth |
Tottenville High School |
|
Girls Handball |
Samantha Feng |
Brooklyn Technical High School |
|
Boys Handball |
Michael Zhou |
Francis Lewis High School |
|
Girls Lacrosse |
Taylor Ogara |
Curtis High School |
|
Boys Lacrosse |
Christopher Fiore |
New Dorp High School |
|
Girls Outdoor Track |
Alexis Panisse |
Benjamin N. Cardozo High School |
|
Boys Outdoor Track |
Konrad SurKont |
Stuyvesant High School |
|
Girls Rugby |
Diamond Bryant |
Canarsie High School |
|
Boys Rugby |
Tajay Evans |
Canarsie High School |
|
Softball |
Gina Gerone |
James Madison High School |
|
Girls Tennis |
Becky Shtilkind |
Leon Goldstein High School |
|
Boys Tennis |
Christopher Jou |
Stuyvesant High School |
|
Boys Volleyball |
Ricky Myint |
Academy of American Studies |
|
Transfer League |
|
Girls Basketball |
Robyn House |
Queens Academy High School |
|
|
Cyntara Way |
Edward A. Reynolds West side |
|
Boys Basketball |
Steven Stephenson |
Queens Academy High School |
|
|
Estalin Cespedes |
Satellite Academy |