Mount Mercy Athletic Director Douglas Webster announced the award winners and letter winners for the spring sports season at a recent honors assembly.  Awards were given to athletes from the track, tennis, softball, and lacrosse teams. The awards that were given were the Most Valuable Athlete who is the athlete that the coach felt contributed the most to the team’s success, the Coach’s award which is given to the athlete who exhibits the best effort, attitude, dedication and team spirit and the Most Improved Athlete is given to the girl whose skills progress the most throughout the course of the season.

    The Most Valuable Athletes for track were awarded to senior Grace Willert of West Seneca for field events and sophomore Rheanna Welsh of Lackawanna for track events.  Sophomore Megan Reilly of Buffalo was the Most Improved.

    Junior Lily Kasperek of Forestville was the Most Valuable athlete on the tennis team.  The Coach’s Award was given to senior Breanna Sikora of Buffalo and junior Allysyn Pajek of West Seneca was the Most Improved Athlete.

    Junior pitcher Christina Zambron of Lackawanna and sophomore third baseman Ryllie Padilla of Buffalo shared the Coach’s Award for the softball team.  Freshman Madison Edwards of Buffalo won the Most Improved Player Award.

    Junior forward Sara Geiser of West Seneca was named the Most Valuable Athlete on the lacrosse team.  Senior Mariah Rullan of Buffalo was honored with the Coach’s Award and senior Lauren Vogel of West Seneca was tabbed as the Most Improved Player.

Caption:  Junior Lily Kasperek receives the MVP for tennis.

Junior Tina Zambron won the Coach’s Award for softball.