ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell seniors Elizabeth Dalrymple (Devon, Pa.), Catie De Stio (Sea Cliff, N.Y.) and Mack Lewnes (Annapolis, Md.) were recipients of the Charles H. Moore Outstanding Senior Varsity Athlete Award on Monday evening at the school's annual senior athletics banquet. Maddie Pearsall (LaGrange, Ill.) and Colin Smith (Longmont, Colo.) both earned the Ronald P. Lynch Senior Spirit Award, given to student-athletes whose leadership on and off the field models the ideals of the Big Red athletics department. Jack Dudley (Baltimore, Md.) and Karlee Overguard (Sundre, Alberta) were recognized with the Mario St. George Boiardi '04 Leadership Award for most embodying leadership, athleticism and a strong work ethic.
A two-time Ivy League Pitcher of the Year in softball, Dalrymple became the eighth player in school history to earn first-team All-Ivy honors three times. She helped guide the Big Red to a pair of Ivy League championships and two NCAA tournament appearances. Dalrymple ranks fifth all-time at Cornell with 63 wins and holds the school's career strikeout mark (651) and also was second in lowest opponent batting average (.223), fourth in lowest ERA (1.96), fifth in saves (4) and complete games (66) and third in shutouts (17). All of those numbers also rank in the top seven all-time in Ivy League history. A two-time Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, Dalrymple was an NFCA All-District selection as a junior. The senior captain was a two-time NFCA Scholastic pick and an Academic All-Ivy League selection in 2010 and 2011.
DeStio was a three-time NFHCA Regional All-American and was selected to compete in the NFHCA Senior All-Star game in 2010. Cornell's all-time leading scorer (94 points) who also owns the school record for game-winning goals (12), she became the first player in school history to earn first-team All-Ivy honors three times. DeStio graduates second all-time at Cornell in goals (36) and third in assists (22). She helped the team to three second-place finishes in the Ivy League, the best finishes in program history. The three-time team offensive MVP was part of the winningest senior class in school history, posting a 42-22 overall record and a 20-8 conference mark. Cornell was 7-9 the year before her arrival.
Lewnes is one of the most decorated wrestlers in Cornell history. He graduates at the top of the school's career wins list with a 150-22 mark and also established new standards for most falls (55) and bonus point wins (91). He became just the ninth four-time EIWA champion in more than 100 years and was a three-time NCAA All-American, including national ruuner-up as a junior. A three-time first-team All-Ivy selection, he was named Ivy League Wrestler of the Year as both a sophomore and a junior. Lewnes was a two-year captain, leading both teams to NCAA runner-up finishes. The 2008 EIWA Freshman of the Year was the EIWA Fletcher Trophy recipient in 2011 and was the 2010 Richie Moran Award winner. Lewnes' teams won four undefeated Ivy League trophies and four straight EIWA crowns.
A six-time USAG All-American, Pearsall was a three-time ECAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. A two-year captain, she ranks in the top 10 in school history in the all-around (third), floor (fifth), bars (eighth) and vault (10th). An NCAA qualifier in the all-around in 2009, Pearsall was named ECAC Rookie of the Year as a freshman. She was a 2010 Capital One/CoSida Academic All-American and candidate again in 2011 is a three-time academic all-district and Academic All-Ivy pick. Pearsall also won an Ivy Classic title on floor during her career. The Richie Moran Award winner in 2010 was a two-time USAG Scholar-Athlete and was selected to carry the symbol banner for the College of Engineering at Commencement. The athletic chairperson for Red Key Honor Society, she was chosen as Director of Athletic Participation for the Cornell Senior Class Campaign. Pearsall has been invited to attend every 400 Club breakfast in her four years at Cornell and was rewarded with a Merrill Presidential Scholar Award. A member of the Quill and Dagger Senior Honor Society, she helped the team to three Ivy Classic titles, the team's first-ever ECAC championship and the 2009 USAG collegiate national championship during her four-year career.
Smith was the commodore of the men's heavyweight crew as a senior. He stroked the heavyweights to a third-place finish at the IRA national championship as a junior, the program's top finish since the 1980s. Smith helped the team place fourth at nationals as a sophomore after going unbeaten (9-0) during the regular season and stroked the first freshman boat at the IRAs in 2008. Tapped for Quill and Dagger Senior Honor Society, Smith double majored in Fine Arts and Art History and Economics and has showcased many of his works. As a senior, he voluntarily switched sides of the varsity 8 boat to strengthen the team.
Dudley captained the men's lacrosse team as a senior, guiding the program to its ninth consecutive Ivy League title. He helped the squad to a pair of Final Fours during his career. A candidate for the Lowe's Senior Class Award, Dudley was awarded the team's “Hard Hat” for the 2010 season. The Hard Hat is given each year to a junior that the coaching staff feels demonstrates a blue-collar approach to the game of lacrosse; he is driven and selfless, not always the most talented player on the field, but consistently the hardest worker. He puts the team first, and embodies how the coaches want Cornell players to act and respond on or off the field. He was a three-time Dean's List student in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations with a minor in Economics. Dudley was a member of the Sphinx Head and Red Key Honor Societies. He is a two-year committee chair for the team's 21 Run that raises money each year for the Family Reading Partnership of Ithaca as it works towards its mission to promote children's literacy in the Ithaca community. It is dedicated to the memory of Mario St. George Boiardi, for whom the award is named. The co-coordinator of the Save the Day 3-on-3 Youth Lacrosse Tournament in each of the last two seasons, Dudley helped raise over $2,000 for the Dream Factory of Central New York, an organization that raises money to grant the wishes of chronically and critically ill children. This Fall, Dudley took the initiative to contact one of his friends at UVA to get the Big Red involved with Ken Clausen's Mustache Madness foundation. During the month of November every Cornell player grew a mustache to raise money for cancer awareness. In total, Cornell rose over $4,500 and placed sixth among those who were involved within the competition. A member of Red Key Honor Society, Dudley has attended sporting events with the Franziska Racker Center, an organization in Ithaca that creates opportunities for people with special needs. As a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, he took part in numerous community service projects, including the fraternity's largest fundraiser – Daffodil Days, a program that raises a significant amount of money for the American Cancer Society. Last spring, ATO raised approximately $15,000. He was also heavily involved with Big Red Readers, a program which promotes literacy by bringing Cornell athletes into one of the local elementary schools to read to the students for an hour. He takes part in Big Red Readers at least once a week. In that same vein of promoting children's literacy, Dudley also arranged for the team to participate in the Ithaca Kids Book Fest. The Big Red went to Boynton Middle School and volunteered for the annual event, run by Family Reader Partnership.
Overguard was named ECAC Hockey's Best Defensive Forward in 2011. She was part of women's ice hockey teams that claimed two Ivy League and ECAC Hockey regular season and tournament championships. Both teams advanced to Frozen Fours, including an appearance in the 2010 national championship game. She served as assistant captain as a senior as Cornell won a school-record 31 games, the most by any hockey team in school history (men's or women's). A member of the Cub Club and Big Sister for local girls in Tompkins County, she also apprenticed with EMTs at Cayuga Medical Center. Overguard was able to train in a very limited fashion due to a torn labrum in her shoulder and a herniated disc in her back, but still managed to play in 127 career games, a school record. She scored the overtime game winner against RPI in the ECAC playoffs, and scored twice in a 3-0 victory at national power Mercyhurst in mid-January. She posted the team's only goal in the national semifinals against Boston University. Overguard's strong interest in environmental issues has allowed her to line up a job already in Alberta working with an oil company.