On May 8th, Vanderbilt Rowing held its annual end-of-year banquet. The event provides an opportunity to celebrate the graduating seniors and reminisce about the past year.
The banquet is also a chance to recognize some athletes for their individual contributions to the team. Awards were presented as follows:
Most Improved for Novice Women: Sophia Day
Most Valuable Player for Novice Women: Océane Wright
Most Improved for Novice Men: Chloe Allen
Most Valuable Player for Novice Men: Justin Stanwyck
Most Improved for Varsity Women: Katie MacFarlane
Black and Gold Award (MVP) for Varsity Women: Whitney Sterling
Most Improved for Varsity Men: Michael Levin
Black and Gold Award (MVP) for Varsity Men: Stephanie Sehnert
Commodore Award: Michael Zhou and Whitney Sterling
Congratulations to our seniors: Elisa Marks, Stephanie Sehnert, Whitney Sterling, Michael Zhou and Joe Craver!
This year the banquet provided an opportunity for another special celebration. Vanderbilt honored former Head Coach Jon Miller in naming the new varsity shells. The varsity men’s four was named the “Coach Jon Miller” to reflect the impact Jon has had on this program. The varsity women’s four is now named the “J. Benton Baxter” in honor of a close friend of Jon’s who passed away about 11 years ago. Formerly, a varsity women’s eight had been named with this honor, however that shell is no longer with the program. Vanderbilt Rowing alumni, coaches, parents and athletes were there to witness the christening of the boats before the banquet began.
Alumni and coaches standing with the newly-named “Coach Jon Miller” from right to left: Rob Tauscher ’13, current Head Coach Lindsay Chatfield ’12, former Head Coach Jon Miller, Assistant Coach Alex Garza ’12, and Matt Yin ’13.
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