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TROY, N.Y. - As part of the athletic department's annual Welcome Back Ice Cream Social, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) year-end student-athlete awards - Freshman of the Year, Athlete of the Year and Richard S. Lyons Career Athlete - as well as the Marvin Anderson Award, were announced with eight individuals being honored. Collecting the most prestigious student-athlete awards the department hands out were freshmen
Lovisa Selander and
Brendan McNerney;
Shanny Lin and
Ben Fazio as Athlete of the Year honorees; and Taylor Ten Eyck and Jamie Jackson as the Lyons Award recipients. Shannon O'Brien and
John Lynch shared the Anderson Award, presented to the Coach of the Year.
Each coach had the opportunity to nominate student-athletes and peers for the awards. The final ballot is voted upon by head coaches and administrators from the athletic department. Below are the award winners with their accomplishments included.
Female Freshman Athlete of the Year:
Lovisa Selander (Sollentuna, Sweden / SDE Riksserien) – Ice Hockey
Goaltender … Played 33 games, 31 starts ... Was 9-16-7 … Had 2.11 goals against average and .939 save percentage ... Had school record 1058 saves in 1960:13 minutes ... Third in school history in minutes played … Four shutouts ... ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week four times … ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year finalist ... ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year finalist ... All-ECAC Hockey Third Team … ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team … ECAC Hockey All-Academic … Team Rookie of the Year.
Male Freshman Athlete of the Year:
Brendan McNerney (Ardsley, NY / Ardsley) – Baseball
Pitcher … Made 13 appearances, 10 starts ... Went 6-2 with 2.66 earned run average in 61.0 innings ... 48 strikeouts and 31 walks ... Allowed .225 opponent batting average ... Liberty League Rookie of the Week twice ... Liberty League Pitcher of the Week once … All-Liberty League First Team.
Female Athlete of the Year:
Shanny Lin (El Paso, TX / El Paso) – Swimming
Sophomore … Butterfly, backstroke, freestyle and IM ... Team's top female scorer as individual (18 first, 2 second, 3 third) … Set school record in 200 butterfly, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay … Robison Pool records in 200 butterfly and 200 medley relay … League record in 200 fly … New York State Championship and Association record in 200 fly … First in 100 fly, 200 fly and 200 medley at Liberty League Championship … Second in 200 IM, 400 free relay and 400 medley … First in 200 butterfly and 400 medley relay at New York State Championship … Second in 200 medley and 200 free relay … Third in 100 butterfly … Participated in 200 individual medley, 100 fly and 200 fly at NCAA Championship … NCAA All-America in 200 butterfly with fourth place finish … Liberty League Swimmer of the Week three times … Liberty League All-Academic … New York State All-Academic … CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team … CoSIDA National Academic All-America Women's At-Large Third Team … CSCAA Scholar All-America.
Male Athlete of the Year:
Ben Fazio (East Greenwich, RI / East Greenwich) – Cross Country / Track & Field
Junior … Distance … CROSS COUNTRY: Seven meets ... Season best first at Geneseo ... Fourth at Liberty League Championship and NCAA Atlantic Regional ... Twentieth at NCAA Championship to earn National All-America ... Liberty League Performer of the Week three times … All-Liberty League First Team ... All-Region ... TRACK & FIELD: Outdoor: First in 1500 in all three meets, including Liberty League Championship and New York State Championship … First in 5000 in three of five meets, including Silfen Invitational, Liberty League Championship and New York State Championship … Broke 30-year old school record in 5000 … Second in IC4A/ECAC Championship … Participated in 5000 at NCAA Championship, finishing 18th … Liberty League Track Performer of the Week three times … Indoor: Won 1000 at Bowdoin, 3000 at Ithaca (school and facility records) and mile at Dartmouth (school record) ... Won mile, second in 1000 (school record) and fourth in distance medley relay at New York State Championship ... Participated in mile at NCAA Championship, finishing 15th ... Liberty League Track Performer of the Week twice.
Female Career Athlete: Taylor Ten Eyck (Guilderland, NY / Guilderland) – Softball
Catcher … 2016: Captain ... Played 38 games, starting 34 ... Thirty-nine hits in 124 at-bats for .315 batting average ... Second on team with eight doubles ... Twenty runs with 13 RBI ... Two stolen bases in two attempts ... Team-high fielding percentage of .990 ... All-Liberty League First Team … Liberty League All-Academic … CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team … Olympia … 2015: Captain … Started 34 games ... Team-leading 32 hits on 111 at-bats for .288 batting average ... Five doubles and two home runs ... Fourteen runs with 20 RBI ... Four walks ... Liberty League Performer of the Week once ... All-Liberty League Second Team ... Liberty League All-Academic ... 2014: Started all 42 games ... Had 39 hits in 128 at-bats for .305 batting average ... Eight doubles and team-high five home runs … Scored 23 runs ... Led team in RBI (35) … Led team with .989 fielding percentage ... All-Liberty League Honorable Mention ... Liberty League All-Academic ... 2013: Started all 41 games … Second on team with .357 batting average ... Third with 41 hits in 115 at bats ... Second with 27 runs ... Third with 24 RBI ... One home run ... Was 3 for 3 in stolen bases ... Liberty League Rookie of the Week once ... Liberty League Rookie of the Year ... All-Liberty League First Team … All-ECAC Second Team … Female Freshman Athlete of the Year.
Male Career Athlete: Jamie Jackson (Belfast, ME / Belfast Area) – Golf
2015-16: Captain … Competed in all nine matches ... Third at NYU Spring Invitational ... Fifth at ECAC New England Championships ... Season-best 70, -2 … All-Liberty League First Team ... GCAA All-Region … Liberty League All-Academic ... CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District First Team ... CoSIDA Capital One National Academic All-America First Team … Liberty League Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Leopold L. Balleisen Prize ... 2014-15: Competed in all 10 matches ... Won three consecutive tournaments in September ... Won at Duke Nelson Invitational ... First at Williams Fall Invitational ... First at Liberty League Qualifier ... Season-best 70, -2 ... Won Fred Kravetz Invitational ... Liberty League Performer of the Week four times ... ECAC Golfer of the Month once ... GCAA All-Region … GCAA National All-America Honorable Mention … Liberty League All-Academic ... CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District First Team ... CoSIDA Capital One National Academic All-America Third Team - first golfer in school history ... 2013-14: Competed in all nine matches ... Tied for second in Palamountain Invitational … Season-best +3 ... Best individual round (71, -1) ... Liberty League All-Academic ... 2012-13: Competed in all 10 matches ... Three top 10 finishes ... Won ECAC New England Division III Championship ... Won match in Liberty League Semifinals ... Liberty League Rookie of the Week once … All-Liberty-League Second Team.
Marvin Anderson Coach of the Year: Shannon O'Brien – Men's and Women's Swimming
Men: Team finished school record 7-0 in dual meets … Won Liberty League Championship and Kumpf Invitational … Second of 15 in New York State Championship … Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year … Four Liberty League Swimmer of the Week awards from two different swimmers ... Three Liberty League Rookie of the Week awards from three different swimmers … Four All-Liberty League First Team honorees (3 individuals) … Two All-Liberty League First Team relays … Seven All-Liberty League Second Team honorees (6 individuals) … Two All-Liberty League Second Team relays … Seven Liberty League All-Academic honorees … Women: Team finished school record 7-0 in dual meets … Finished second of 10 in Liberty League Championship … Second of 16 in New York State Championship Meet … Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year … Two student-athletes qualified for NCAA Championship ... Sophomore
Shanny Lin earned All-America with fourth place finish in 200 fly … Six Liberty League Swimmer of the Week awards from three different swimmers ... Two Liberty League Rookie of the Week awards from two different divers … Six All-Liberty League First Team honorees (3 individuals) … One All-Liberty League First Team relay … Seven All-Liberty League Second Team honorees (6 individuals) … Three All-Liberty League Second Team relays … Eleven Liberty League All-Academic honorees … One CoSIDA National Academic All-America.
Marvin Anderson Coach of the Year:
John Lynch – Men's and Women's Cross Country
Men: Team had five top 5 finishes in seven meets … Second at Vassar (10 schools) and Liberty League Championship (8) … Third at Saratoga Invitational (21), Bates (3) and Geneseo (38) … Sixth at NCAA Atlantic Regional (45) ... One student-athlete qualified for NCAA Championship ... Junior
Ben Fazio earned National All-America for second straight year (20th overall) ... Three Liberty League Performer of the Week awards from one runner ... One Rookie of the Week … One All-Liberty League First Team honoree … Three All-Liberty League Second Team honorees … Ten Liberty League All-Academic honorees … Women: Team had seven top 5 finishes in seven regular season meets … School-record ninth at NCAA Championship … First at Rowan (24 schools) and Liberty League Championship (7) … Second at Vassar (11) and Saratoga Invitational (21) … Third at Geneseo (32) and NCAA Atlantic Regional (44) ... Fourth at Bates (4) … Team scored in positions 9, 23, 44, 126 and 135 at NCAA Championship with sophomore Jaime Lord finishing 15th overall to earn National All-America … Senior Shannon Trant was 36th, one spot from All-America status … Three All-Liberty League First Team honorees … Three All-Liberty League Second Team honorees … Team had eight Liberty League All-Academic honorees … Two CoSIDA National Academic All-Americas.
