Marquette University Athletics
Ralph H. Metcalfe Senior Awards Given on Sunday
4/25/2016 12:00:00 AM | SAAC
VIDEO: Seniors on the Blue Carpet
MILWAUKEE - The Marquette University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its Ralph H. Metcalfe Senior Award winners at its annual awards banquet on Sunday evening at the Milwaukee Hilton. Marquette's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee also awarded its own accolades as part of the Blue and Golden Globes.
Track athletes Tatyiana Pashibin and Brett Tobin won the Ralph H. Metcalfe Senior Service Award for their contributions to Marquette and the Milwaukee community, while teammate Sarah Poirier won the senior female academic award for a 3.98 grade point average as a biomedical sciences major. Lacrosse player Brett Hornung was given the men's academic award for his 3.91 GPA as an international affairs major.
A pair of Senior CLASS Award candidates captured the Ralph H. Metcalfe Senior Athlete Awards with lacrosse player B.J. Grill taking the men's honor and Jacie Jermier of the women's soccer team earning the female award.
Men's lacrosse player Jacob Richard was given SAAC's Cura Personalis Award, which has been annually awarded as well.
Other SAAC awards given out for the second year included an honor for the top men's and women's newcomer, best record-breaking performance, top support staff member and a 'For the Love of the Game' Award .
Basketball players Allazia Blockton and Henry Ellenson won the rookie of the year awards after rewriting the MU record books during their freshman campaigns. Each was named the BIG EAST Conference Freshman of the Year in their respective sport and sits first in their program history in scoring as a freshman.
Andy DeMichiei of men's lacrosse was one of two recipients of the Record Breaking Performance Award. DeMichiei earned the award by tallying seven goals in Marquette's 11-7 victory against St. John's on April 9. Taylor Louis of volleyball earned the women's award after setting a new MU single season record for kills as a redshirt freshman.
Men's basketball senior Michael Mache was given the 'For the Love of the Game' Award. After spending three years as a team manager for the women's basketball team, Mache joined the men's team as a walk-on in early 2014 and was awarded a scholarship as a senior on Jan. 15, 2015.
President's Award: Tatyana Pashibin, women's track & field
SAAC - Blue and Golden Globes
Rookie of the Year: Henry Ellenson, men's basketball
Rookie of the Year: Allazia Blockton, women's basketball
Record Breaking Performance: Taylor Louis, women's volleyball
Record Breaking Performance: Andy DeMichiei, men's lacrosse
Courage Award: Jacie Jermier, women's soccer
For the Love of the Game: Michael Mache, men's basketball
Cura Personalis: Jacob Richard, men's lacrosse
Blooper Award: Will Ford, track & field
Support Staff of the Year: Katie Simet, academics
Ralph H. Metcalfe Senior Awards
Outstanding Senior Male Athlete Award: B.J. Grill, men's lacrosse
Outstanding Senior Female Athlete Award: Jacie Jermier, women's soccer
Outstanding Senior Male Leadership & Service Award: Brett Tobin, men's track & field
Outstanding Senior Female Leadership & Service Award: Tatyana Pashibin, women's track & field
Outstanding Senior Male Scholar Award: Brett Hornung, men's lacrosse
Outstanding Senior Female Scholar Award: Sarah Poirier, women's cross country/track & field
Ralph H. Metcalfe
Ralph H. Metcalfe was known as the world's fastest human from 1932-34. Metcalfe was the NCAA champion in the 100- and 200-yard events in 1932-34 and he broke or tied every world record from 40-220 yards. For five consecutive years (1932-36), he captured the AAU 200-meter title, the Central Collegiate Conference 100- and 220-yard crowns and the Drake Relays 100-yard honors in each of his three varsity seasons at Marquette.
Metcalfe served as senior class president and was the captain of the MU track team in 1934. He placed second in the 100 meters and third in the 200 meters in the 1932 Olympics, and came back in the 1936 Olympics to finish second in the 100 and help the U.S. win gold in the 400-meter relay.
After his college career, he joined the armed forces and served in World War II. After he got out of the army, he went go on to a life of public service and was a congressman for the state of Illinois.
He was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1975 and an inaugural member of the M Club Hall of Fame in 1972.
