Marquette University Athletics
2018 Ralph H. Metcalfe Senior Award winners honored
4/23/2018 12:00:00 AM | General
MILWAUKEE - Marquette University's 2018 Ralph H. Metcalfe Senior Awards were given out on Sunday evening at Discovery World on the Milwaukee Lakefront during the Blue & Golden Globes, along with honors from MU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
The senior awards honor the legacy of former Marquette track star Ralph Metcalfe, the world's fastest man from 1932-34 and a Marquette University class president.
Sprinter Cassy Goodrich earned the top women's senior athlete honor for a career that earned her 13 finishes on the BIG EAST Conference podium, six Marquette program records and a pair of indoor and outdoor team conference titles. On the men's side, Zachary Melillo of men's lacrosse and Andrew Rowsey of men's basketball shared the honor for their record-breaking seasons and careers.
Melillo helped the men's lacrosse team to its first two BIG EAST tournament titles and NCAA Championship appearances, while setting a standard at the face-off dot that will be tough to replicate for future Golden Eagles. Rowsey broke both Marquette single-season marks for scoring and 3-pointers made during 2017-18, surpassing marks set by former Golden Eagles Dwyane Wade and Steve Novak, respectively.
Academically, Monique Felix and Alex Halloway of the men's and women's track and field teams received their BIG EAST Conference Institutional Scholar-Athlete Awards from earlier this year, while the Metcalfe Academic Awards were given to distance runner Aric Miller and women's soccer player Caroline Fink.
Fink was also given the President's Award by Marquette University President Dr. Michael R. Lovell for posting a cumulative grade-point average of 4.0 during her MU career.
Holloway also took home a senior award as the male senior leadership honoree and women's lacrosse player Alex Gambacorta earned the female honor.
BIG EAST Conference Scholar-Athlete
Monique Felix, women's track & field
Alex Halloway, men's track & field
Ralph H. Metcalfe Senior Leadership Award
Alex Gambacorta, women's lacrosse
Alex Halloway, men's track & field
Ralph H. Metcalfe Senior Academic Award
Caroline Fink, women's soccer
Aric Miller, men's cross country/track & field
Ralph H. Metcalfe Senior Athletics Award
Cassy Goodrich, women's track & field
Zachary Melillo, men's lacrosse/Andrew Rowsey, men's basketball
President's Award
Caroline Fink, women's soccer
Dr. Charles R. Eichenberger Inspirational Award
Darian Powell, women's soccer
SAAC Awards:
Magis Team Spirit Cup
Men's cross country and women's soccer
Cura Personalis Award
Madison Dunker, women's soccer
Rookie of the Year
Kylie Sprecher, women's soccer
Matthew Bachmann, men's golf
Support Staff of the Year
Emma Kopp and Lisa VanHoose, sports medicine
Record-Breaking Performance
Allazia Blockton, women's basketball
Markus Howard, men's basketball
Make your Marq
Women's Lacrosse
About 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.
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