Student worker of the
year: Ethan Woy
-Congrats to Ethan on winning the first ever Chuck! Ethan is
notorious for his top-level stat passing at media timeouts. He has also been
seen working at men’s and women’s games and does a great job running a few
twitter accounts. The thing that set Ethan apart, though, was his wardrobe. One
week he wears a bow tie. The next it’s a slick silver tie with a black shirt. Then
the crocodile shoes! It’s that type of versatility that wins you a Chuck.
-Also considered: Marissa
Dubiach, for working pretty much every sporting event RMU has, Kenny Celelli, for hooking me up with
whatever I need in the athletic department, Megan Fritz and Lindsay
Roberts for their work with women’s games.
Manager of the year:
Paul Swank
-Swank is a stud. The junior manager saw a lot of air time
this year and deservedly so. Have you ever seen the energy he brings passing
water bottles or rebounding shots pregame? The man also draws the ire of the
females. Any time you have a babe like Krissy Knizner with multiple #TeamSwank
tweets you’re doing something right.
-Also considered: Matt
Leach. This was actually a close race until leach pulled out a bow-tie
Cardigan combination that drew some criticism from coach Toole. YOU HAVE TO BE
PERFECT TO WIN A CHUCK DAMMIT.
Cheerleader of the
year: Taryn Pontious
-This was by far the toughest category to pick. If you know
me you know how much I love cheerleaders. I am genuinely impressed with the
athleticism they display and I think I might have missed my calling to be one
(I have a mean toe touch). I went with Taryn for a few reasons: 1) she’s super,
super little and everyone likes someone that is fun sized. 2) She’s the most
visible of the cheerleaders because she’s always at the top of the stunts they
do. 3) She cheers men’s and women’s games. I like that dedication.
-Also considered: Heather
Basilone, because she has the PERFECT cheerleader voice, Tori Della Valle, for the way she teases
fans during the t-shirt toss (and one time we got President Dell'Omo drunk together-- true story), Alyssa
Kortze, for tossing me a t-shirt during a game once.
Most dramatic moment:
Nothing else was considered. I hate you all.
Blogger of the year:
Stephen Gertz, SB Nation
-This was a touchy subject for me because I cover the team
and have made a lot of friends doing so. I love the work Andrew Chiappazzi and Craig
Meyer do but they get paid to do so. Lee
Kunkel and Aaron Hartman do
awesome work for CTC but I’m not going to be that dick who rewards their own
staff like that. That left a plethora of people but no one like Gertz, who
wrote this tear-jerking article about RMU and does a good job mixing in
serious, statistical, and satire. Congrats Stephen!
-Also considered: Jason
Frank, RMU Radio, Kristin Kudla
and Jemel Sessoms, RMUtv, Nick Buzzelli and Chris Mueller, RMU Sentry Media
-Not considered: Jon
Fisher, RMU Sentry Media
Fan of the Year:
Terrell Jackson
-Obviously the biggest prize of the year. Terrell is a senior
who knows the team well and can always give you something positive to say about
the team. He’s also not just one to go to men’s games, but rarely missed a
woman’s game. He might not have been a “colonial crazy” in the traditional
sense of standing with the students, but you could always hear Terrell during
games and could get his section up and loud when needed.
-Also considered: Andre
Frye, Justin Buddai, Eric Buck, Eric Wallas (the originator of the “YES!” chant), Leah Prentice, Dave Grasso (creator of many ultra-awesome gameday hashtags), and Mark Wetmore (the man ready to fight
all of Central Connecticut State #FreeMark).
Picture of the Year: by Jen Hoffman
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...and your runner up (not sure who snapped this one):
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Dammit. Now I'm crying.
--Chris Cappella
--@C_Cappella
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