NEW JERSEY CELEBRATES 35TH ANNIVERSARY A VIRTUAL CELEBRATION SPONSORED BY FEBRUARY 3, 2021 7:00 PM On behalf of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, I would like to congratulate the outstanding high school student-athlete honor award recipients as New Jersey celebrates the National Association of Girls and Women in Sports Day. A special congratulations to all our honorees this year. You have been challenged this year due to the suspension of high school sports caused by the COVID – 19 Pandemic. All of you have shown perseverance and have met every challenge that was put in your path to return to the playing fi elds and the high school sports that you love. It is because of individuals like you that athletics will survive and be stronger in the Post – Pandemic world. You are the role models of today and the pioneers of tomorrow. You should be proud of what you have accomplished yet recognize the responsibilities that lie ahead. Title IX was passed in 1972 with the result of increased opportunities for women and girls in athletics as well as many other arenas. Since Title IX, the number of female student athletes has greatly increased. In past years, the numbers of females participating in NJ high schools was well over 120,000 and back in 1982, the NJSIAA number was 57, 789. The number has increased threefold and continues to grow each year. With the addition of girls wrestling, the NJSIAA sponsors 18 sports and 25 championship events for girls, the most of any state in the country. We are indeed proud of our efforts, and yet our work is not done. Today is a celebration and a call to action to continue to expand opportunities for all girls, for all women, in all arenas. Congratulations and Best Wishes, Al Stumpf NJSIAA Assistant Director Note: A special thanks to Jenny Yelle and Liz Nodeland, NJSIAA Staff, whose efforts made this program possible. INTRODUCTION “Lead Her Forward” Welcome to today’s National Girls and Women In Sports Day celebration. New Jersey is proud to join the Nation in celebrating the achievements of our many outstanding female athletes throughout the state. This year’s theme is “Lead Her Forward”, to honor the many ways that sports push girls and women to achieve excellence and realize their boundless potential. It will be the 35th Anniversary of the national celebration. Today’s program includes a state-wide awards ceremony, where outstanding HS and college/university female athletes will be presented with special awards from the National Association for Girls and Women in Sports. _____________________________________________________ PROGRAM ORDER OF EVENTS February 3, 2021 7:00 PM Welcome Keynote Speaker -Marilyn McNeill, Monmouth AD Special Recognition Awards NJ NGWS Day Awards Closing “The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” -Wilma Rudolph NJSIAA HONOREES ABRAHAM CLARK HS BOUND BROOK HS ONYINYECHUKWU ANADUAKA ARIANNA MCCLEOD Basketball Tennis, Basketball, Softball ABSEGAMI HS BRICK MEMORIAL HS JAYLA MCNAMARA ALEXIS VOORHEES Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse Basketball ACADEMY OF THE HOLY ANGELS BRICK TOWNSHIP HS CIARA DONEGAN GIANNA FERIGNE Volleyball, Basketball, Track & Field Soccer ARTS HS BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HS AALIYAH AMOS MADELYN BAXTER Basketball Gymnastics ARTHUR L. JOHNSON HS BUENA REGIONAL HS LAUREN VELTRE MARIA MUZZARELLI Soccer Soccer, Winter Track, Basketball, Spring Track, Softball ATLANTIC COUNTY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BURLINGTON CITY HS SAMANTHA DANGLER DOMINIQUE BARNES Volleyball, Bowling, Softball Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse BARNEGAT HS BUTLER HS ALEXIS JACKSON MADISON PASSANANTE Field Hockey, Swimming, Lacrosse, Basketball, Softball Football Manager CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL BAYONNE HS KRISTINA AKSELSEN JAELYNN BARRIOS Soccer, Basketball, Track Softball CAMDEN CATHOLIC HS BCIT MEDFORD HS JILLIAN ORCUTT EMILIE MACCALLUM Field Hockey, Softball Soccer, Bowling, Softball CARTERET HS BELLEVILLE HS TAIJA’NEY MCCOLLUM ALISA SAFFORLD Basketball, Spring Track Wrestling CEDAR CREEK HS BERGEN TECH HS JEZLYN CROSS MICHELLE MURRAY Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse Soccer Track CEDAR GROVE HS BERNARDS HS NINA GANNON LAUREN BOGDAN Basketball, Lacrosse Spring Track, Soccer CENTRAL REGIONAL HS BOONTON HS JADELYNN SMITH KAYLA MANNA Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse NJSIAA HONOREES CHATHAM HS DOVER HS OLIVIA GARMAN KIANA TUAREZ Soccer, Lacrosse Soccer, Winter Track, Spring Track CLIFFSIDE PARK HS DWIGHT MORROW HS ASHANTI SATTAN ALIYAH BECKFORD Basketball, Softball Soccer CLIFTON HS EAST BRUNSWICK HS MIA DUBAC ISABELLA MARTILLO Cross Country, Winter & Spring Track Soccer COLLINGSWOOD HS EAST BRUNSWICK TECHNICAL HS TAYLOR HINSON ANGELINA CARDIN Volleyball, Basketball, Track Soccer, Softball COLONIA HS EAST SIDE HS COURTNEY NEGRA BRIANNA MICHEL CARTER Cross Country, Winter & Spring Track Basketball COLTS NECK HS EASTERN CHRISTIAN HS KAITLYN TORRES KARISSA KUPERUS Soccer, Basketball, Outdoor Track Cross Country, Track, Softball, Basketball COLUMBIA HS LILY RAMOS EASTERN REGIONAL HS Volleyball, Lacrosse KAITLYN HENRY Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, CRANFORD HS Lacrosse KIRSTEN WILLIAMS Soccer, Basketball EASTSIDE HS (PATERSON) JIANNI FONTAN CRESSKILL HS Basketball STEPHANIE KIM Tennis, Winter Track, Spring Track EDISON HS SAMANTHA MOXIE DELAWARE VALLEY REGIONAL HS Soccer GILLIAN CASCIO Girls Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP HS LAUREN BAXTER DEPAUL CATHOLIC HS Soccer, Basketball CATHERINE SEREK Cross Country, Volleyball, Winter ELMWOOD PARK HS Track, Softball MARIA TASEVA Soccer, Wrestling, Spring Track DEPTFORD HS BRIANNA STOCKLIN EMERSON JR-SR HS Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball BROOKE DESANTIS Basketball, Soccer DONOVAN CATHOLIC HS ALEXANDRA GELOSI Soccer, Basketball NJSIAA HONOREES ESSEX COUNTY DONALD PAYNE GLOUCESTER CITY HS TECH GRACE FENTON BILMA RAMOS Field Hockey, Softball Soccer HACKENSACK HS ESSEX COUNTY NEWARK TECH MICHAELA CARROLL NAOMI MALLETTE Tennis, Winter Track, Softball Softball, Cheer HADDON TOWNSHIP HS ESSEX COUNTY WEST CALDWELL CALISTA BURKE TECH Soccer, Swimming, Lacrosse CAMERON CHAMBERS Volleyball, Softball HADDONFIELD MEMORIAL HS LILY HANNA EWING HS Tennis ABIGAIL BUKER Soccer HAMILTON NORTH- NOTTINGHAM FAIR LAWN HS GIA GIRMAN KYLIE MCNAMARA Soccer, Track & Field Softball, Cheer HANOVER PARK HS FORT LEE HS FRANCESCA DIMAIOLO AMY DIAZ Soccer, Basketball Basketball, Soccer, Track & Field HARRISON HS FRANKLIN HS HALEY O’DONNELL JENNIFER AYUBE Basketball, Softball Fall & Winter Cheerleading HAWTHORNE HS FREEHOLD BOROUGH HS REBECCA REILLY GIANNA PRAET Soccer, Basketball, Softball Volleyball, Basketball, Softball HENRY P BECTON REGIONAL HS FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP HS KAYLA O’BRIEN MOLLY BOSSDORF Softball Cross Country, Winter & Spring Track HIGH POINT REGIONAL HS GATEWAY REGIONAL HS VICTORIA HARNETT JENNA BRYSZEWSKI Soccer Tennis, Basketball, Softball HIGHTSTOWN HS GILL ST. BERNARD’S SCHOOL JACKIE MASONE HAYLEY ARMSTRONG Softball Soccer, Winter Track, Lacrosse HILLSBOROUGH HS GLEN RIDGE HS DANIELLE D’AMBROSIO COOPER PALM Swimming Field Hockey, Winter Track, Lacrosse HOLMDEL HS GLEN ROCK HS SYDNEY GOLDSON EMMA SHIELS Indoor Track, Spring Track Cross Country, Spring Track NJSIAA HONOREES HOLY SPIRIT HS JOHN F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL HS JULIA BANNAN DANYELL JOHNSON Field Hockey, Winter & Spring Track Volleyball, Winter & Spring Track HOPATCONG HS JOHN P. STEVENS HS DANIELLA MENDEZ CHLOE TREVIDIC Soccer, Basketball, Softball Soccer, Spring Track HOPEWELL VALLEY HS JONATHAN DAYTON HS PAULINE BRILLOUET KAYA MAHY Tennis, Lacrosse Softball HOWELL HS KEANSBURG HS CAITLIN GRESKO MACKENZIE SMITH Soccer, Basketball Basketball, Softball HUNTERDON CENTRAL REGIONAL KEARNY HS HS JULIE FERNANDEZ LILLIANA GEMMA Volleyball, Basketball Soccer KENT PLACE SCHOOL IMMACULATA HS ZOE CAMPBELL ALEXA MEDLEY Soccer, Basketball, Softball Soccer, Basketball KINGSWAY REGIONAL HS IMMACULATE HEART ACADEMY SARAH CANCILA ALLIE ZITELLI Soccer, Basketball, Softball Soccer KINNELON HS INDIAN HILLS HS JILLIAN LOCKWOOD MEGAN SEARS Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse Volleyball, Baskeball, Softball KITTATINNY REGIONAL HS IRVINGTON HS ASHLEY ESPINOSA CHRISTINA ZAMOR Cross Country, Swimming, Track Soccer and Field JACKSON LIBERTY HS KOINONIA ACADEMY ASHLEIGH TAVASKA MAGDELANA D’AMATO Cross Country, Basketball, Softball Field Hockey JACKSON MEMORIAL HS LACEY HS HANNAH REESE VANESA VALIUSYTE Soccer, Wrestling, Lacrosse Field Hockey, Bowling & Lacrosse JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP HS LAKELAND REGIONAL HS JESSICA PETTIT KAITLYN COLLINS Volleyball, Softball Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse JOHN F. KENNEDY (PATERSON) LAKEWOOD HS SHAINA UZURIAGA SHEYLA FARFAN Soccer, Bowling Volleyball, Wrestling, Track & Field NJSIAA HONOREES LAWRENCE HS MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS JOELLE D’ANGELO ACADEMY Soccer, Wrestling, Lacrosse SAVANNAH SUSEN Soccer, Bowling, Softball LENAPE VALLEY REGIONAL HS BRIENNA PANGBORN MATAWAN REGIONAL HS Basketball GIANNA AIELLO Cross Country, Basketball, Track & LEONIA HS Field REANA RADU Tennis MATER DEI PREP SCHOOL TORI KIRK LIVINGSTON HS Basketball, Field Hockey, Track and HAILEY REUTER Field Soccer, Basketball, Softball MCNAIR ACADEMIC HS LONG BRANCH HS MYA VILLANUEVA STEPHANIE SILVA Softball Soccer, Lacrosse METUCHEN HS LYNDHURST HS CLAIRE KENNY MAGGIE FODERA Field Hockey Soccer, Winter Track, Spring Track MIDDLE TOWNSHIP HS MADISON HS KATIE HERLIHY EMMA TORKELSON Field Hockey, Basketball, Lacrosse Soccer, Winter Track, Lacrosse & Track MAHWAH HS MIDDLESEX HS CAILEY FORD KRISTEN YONKER Soccer, Lacrosse Soccer, Basketball MAINLAND REGIONAL HS MIDDLETOWN NORTH HS SERENA D’ANNA