OSWEGO COUNTY – It was a night of athletic celebration at John C. Birdlebough as senior athletes were recognized alongside of three new Wall of Fame inductees during their Senior Athlete Awards Ceremony and Athletic Wall of Fame Presentation.
Ronald P. Woodruff (Phoenix Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics from 1993 – 2007), Jackie Rossi Wallace (Class of ’04) and Jenna Rossi (Class of ’08) were the second induction class to receive the honor of making it into PCSD’s Athletic Wall of Fame.
Friends and family filled the audience, listening as each inductee shared memories from their time at Phoenix, acknowledged influential people in their lives and offered advice and wisdom to the Class of 2024 senior athletes. The presentation concluded with the inductees ceremoniously hanging their plaques on the Wall of Fame in the athletics hallway.
PCSD Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics, John Jeffries, highlighted the importance of recognizing outstanding individuals and their achievements. “It provides examples for our current student athletes and gives them something to strive for,” he said. “It also creates a sense of pride for the Phoenix Community and our athletic program.”
Inductees are nominated by their peers and then selected by a committee. If you would like to nominate a former athlete, coach, contributor or team then please fill out the appropriate form on the PCSD website here: ?????://???.??????????.???/????/4343.
The ceremony continued as senior athletes were recognized and given their framed varsity letters along with various scholarships and awards.
The following athletic scholarships and awards were given out at the ceremony:
Don and Marcia DenBleyker Scholarship:
Gabriella Runge and Kai Clary
Judi and Doug Graham Scholarship:
Lincoln Kersey and Rylee Denslow
“Doc” Jones Athletic Scholarships:
Madison Quaco and Mason Renfrew
Ronald P. Woodruff Outstanding Senior Athlete Award:
Sara Ruetsch and Joseph Edick
Section III Scholar Athlete Award:
Emma Bova and MaCray Pelton
Coach of the Year:
Charles Chawgo
Most Competitive:
Owen Champion and America Figueras
The Ultimate Firebird:
Nicholas Root and Cayden McKay
Sportsmanship Award:
William Burnell and Myah Burnham
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