Devon Prep Honors Student Athletes

More than more than 20 area Devon Prep student athletes received over 30 awards the 2014 Upper School Sports Banquet held at The Desmond Hotel in Malvern.  Each coach gave a brief summary of his team’s season and presented MVP, Spirit, and special awards.  Student athletes who participated in soccer, golf, cross country, indoor track & field, basketball, spring track & field, lacrosse, baseball, tennis and swimming were recognized.

Senior James O’Shea of Broomall took home four awards including the Frank Casey Award presented by Mr. Casey himself. The Devon Prep Alumni Award for Outstanding Athletic Achievement, which honors a student who excels as both a scholar and athlete, was presented by Headmaster Rev. James J. Shea, Sch.P. to graduating senior Andrew Brekus of Newtown Square.

The awardees include:

SOCCER

MVP - Junior Andrew Shannon of Royersford           

SPIRIT – Senior K. Michael Mckenna of Exton

OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE SOCCER PLAYER – Junior Gabriel Pallante of Philadelphia, Senior Matthew Sidor of Media

GOLF  

MVP – Junior Eric DiPietro of Devon

SPIRIT – Senior P. Joseph Bilotti of Philadelphia

CROSS COUNTRY

MVP - Senior Jack Roth of Elverson

SPIRIT – Senior Andrew Bright of Phoenixville, Senior James O’Shea of Broomall

BASKETBALL

MVP – Senior CJ Kohlbrenner of Newtown Square, Senior Michael McKenna of Exton

SPIRIT – Senior Matthew McSurdy of Collegeville

WINTER TRACK & FIELD

MVP – Senior James O’Shea of Broomall

SPIRIT – Senior Jack Roth of Elverson

BASEBALL

MVP – Junior Patrick Rohr of Norristown, Senior C J Kohlbrenner of Newtown Square

SPIRIT – Senior Grant Latran of Newtown Square, Senior Christopher Bauers of Phoenixville

TENNIS

MVP – Senior Benjamin Conser of Norristown

SPIRIT – Senior Andrew Brekus of Broomall

LACROSSE

MVP – Senior Michael Knaus of Malvern

SPIRIT – Sophomore Michael Love of Exton

SPRING TRACK & FIELD

MVP – Senior James O’Shea of Broomall

SPIRIT – Junior James Enderle of Malvern

KEVIN T. FLATELY AWARD - Sophomore Shane Norris of Phoenixville

WADE STALLARD AWARD – Senior Michael Lawrence of Collegeville

FRANK CASEY AWARD – Senior James O’Shea of Broomall

ALUMNI AWARD – Senior Andrew Brekus of Collegeville

BARRY HENLEY AWARD – Senior Zachary Schellenger of Malvern, Senior Robert Watters of Chester Springs

Devon Prep is an independent, Catholic, college preparatory school for young men in grades six through 12 conducted by the Piarist Fathers and located on Philadelphia’s Main Line. The Upper School Athletic Program, which participates in the Bicentennial Athletic League (BAL), offers students the opportunity to participate in the following sports: soccer, golf, basketball, baseball, lacrosse, tennis, indoor track & field, cross country, track & field, and swimming. For more information call 610-688-7337 or visit www.devonprep.com or www.facebook.com/devonprep.