Athletics Update: Athletics Banquet Celebrates Eighth Grade Excellence

The 2023 Athletics Banquet filled the Barn Gym yesterday as the Physical Education/Athletics department bid farewell to the 45 graduating eighth grade athletes. In addition to recognizing every athlete individually, the program also included the presentation of the Coaches’ Awards, which were given to four athletes this year. When the Coaches Award was introduced 15 years ago there were only 28 athletes in that year’s graduating class, the middle school program was still in its infancy, and the athletics program was trying to gain traction. As such, the award was created to provide an example for our rising middle school athletes of what our program valued and aspired to be. Today, Belmont Day is a different place. Forty-five athletes will graduate next week, the middle school program has expanded, and our athletics program is thriving. In an effort to recognize this change, and recognize the excellence of our athletes, the Coaches’ Award expanded from two to four recipients this year. Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s Coaches’ Award: Avery Schneider, Liam Brodeur, Quincy Treisman, and Nebiyou Elias.