PIGSKIN CLUB OF WASHINGTON, INC.

PIGSKIN CLUB OF WASHINGTON, INC.

2023 SPRING SPORTS AWARDEES

BASEBALL

All Metropolitan Baseball Player of the Year - Alex Ozuna Nunez - Jackson Reed High School

Baseball Coach of the Year - Henry Martinez - Jackson Reed High School

BOYS BASKETBALL

All-Metropolitan Team

Ben Bradford - Gaithersburg High School

Jaden Johnson - Dr. Henry A. Wise High School - Committed to Washington Adventist University

Malik Mack - St. John's High School - Committed to Harvard University

Jaden Winston - DeMatha High School

Boys Basketball Player of the Year - DeShawn Harris-Smith - University of Maryland

Boys Basketball Coach of the Year - Eric Singletary - Sidwell Friends School

GIRLS BASKETBALL

All-Metropolitan Team

Kristian Harris - Charles H. Flowers High School

Ariana Phillips - Duval High School

DaNiya Warren - McClure - Coolidge High School

Girls Basketball Player of the Year - Laila Reynolds - Shabach Academy

Committed to University of Florida

Girls Basketball Coach of the Year - Roderick Hairston - Charles H. Flowers High School

LACROSSE

Lacrosse Coach of the Year - Nicholas Worek- Riverside High School

SOFTBALL

All-Metropolitan Softball Team

Josie Todero - St. John's High School

Jordan Reid - Benjamin Banneker Academy High School

Erin Barnes - Charles H. Flowers High School

Softball Player of the Year - Delaney Mosley - St. John's College High School

Softball Coach of the Year - Diane Romo Thomas - St. John’s College High School

SWIMMING

Boy Swimmer of the Year - Aiden Bond - Gonzaga High School

Girl Swimmer of the Year - Lauren Fatouros - Yorktown High School

Coed Swimming Coach of the Year - Torey Ortmayer - Yorktown High School

TENNIS

Boys Tennis Player of the Year - Maycol Olivares - Bell Multicultural High School

Girls Tennis Player of the Year - Tatum Primus - Benjamin Banneker Academic High School

Tennis Coach of the Year - Charles Eric Samuel

TRACK - GIRLS

All-Metropolitan Track Team

Kymia Bridgett - Dunbar High School

Ariana Guerrero - Dunbar High School

Sage Hinton - Bullis School

Anaya Lowder- Dunbar High School

Girls Track Runner of the Year - Myla Greene - Bullis School

Girls Track Coach of the Year - Marvin Parker - Dunbar High School

TRACK - BOYS

All Metropolitan Track Team  

Myles Pendarvis - Bullis High School

Bryce Stevenson - Bullis High School

La’nell Stoddard – Theodore Roosevelt High School

Nicko Webb – Dunbar High School

All-Metropolitan Boys Runner of the Year - Liam Hagerty - Severna Park High School

Boys Track Coach of the Year - Josh Alcombright - Severna Park High School

2023 COLLEGIATE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR - Howard University

Volleyball - MEAC Regular Season Co-Champions

Women’s Cross Country - MEAC Champions

Football - MEAC Co-Champions

Women’s Indoor Track & Field - MEAC Champions, ECAC Champions

Men’s Swimming & Diving - NEC Champions

Men’s Basketball - MEAC Regular Season Champions

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field - MEAC Champions

Men’s Golf - PGA Works Collegiate Champions

2023 COLLEGIATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Jahmir Young - University of Maryland

2023 COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD - Chuck West – OCTET Productions, Inc.

May 22, 2023 - Spring Sports Awards Luncheon

The Pigskin Club of Washington Spring Sports Awards Luncheon which took place on Saturday, May 20 brought together an array of the National Capital Region’s spring sports community to celebrate some of the best student athletes and coaches.  The Emcee, Christy Winter-Scott, basketball color analysis for ESPN and the Big Team Network’s women’s basketball presented this year’s awards.

Among the award winners honored at this event were:

• Baseball Coach of the Year: Henry Martinez, Jackson-Reed High School
• Boys Basketball Coach of the Year: Eric Singletary, Sidwell Friends
• Girls Basketball Coach of the Year: Roderick Charles H. Flowers High School
• Lacrosse Coach of the Year: Nicholas Worek, Riverside High School
• Softball Coach of the Year: Diane Romo Thomas, St. John’s College High School
• Coed Swimming Coach of the Year:  Torey Ortmayer, Yorktown High School
• Tennis Coach of the Year: Charles Eric Samuel, Schools Without Walls
• Collegiate Player of the Year: Jahmir Young, University of Maryland Basketball Player.
• Howard University was named 2023 Collegiate Sports Program of the Year

Also honored was American University basketball star, screenwriter, film producer and CEO of OCTECT Productions, Chuck West who was presented with the 2023 Community Service Award for his commitment to education and community service.  Chuck teamed with the Duke Ellington School of the Arts to send students to Sierra Leone and Senegal so they could experience arts on the continent. He also established internships and classes to expose students to the theater.

Howard University was named the Pigskin Club of Washington 2023 Collegiate Program of the Year for championships won during the 2022-2023 academic year.

The luncheon concluded with the presentation of The Pigskin Club of Washington 2023 Scholarship Award presented by Chairman of the Board, Arthur I. Linder, Sr. to several of the high school athletes who achieved excellent GPA’s.

The proceeds from the luncheon will benefit The Pigskin Club of Washington Foundation Fund and support our youth mentoring activities.