PIGSKIN CLUB OF WASHINGTON, INC.

2023 PIGSKIN CLUB AWARD RECIPIENTS

Pigskin Club Award of Excellence

Denise Rolark-Barnes

Publisher & Second-Generation Owner the Washington Informer

Pigskin Club Community Service Award

John F. Cotten

Community Activist & Coach

Pigskin Club Special Recognition Award

Michael T. Sharrieff

Johnson MS Head Football Coach & Athletic Director

Pigskin High School All-Metropolitan Team

Cross Country

Girls Player of the Year - Evelyn Rogers - Elizabeth Seton High School

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

Boys Player of the Year - Patrick Mozden - Albert Einstein High School

Coach of the Year - Eric DeSilva - Albert Einstein High School

Field Hockey

Player of the Year - Kylie Corcoran - Crofton High School

Coach of the Year - Amy Strickus - Crofton High School

Golf

Player of the Year - Christian Burns - DuVal High School

Coach of the Year - Samuel Kimeli Biwott - DuVal High School

Soccer

Girls Player of the Year - Ryn Feemster - Severna Park High School

Coach of the Year - Rick Stimpson - Severna Park High School

Boys Player of the Year - Finian Godfrey - The Heights High School

Coach of the Year - Colin Gleason - The Heights High School

Volleyball

Player of the Year - Camille Crooks - Riverdale Baptist High School

Coach of the Year- Amanda Lloyd - Riverdale Baptist High School

Edwin B. Henderson Award

High School Co-Coach of The Year

Andy Stefanelli - Good Counsel

Mike Hunter - Friendship Collegiate

Charles Richard Drew Award

Outstanding Offensive Player of The Year

Roman Jensen - Maret High School

Leonard Guy Ford, Jr. Award

Outstanding Defensive Player of The Year

Dylan Stewart - Friendship Collegiate

Pigskin Club Scholar Athlete Award

Frank P. Bolden Award

Metropolitan Collegiate Player of The Year

Quinton Williams – Offensive
Kenny Gallop Jr. - Defensive 

Howard University

William G. "Billy" Coward Award

Metropolitan Collegiate Coach of The Year

Larry Scott

Howard University

John W. Posey Awards

Outstanding Professional Athlete of The Year

Delores Elliott - Offensive

Kucheria Johnson - Defensive

DC Divas (National Women’s Football Association)

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.