NCSSM 2015 Fall Awards

Durham, N.C. - The NCSSM Athletic teams had a very successfull sports season.  The fall was highlighted by the men's cross country team earning their third straight championship.  The cheerleading team won their division the NCHSAA Cheerleading Inviational and the women's tennis team made a return trip to the State Championship.  The three teams were honored at the NCSSM Board of Trustees Meeting on December 11, 2015.

Below are some of the additional team and individual awards picked up by the Unicorns this year.

2015 Fall Athletic Awards

Women's Cross Country - 2nd Place Northern Carolina 2A Conference, 3rd Place Regionals, 6th Place States

All-Conference

Frances Massey - Runner of the Year

Calista Hnilica

Kimberley Baxter

Ruth Alexander 

Men's Cross Country - Northern Carolina 2A Conference Champions, Regional Champions, NCHSAA 2A State Champions

All-Conference

Spencer Hoffman-Edminster - Runner of the Year

Frank Kenny

Skanda Sastry

Lawton Ives

David Thole

Ben Fertik

Frank Kenny - Individual State Champion

Spencer Hoffman-Edminster - Sportsmanship Award, State Championship Meet

Women's Golf - 2nd Place Northern Carolina 2A Conference, Regional Team Qualifier

All-Conference

Jennifer Yang

Margaux Winter

Men's Soccer - Northern Carolina 2A Conference Champions, 1st Round State Playoffs

All-Conference 

Stephen Allen, Defensive Player of the Year

Connor Borkowski

Saisankeerth Macha

James Woods

Matthew Pendleton

Austin Von Alten

Joe Shields - Conference Coach of the Year

Women's Tennis - Northern Carolina 2A Conference Champions, Regional Champions, NCHSAA 2A State Runner-Up

All-Conference Singles

Sarah Yuan, NCSSM - Player of the Year

Annie Xie, NCSSM

All-Conference Doubles

Katherine Li/Jennifer Zou, NCSSM

Sarah Yuan - Sportsmanship Award, State Championship Match

Richard McClenny - Conference Coach of the Year

Volleyball Regular Season - 4th Place Northern Carolina 2A Conference

All-Conference

Collette Camby

All-Conference Honorable Mention

Erica Mullis

Kendall Williams

Competition Cheerleading - NCHSAA Cheerleading Invitational Small Varsity Non-Tumble D2 Champion