By Steven M. Glassman
Director of Sports Information
April 24, 2025
JENKINTOWN, PA—Manor College handed out its annual student-athlete awards. Each sport (Baseball, Men's Basketball, Men's and Women's Soccer, Women's Outdoor Track and Field, and Women's Volleyball) handed out Participation Certificates and awards for Most Valuable Player, Coaches, and Most Improved. Coaches of the Year were announced. The Brian Barry Award was also handed out for each sport instead of one student-athlete. An Athletic Department Award was also announced.
Manor Director of Athletics and Head Men's Soccer Coach John Dempster served as the emcee.
Baseball (Presented by Head Coach Charles "P.J." Hackett)
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Most Valuable Player: Cidrick Navas, JR. Infield-Pitcher-Catcher (Philadelphia, PA/Samuel Fels).
Men's Basketball (Presented by Head Coach Leo Mahon)
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Most Valuable Player: Manny Roach, SO, Guard (Medford, NJ/Life Center Academy).
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Coaches: Shyere Mayhue, SR, Guard (Philadelphia, PA/People for People Charter).
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Most Improved: Cheikh Diagne, JR, Forward (Philadelphia, PA/Northeast).
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Glue Guys: Deacon Linder, SO, Forward (Philadelphia, PA/Hardy Williams Academy [Mastery]); and Bryce Nwobu, JR, Forward (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee).
Mahon presented Roach with his United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division I Men's Basketball Player of the Week (February 25-March 3, 2025) certificate and T-Shirt.
Mahon also presented the following with their All-Eastern States Athletic Conference (ESAC) Men's Basketball certificates: Roach (First Team), senior guard Namir Simmons (Philadelphia, PA/Quality Academy Prep) (First Team), Nwobu (Second Team), and Diagne (Second Team). Roach was also presented with the ESAC Player of the Year award.
Mahon also presented the following with their USCAA Division I Men's Basketball All-American certificates: Roach (Second Team), Nwobu (Honorable Mention), and Namir Simmons (Honorable Mention).
Mahon also presented Simmons with a commemorative basketball for scoring his 1,000th collegiate career point on February 22 on the road versus Patrick Henry College. Simmons scored 1,015 career points between NJCAA Region XIX Division III Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology (2021-2023) (389) and Manor (2023-2025) (626).
Women's Basketball (Presented by Head Coach Michael Cianci)
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Most Valuable Player: Tori Simmons, FR, Guard (Philadelphia, PA/Cheltenham).
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Most Improved: Lauren Brown, JR, Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker (Philadelphia, PA/St. Hubert).
Men's Soccer (Presented by Dempster)
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Most Valuable Player: Maximo Chavez, JR, Defense (King of Prussia, PA/Norristown).
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Coaches: Zakhir Brewster, SO, Defense (Philadelphia, PA/Roman Catholic).
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Most Improved: Shiube Larabi, JR, Midfield (Philadelphia, PA/Science Leadership Academy).
Dempster presented freshman midfielder Jallah Murvee (Philadelphia, PA/Upper Darby) with the USCAA Division I Men's Soccer All-Tournament Team.
Dempster also presented the following with their All-ESAC Men's Soccer certificates: junior defenseman Mamadou Ba (Philadelphia, PA/Franklin Towne Charter) (First Team), sophomore midfielder Adan Crispin-Morales (Norristown, PA/Norristown) (First Team), junior goalkeeper Aiden Holman (Hamilton, NJ/Hamilton) (First Team), Chavez (Second Team), freshman forward Moussa Cherif (Philadelphia, PA/Franklin Judge) (Second Team), and freshman defenseman Zulkefal Shakir (Upper Darby, PA/Upper Darby) (Second Team).
Dempster recognized the following USCAA Division I Men's Soccer All-Americans: Crispin-Morales (Second Team), Holman (Second Team), and Cherif (Honorable Mention).
Dempster also recognized Chavez for his four year contributions to the Blue Jay Men's Soccer program. Dempster also announced the 2025 Men's Soccer captains, with Chavez putting the "Captain" armbands on the following: sophomore defenseman Lucas Dolchanczyk (Philadelphia, PA/Franklin Towne Charter), Holman, Larabi, and junior defenseman Aiden Tiblier (New Orleans, LA/New Orleans Military Academy).
Women's Soccer (Presented by Head Coach Tom Gangi)
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Most Valuable Player: Brown.
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Coaches: Ronise Exil, SO, Striker (Philadelphia, PA/Samuel Fels).
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Most Improved: Kara Quinn, SO (Lansdale, PA/Lansdale Catholic).
Gangi presented the following with their All-ESAC Women's Soccer certificates: freshman forward Ava Burski (Bensalem, PA/Bensalem) (First Team) and junior midfielders Myla Keller (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) (First Team) and Quinn (First Team).
Gangi also presented the following with their USCAA Division I Women's Soccer All-American certificates: sophomore center back Jacqueline Gardner (Philadelphia, PA/MaST Community Charter School) (Second Team), Keller (Second Team), and Burski (Honorable Mention).
Women's Outdoor Track and Field (Presented by Head Coach Jeff McCann and Assistant Coach and Class of 2019 [Associate's] and 2021 [Bachelor's] graduate William Rodebaugh)
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Most Valuable Player: Brown.
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Coaches: Olivia Morton, JR, Sprints (Philadelphia, PA/St. Hubert).
McCann recognized senior sprinter Aidan Geiger (Glenside, PA/Abington) for her contributions towards the Women's Outdoor Track and Field program.
Women's Volleyball (Presented by Cianci)
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Most Valuable Player: Angelina Tannura, FR, Libero/Setter (Middletown, NY/Minisink Valley High School).
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Most Improved: Cheyann Velez, SO, Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker (Philadelphia, PA/Kensington HS for the Creative and Performing Arts).
The 2024-2025 Eastern States Athletic Conference (ESAC) Men's Basketball Championship Banner was unveiled. The 2024-2025 ESAC Men's Basketball Championship Banner hangs on the balcony inside the Mother of Perpetual Help Hall Gymnasium along with the following: Aaron Brown (Men's Basketball Most Career Points), Mark Colville (Men's Soccer Most Career Points), 2022 USCAA Division I Small College National Championship Tournament (Men's Soccer), and 2021-2022 USCAA Division I Small College National Championship Tournament (Men's Basketball), and 2023 ESAC Men's Soccer Championship Banner.
Dempster presented Mahon with his 2024-2025 ESAC Coach of the Year award.
Two Coaches of the Year were announced and presented by Class of 2024 graduate Eddie Fortescue Jr. The first was awarded to Mahon. The second was awarded to Dempster.
Dempster presented the following with their ESAC Fall 2024 Semester All-Academic Team certificate (3.25-plus Grade Point Average Average): freshman Aneeyah Allen (Philadelphia, PA/One Bright Ray) (Women's Basketball), senior Abubakarr Bangura (Philadelphia, PA/John Bartram) (Men's Soccer), freshman Ihsan Beyah (Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Wood) (Men's Basketball), Brown (Women's Basketball, Soccer, and Outdoor Track and Field), sophomore Christopher Colella (Philadelphia, PA/Bishop McDevitt) (Baseball), sophomore Alexandra Coytl-Arias (Tom's River, NJ/Lakewood) (Women's Soccer and Volleyball), freshman Tierra Deveaux (Philadelphia, PA/Pottsgrove) (Women's Basketball), freshman Mary Dillon (Philadelphia, PA/Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School) (Women's Basketball and Soccer), Diagne (Men's Basketball), Geiger (Women's Outdoor Track and Field), Holman (Men's Soccer), sophomore Vada Kane (Philadelphia, PA/Abraham Lincoln) (Women's Soccer and Volleyball), freshman Scothy Marc (Philadelphia, PA/Samuel Fels) (Men's Soccer), Morton (Women's Basketball, Soccer, Outdoor Track and Field, and Volleyball), Navas (Baseball), Nwobu (Men's Basketball), Quinn (Women's Soccer), freshman Alexander Rebitz (Cheltenham, PA/Cheltenham) (Baseball), Roach (Men's Basketball), Tori Simmons (Women's Basketball), junior Jacob Torres (Mays Landing, NJ/Cedar Creek) (Baseball), sophomore Anjana Waters (Philadelphia, PA/Northeast) (Women's Basketball and Volleyball), and freshman Nikole Wertz (Levittown, PA/Bucks County Technical) (Women's Volleyball).
Dempster also presented the following with their USCAA Division I All-Academic Team certificates (3.50+ GPA): Brown (Women's Basketball and Soccer), Kane (Women's Soccer and Volleyball), Quinn (Women's Soccer), Roach (Men's Basketball), and Waters (Women's Volleyball). Holman, who was also recognized, was previously presented with his All-Academic Team certificate at the USCAA Division I Soccer Awards Ceremony in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in November, 2024.
The Brian Barry Award goes to the student-athlete that personifies good sportsmanship and is a team player. Each sport handed out this award. This award was presented by Dempster. Listed below are this year's recipients:
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Baseball: Torres.
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Men's Basketball: Namir Simmons.
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Women's Basketball: Velez.
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Men's Soccer: Dolchanczyk.
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Women's Soccer: Keller.
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Women's Outdoor Track and Field: Geiger.
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Women's Volleyball: Velez.
The Athletic Department Appreciation Award was announced by Dempster. This year's recipient is Assistant Women's Soccer Coach, Manor Admissions Counselor, and Class of 2018 graduate Damien Schweizer.
Dempster on the annual Athletic Awards Banquet and Ceremony: "Once again, we had an amazing banquet. I love when we get the chance to publicly recognize our amazing athletes for all of their accomplishments, including their off the field achievements, like being a scholar-athlete."
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