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Amanda D. Walton |
Two Yale seniors who represent the ideals of "sportsmanship and Yale tradition" and an athlete who has shown "spirit and courage" during her long recovery from a serious car accident were presented athletic awards by Thomas A. Beckett, director of athletics, at the Yale College Senior Class Day exercises on May 26. They are:
The Nellie Pratt Elliot Award is the most prestigious athletic award given to a senior female at Yale. This year's recipient, Sarah Seung-Hee Seo of Timothy Dwight College, is the first women's golfer in Ivy League history to earn All-Ivy honors in each of her four years. She helped lead the Yale golf team to Ivy League championships and the school's first appearance in the NCAA Championships. In addition to excelling on the golf course, Seo was active in the community, preparing meals once a week at New Haven's Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen. Seo hails from Lima, Ohio, and majored in history.
The William Neely Mallory Award is the most prestigious athletic award given to a senior male at Yale. Thomas Lewis Hamaguchi Hocker of Pierson College, this year's winner, was a member of the Yale track and field squad. He was a two-time Ivy champion in the 400-meter hurdles and four-time Ivy League champion in the 4 x 400-meter relay. He earned All-East honors five times. A native of San Jose, California, Hocker majored in molecular, cellular and developmental biology. He will pursue graduate studies in Britain next year as one of 11 students nationwide to win the prestigious Churchill Scholarship.
This year marked the creation of a special award that will be given "at the discretion of the Department of Athletics to an outstanding athlete who has excelled on the field of play and who has shown spirit and courage in transcending unforeseen challenges." The inaugural award was presented to Amanda D. Walton, a former star player on the lacrosse and field hockey teams. Walton, who would have graduated with the Yale Class of 2002, spent the past two years recovering from injuries she sustained in a serious car accident in the spring of 2000. The accident resulted in a brain injury that left her in a coma for a month. She recently began commuting from her home in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, to serve as volunteer assistant coach to the field hockey team. Despite playing only two years, Walton holds several Yale career records, including being named First-Team All American in Field Hockey.
"As she continues her recovery, she has become an inspiration to all," said Beckett, in presenting the award. "This remarkable young woman is an All-American in every sense.
"Forevermore, this award will be given in her name and her honor ..."
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William Neely Mallory Award
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