Nassau County Sports Commission — 16th Annual "Salute to Champions" Awards Dinner Presented by Briarcliffe College
Date:
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
VIP Cocktail Reception - 6 pm
Awards Dinner Presentation - 7 pm
The Woodlands
One Southwoods Road
Woodbury, NY 11797
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Historical Info
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The Nassau County Sports Commission "Salute to Champions" Awards Dinner was established in 1995. Each spring, the Awards Dinner honors Nassau County's outstanding student athletes, coaches, differently-abled athletes, teams and professional athletes with roots in Nassau County.
The Awards Dinner is highlighted by the annual Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame induction honoring our most prestigious and talented sports personalities including elite athletes, coaches and sports broadcasters. With numerous talented individuals excelling both on and off the field, the NCSC honors their tremendous accomplishments.
The Awards Dinner also features the presentation of our two national awards, the John Mackey Award (Outstanding NCAA Division I Tight End) and Dick Schaap Award (Outstanding Sports Journalism). Both awards are a tribute to legendary sports personalities that come from Nassau County and serve to highlight Nassau County to a national audience.
2010-11 Event Information
Will your student athletes and coaches be at the Awards Dinner this year?
To those of you who were unable to submit applications in past years, another year and opportunity now presents itself. The 2010-11 high school and collegiate award winners will once again be selected from applications available for download below. You may submit more than one candidate for each award. Traditionally, for both the female and male high school Outstanding Achievement Awards, we have selected several award winners each year.
To download nomination forms, please click on the appropriate award below.
- High School Outstanding Achievement Award
- High School Coach of the Year Award
- James J. Regan Award
- Eva Tucci Award
- College Athlete of the Year Award
- College Coach of the Year Award
This 2010-11 "Salute to Champions" nomination process timetable is as follows:
- March 18, 2011 Deadline for submission of applications
March 28, 2011 Announcement of HS/College award winners
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May 3, 2011 16th Annual NCSC Awards Banquet
2011 Honorees
(Award recipients to be continually announced in the coming weeks)
Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame
Clark Gillies - NY Islanders Legend
Sarah Hughes - Olympic Gold Medalist Figure Skater
2010 John Mackey Award
DJ Williams - University of Arkansas
2010 Dick Schaap Award
Mary Carillo - CBS, NBC & HBO Sports
Nassau County Pro Athlete of the Year
2010 Super Bowl Champion Andrew Quarless - Green Bay Packers
Broadcast Media Award
CJ Papa - MSG Varsity, 1050 ESPN Radio, 77 WABC Radio & SportsNet New York
Outstanding High School Achievement Award
Catherine Powell – Valley Stream South High School
Lauren Simicich – Floral Park Memorial High School
Barbara Sullivan – Garden City High School
Amanda Walsh – Our Lady of Mercy Academy
Gene Garay – Oceanside High School
Rahmik Perry – Hempstead High School
Christopher Shevins – Wellington C. Mepham High School
Kyle Zahradka – H. Frank Carey High School
Drew Zahradka – H. Frank Carey High School
High School Coach of the Year
Russ Cellan – Freeport High School
Debbie Rut – Plainview JFK High School
James J. Regan Award
Stephen Jahelka – Garden City High School
Eva Tucci Award
Heather Artinian – Glen Cove High School
College Athlete of the Year
Tiffany Yovino – Hofstra University
Jack Castellano – Briarcliffe College
College Coach of the Year
Joseph Spallina - Adelphi University