The COOP Athlete of the Week is awarded to the Harvard athlete who turns out a stellar individual performance in the past week. The award goes to athletes who score multiple goals or the game-winner, put up unreal statistics, play a huge role in the Crimson victory, break school records or show their athletic prowess doing what they do best, winning.
Devan Kennifer is the Harvard COOP athlete of the week, for the week ending Feb. 7. Kennifer tallied 15 goals in four games at the Harvard Invitational. The sophomore recorded four hat tricks, one in each of the Crimson’s four wins. She netted three goals in the season opener against Villanova. The Monterey Bay, Calif. native scored four goals in the nightcap on day one of the Harvard Invitational. Kennifer netted a hat trick in the third game of the season and capped off the weekend with a five-goal performance. Kennifer’s scores helped the Crimson win its first four games of the season.
Laura Gemmell is the Harvard COOP athlete of the week, for the week ending Jan. 31. Gemmell posted two wins at the top position in the week to spur the No. 1 Crimson past No. 2 Trinity and No. 6 Stanford. The freshman rolled through both matches, winning in straight games. Gemmell, ranked No. 3 in the College Squash Association individual poll, defeated Pamela Hathway of Trinity, the top-ranked player in the CSA rankings. Gemmell now stands at 5-0 on the season at the No. 1 spot.
Zac Ranta is the Harvard COOP Athlete of the Week, for the week ending Jan. 24. Ranta placed first in three of the four diving events in a 2-0 weekend for the Crimson. The junior claimed the three-meter competition against Brown with a score of 331.88 and placed third in the one-meter. In Harvard’s 201-99 win over Boston University, Ranta swept both diving events. The Hales Corner, Wis. native earned a first-place finish in the three-meter with a score of 331.20 and completed the sweep by scoring 274.50 points in the one-meter, good for first-place.
Louis Leblanc is the Harvard COOP Athlete of the Week, for the week ending Jan. 18. Leblanc recorded back-to-back multiple goal games as he lit the lamp twice in wins over Yale, Jan. 12, and Dartmouth, Jan. 18. He becomes the first Crimson player to accomplish this feat since February 2003. The freshman notched both game winners in Harvard’s two games this week. He has registered three of the four game winning goals scored by the Crimson this season and leads the team in the category. Leblanc also paces the squad with eight goals and is second in points with 14. The Kirkland, Quebec native was tabbed the Rookie of the Week by ECAC Hockey.
Keith Wright is the Harvard COOP Athlete of the Week, for the week ending Jan. 11. Wright, who led all scorers in the game, posted a career-high 22 points in Harvard’s Ivy League opener against Dartmouth, Jan. 10. He also added three blocks, a steal and pulled down six rebounds in the Crimson’s 76-47 victory. The sophomore power forward poured in 16 points in the first half and shot 11-for-16 for the game.
Louis Caputo is the Harvard COOP Athlete of the Week for the week ending Jan. 3. Caputo placed fifth at the 47th Midland Championships, one of the most prestigious tournaments. The tournament was the senior co-captains first wrestling match of the season for the Crimson. Caputo posted a 4-2 record at the two-day event and improved to 22-12 at the tournament in his career. The 184-pound grappler won his first two matches before falling to fifth seed and eventual champion John Dergo of Illinois, 6-3. In the wrestlebacks, Caputo defeated Jerome Ward of Iowa State, the eighth seed and No. 12 wrestler in the nation, 3-1 in sudden victory. After falling to the three seed Phil Keddy, Caputo handed Grant Gramball a 5-0 defeat to place for the fourth time in his career at Midlands.
Brogan Berry is the COOP Athlete of the Week for the week ending Dec. 13. Berry dropped a career-high 31 points in a 90-85 double-overtime victory over Northeastern. She connected on 10-of-18 shooting from the field, including three treys. Berry was just two assists shy of a double-double as she dished out eight helpers in the game. The sophomore guard also pulled down three rebounds, recorded a steal and drained 8-of-9 free throws in the win.
Christina Kessler is the Harvard COOP Athlete of the Week for the week ending Dec. 6. Kessler recorded her third and fourth shutouts of the season over the weekend. The senior goaltender made 24 saves to earn the win in a 1-0 victory over No. 2 Minnesota, Dec. 4. Kessler followed with a similar performance the following afternoon, blanking the Gophers for the second-straight game in a scoreless tie where she turned aside all 29 shots that she faced. Kessler’s two clean sheets marks the first time that Minnesota has been held scoreless since 2007. Entering the two-game series, No. 2 Minnesota was averaging 3.69 goals per game. Kessler and the Crimson also snapped the Gophers’ six-game unbeaten streak with the 1-0 win. She was tabbed the ECAC Goaltender of the Week for her performance between the pipes.
Caroline Vloka is the COOP Athlete of the Week for the week ending Nov. 29. Vloka posted an 18-0 record in the sabre at the Harvard Invitational. Vloka helped the Crimson earn victories over perennial powerhouses Princeton and Penn State, the defending national champions, as well as North Carolina, NYU, Sacred Heart and Vassar. The sophomore co-captain won the decisive bout to give Harvard a 14-13 win over Penn State.
Chris Lorditch is the Harvard COOP athlete of the week for the week ending Nov. 22. Lorditch caught the game-winning touchdown with 1:32 left to play in the 126th edition of "The Game" against archrival Yale. Lorditch cut across the middle of the field and then swiftly past two defenders up the seam as quarterback Collier Winters lofted a perfect pass over the inside coverage which Lorditch took in stride and waltzed into the endzone to complete the Crimson's stunning comeback. The junior wide receiver out of Chalfont, Pa., finished the contest with 104 yards on five catches with the one score. Lorditch and Winters also connected for the longest play of the game, a 46-yard reception in the second quarter. Lorditch closed out the 2009-10 campaign as Harvard's leading receiver, reeling in 30 receptions for 545 yards with five touchdowns.
Richard Smith is the Harvard COOP athlete of the week for the week ending Nov. 15. Smith tallied his first collegiate goal in the Crimson’s 1-0 win over Penn. With the win, Harvard clinched its 13th Ivy League regular-season title. Smith, a central defender, also played a vital role in the Crimson earning its eighth shutout of the season as the stingy defense held the Quakers to just two shots on goal in the game.
Alex Chi is the COOP Athlete of the Week for the week ending Nov. 8. Chi netted his second goal of the season in an overtime thriller at Columbia. Chi notched the game winner 4:33 into overtime, blasting the ball into the goal over Columbia's goalie off a cross. WIth the win, the Crimson remain on top of the Ivy League standings heading into the final week of the regular season. Chi was also recognized as the Ivy League Player of the Week.
Daniel Chenoweth is the Harvard COOP Athlete of the Week for the week ending Nov. 1. Chenoweth took the Ivy League individual crown at the 2009 Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships held at Van Cortlandt Park. He becomes the first Crimson runner to win the title since Ian Carswell did it in 1995. Chenoweth clocked with a time of 25:09.2, 10.5 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. Chenoweth helped Harvard to its second straight sixth place finish at the event.
Mikaelle Comrie is the Harvard COOP Athlete of the Week for the week ending Oct. 25. Comrie led the Crimson with 24 kills over the weekend. She posted 16 kills against Brown in a 3-0 victorious sweep and eight against Yale in a 3-0 loss. Against Brown, the outside hitter came up one kill shy of her season-high of 17 kills in a match. Comrie added three digs and three blocks in the two matches.
Ann Carroll Ingersoll is the Harvard COOP Athlete of the Week for the week ending Oct. 18. Ingersoll led the Crimson with eight blocks versus Princeton and seven against Penn over the weekend. She posted 12 and seven kills against Princeton and Penn, respectively. Ingersoll’s offensive and defensive prowess played a critical role in the Crimson’s defeat of the Tigers, the first win over the conference foe since 2002.
Sheeleigh scored three goals this week, including two in the first half in Wednesday's 4-1 win against Fairfield. She also scored in Harvard's 2-0 win at Cornell Saturday. The Crimson has won four games in a row, and Sheeleigh leads the team with 13 points on five goals and three assists.
Rogers tallied the golden goal in the 103rd minute to lift Harvard over archrival Yale 1-0. Rogers’ fifth goal of the season gave the Crimson its first conference victory and seventh win of the year.
Max Eliot is the Harvard COOP Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sept. 27. Eliot led the Harvard charge with a career-high five goals, while also making three steals and drew four ejections in a Collegiate Water Polo Association match against Queens (N.Y). The victory was the Crimson’s second consecutive CWPA Northern Division win of the season.
Silva led the Crimson to a first place finish at the Iona Meet of Champions by winning the 6k race at Van Cortlandt Park, the first race of her collegiate career. She crossed the finish line 18 seconds ahead of the field, helping the team to its best finish at the meet in the 15-year history of the event.
Rees scored a pair of goals this week, including the game-winner as Harvard knocked off No. 14 Boston University. The sophomore midfielder banged in a rebound late in the first half against the Terriers, and the tally held up as the difference in a 1-0 Crimson win. Rees also scored in Monday's win at Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Boston College and contributed to Harvard's three shutout wins this week, helping Harvard climb to No. 12 in the Soccer America national poll.
Keating scored two goals and assisted on another for a five-point game, leading the Crimson to a 4-1 win at Holy Cross to open the season Saturday. Keating had a hand in each of Harvard's first two goals, scoring the first and assisting freshman Emma Keller on the eventual game-winner. She added an insurance tally in the second half. Keating led all players with four shots on goal.
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