Student-athletes honored at end-of-year ceremony

Ransom Everglades named Sophia Antezana '20 and Robert Moret '20 overall outstanding athletes for 2019-20 and awarded scholar-athlete honors to Claudia Pinilla '20 and Danny Mendoza '21 during RE's annual end-of-year athletics ceremony, which was held virtually on May 18. Eight other student-athletes earned special awards, and RE recognized graduating seniors, those continuing to pursue athletics in college, and retiring coach and faculty member Penny Matthews for her 32 years of service at RE.

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Director of Athletics and Physical Education Corey Goff emceed the event, appearing at different spots on campus during the livestream – including in Biscayne Bay on a boat. Head of School Penny Townsend and a number of RE coaches also participated, with coaches presenting awards to athletes on their teams. 

Just over a week later, RE athletes received additional recognition at the Miami Herald's virtual all-county awards ceremony. Jake Beber-Frankel '20 and Rachel D'Angulo '20 were named male and female golfers of the year, respectively, for Miami-Dade County. The ceremony also honored all of RE's first-team All-Dade selections throughout the 2019-20 year.

Ransom Everglades Athletic Awards and Recognition

Overall Outstanding Female Athlete
Sophia Antezana ’20, volleyball, lacrosse
 
Overall Outstanding Male Athlete
Robert Moret ’20, football, lacrosse
 
Female Scholar Athlete Award
Claudia Pinilla ’20, water polo
 
Male Scholar Athlete Award
Danny Mendoza ’21
 
Female Athletic Performance Award
Lindsay Gould ’21, soccer
 
Male Athletic Performance Award
Jake Beber-Frankel ’20, golf
 
Sportsmanship Award
Preston Edmunds ’20, soccer, water polo
Nick Namias ’20, football, basketball, lacrosse
 
Penny Matthews Award
Abby Sekoff ’20, basketball, softball
 
Mike Stokes Award
Diego Duckenfield-Lopez ’20, football, lacrosse
 
REACH Service Award
Elanah Arnold '21, basketball
 
Comeback Athlete of the Year
Carmen Sanchez-Tembleque Wood '23
 
Team of the Year
Sailing team
 
Athletes continuing careers in college
Sophia Antezana ’20, lacrosse, Tufts University
Rachel DeAngulo ’20, golf, Northwestern University
Jake Beber-Frankel ’20, golf, Stanford University
Julia Buckner ’20, crew, Wellesley College
Vashti Claybrook ’20, track and field, Cornell University
Alex Freedline ’20, water polo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joseph Gross ’20, soccer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lachlain McGranahan ’20, sailing, Harvard University
Robert Moret ’20, football, Tufts University
Perry Samimy ’20, water polo, California Institute of Technology
Zoe Tsoukas ’20, track and field, Brown University
Nico Valls ’20, water polo, Santa Clara University
 
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Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.