Fishburne Honors Spring Athletes
Cadet Thomas Fosdick (Staunton, VA) receives the Spring James G. Hogg Award; Wrestling Coach Terry Waters named as Fishburne Military School Coach of the Year
Waynesboro, VA — Three times each school year the Fishburne Military School Caissons come together in Lawton Chapel to celebrate the successes of their athletic teams
and to recognize individual efforts and achievements. The awards presentations are then followed by a special dinner prepared for the athletes.
Last night, Fishburne Military School’s Athletics Director, Major Brian Greene (VA), began the evening by noting: “The purpose of this banquet is to recognize those who stuck with their teams and refused to quit. The refusal to quit is a characteristic we should all respect.”
Greene went on to thank the Coaches, Faculty, Staff and Parents for their continued support throughout the year before turning the podium over to each Coach or Team Captain to present individual team awards (winners listed below).
At the conclusion of the team awards, Greene congratulated all 2016-2017 FMS athletes for retaining the Hogg Cup for another year through their combined efforts. “The James G. Hogg Cup” Greene explained, “is awarded every year to the school that wins the most Varsity match-ups between Military School rivals FMS and Massanutten. With wins in Football, Basketball, Wrestling, Rifle, and Lacrosse; it is clear that Fishburne will keep the cup for one more year. Of the Twelve years that this cup has been awarded, FMS has won it ten times.”
Greene, along with Assistant Headmaster (and former Athletics Director), MSG Mike Anson, presented FMS Wrestling Coach, Terry Waters, with The MSG Michael Anson Caissons Coach of the Year Award.
The final and most prestigious athletics award at FMS is given in honor of Colonel James G. Hogg. COL Hogg was an athletic director, coach, and teacher at Massanutten Military Academy, Fishburne Military School, and Augusta Military Academy. He was an honors graduate of Fishburne Military School and Davidson College, North Carolina, where he was a scholar-athlete for the Wildcats. At Fishburne, Colonel Hogg was assistant headmaster and athletic director. He dedicated most of his life toward helping boys make the transition to becoming young men with a sense of character and honor. The Hogg Award is presented three times per year to the cadet-athlete that best embodies the ideals of athletic and academic excellence. A plaque in the foyer permanently displays the names of recipients.
This season’s James G. Hogg award was presented to Thomas Fosdick.
Due to the ongoing conference semi-finals, the Baseball was unable to attend and their team awards will be announced at a later date.
Spring Athletics Awards 2017
Golf:
MVP: Zach McCranie
Leadership: Blake Seydel
Most Improved: Charles Wilson
Coaches award: Tyler Long
Lacrosse:
MVP- Sam Wickstrom
Tennis:
Overall MVP: Michael Masone
Leadership Award: Shunyuan Hu
Coaches Award: Alexander Sponeman
Most Improved: Jiayao Pan
Track:
Most Improved- Elijah Jackson
Leadership Award- Tyler Long
Field MVP- Brady McAllister
Sprinter MVP- Tyler Long
Distance MVP- Doug Marsh
Caisson Hustle Award- Chimere Nzedu
Coach’s Award- Garrett Rose
Iron Caisson- Ben Weaver
Color Guard:
Leadership Award- David Eldridge
Raiders:
MVP- Tyler Long
Coach’s Award- James Tran
Caisson Hustle- Raymond Dua
Iron Caisson- Cody Chapple
Leadership Award- Zach Smithley
Most Improved- Tommy Jones
Regulation Drill Team:
MVP- Brady McAllister
Coach’s Award- Phillip Griffin
Caisson Hustle Award- Conner Green
Iron Caisson- Justin Payne
Leadership Award- Chimere Nzedu
Most Improved- Jonah Geiman
Exhibition Drill Team:
MVP- Blake Seydel
Coach’s Award- Ryan Moapichai
Hustle Award- Daniel Umberger
Iron Caisson- Tyler Long
Leadership Award- Elian Gonzalez
Most Improved- Austin Lee
MSG Michael Anson Coach of the Year Award:
Terry Waters
James G. Hogg Award:
Thomas Fosdick
Fishburne Military School is the oldest and smallest of all military schools for boys in Virginia. Its college-prep curriculum is built upon the structure of an Army JROTC program. FMS is designated as a JROTC Honor Unit with Distinction and may nominate qualified candidates to the United States Service Academies. Fishburne hosts one of only four Summer JROTC programs in the nation, accredited by US Army Cadet Command. For more information visit www.fishburne.org.
