Fishburne Military School Announces Winter Sports Awards
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.
With the rifle team earning another State Championship, six wrestlers earning medals at their State Championships, an FMS swimmer making an appearance at State Championships, JV Basketball earning a playoff spot, and the Varsity basketball team battling their way to another winning season, there was no shortage of things to celebrate. Each coach came forward to recap their season and recognize the outstanding dedication and commitment shown by members of their teams.
Once each coach had recognized his team’s standouts, the final and most prestigious of Fishburne’s athletics awards was presented. The Colonel James G. Hogg Award is presented three times per year to the cadet-athlete who best embodies the ideals of athletic and academic excellence. A plaque in the Fishburne foyer permanently displays the names of recipients. Cadet James Monroe ’16 (Lexington, VA) was presented with the Hogg Award by Rifle Team Coach MAJ Brandon Mawyer and Athletic Director MAJ Bryan Greene.
The full list of FMS Winter Athletics Awards follows:
Varsity Basketball:
MVP- Kian Tate
Coach’s Award- Mesiah Woods
Leadership Award- Treavor Norman
Iron Caisson Award- Qua’Sean Napier
Caissons Hustle Award- Calen Owens
Most Improved Player- John Hendler
VIC 2nd Team All-Conference Medals- Kian Tate, Treavor Norman, Mesiah Woods, Qua’Sean Napier.
JV Basketball:
Coach’s Award- Timothy Arndt
Leadership Award- Wally Harris
Caissons Hustle Award- Dylan Vaughan
Most Improved Player- Samuel Florimon-Valdez
2016 MVP – FMS JV Basketball (13 medals)
Wrestling:
MVP- Matthew Farrar
Iron Caisson Award- Matthew Farrar
Caissons Hustle Award- Matthew Sim
Most Improved- Thomas Fosdick
Coach’s Award- Aidan Davis
Rifle:
2015 VMSRL Rifle Team State Championship trophy/cup
2016 VMSRL Rifle Team State Championship trophy/cup
14 – 2016 VMSRL State Champions Medals
MVP- Jacob Owens
Coach’s Award- Joshua Beard
Iron Caisson Award- Tyler Long
Iron Caisson Award- Hunter Wren-Russ
Leadership Award- Brian Draper
Most Improved- Matthew Stepura
1SG James Hensley Award- Jacob Owens
Swimming:
Co- MVP- Matthew Thornton
Co- MVP- Charles Fessler-Krebs
Coach’s Award- Matthew Mercer
Caissons Hustle Award- Timothy Arndt
Iron Caisson Award- Gavin Flanagan
Leadership Award- Timothy Arndt
Co- Most Improved- Donovan Gomez
Co- Most Improved- Alexander Sponeman
Spirit Award- Evan Laquaglia
James G. Hogg Award: James Monroe
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 Academics. Fishburne hosts one of only four Summer JROTC programs in the nation, accredited by US Army Cadet Command.
