CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — ECAC Hockey has announced the 12 nominees for the 2022 Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year award. One student-athlete from each of the 12 women’s hockey programs have been honored.
The Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year award is presented annually to an ECAC Hockey women’s player in honor of former Yale University student-athlete Mandi Schwartz (1988-2011). Mandi passed away in April of 2011, but continues to inspire the entire hockey community through the memory of her courageous battle with acute myeloid leukemia.
Nominees for this prestigious award must be leaders within their teams, in the classroom, and in the community. The nominees from each insitution are listed below.
- Brown University: Shay Maloney
- Clarkson University: Caitrin Lonergan
- Colgate University: Eleri McKay
- Cornell University: Lindsay Browning
- Dartmouth College: Gabby Billing
- Harvard University: Sydney Sorkin
- Princeton University: Sharon Frankel
- Quinnipiac University: Lexie Adzija
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Lilli Friis-Hansen
- St. Lawrence University: Claire Dudley
- Union College: Grace Heiting
- Yale University: Charlotte Welch
The top three finalists for the Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year award, as determined by the ECAC Hockey awards committee, will be announced next week.
