It was a great night for the Spencerport Swim Teams at the district’s annual Athletics Banquet on June 9th. Among the biggest honorees of the night were seniors Chris Plummer and Amanda Clapper.
Chris, a captain and breaststroker on our boys team took the Duane Tucker Award. The award was based on attendance, sportsmanship, academic performance and athletic performance. Chris was a Sectional finalist in the 100 breaststroke and finished with the 3rd best swim in that event in Spencerport history. Chris was also a captain on Spencerport’s Cross-Country and Baseball teams.
Amanda, a diver and captain of the girls team was a winner of the Rob Stultz Memorial Award and the Spencerport Sports Booster Club Award. Amanda has a tremendous athletics career at Spencerport. She was a four-year varsity diver for the Rangers and in her senior year she finished in 3rd place at the Sectional Meet. Amanda was also a standout for the Bowling team and was the Sectionals Champion in her senior season. Captain of the team, she also participated in the State Meet as a part of the Section V bowling squad.
The banquet also honored several other Ranger swimmers and divers. The boys team was honored one last time for winning the Division II championship. The winners of the swim teams’ individual awards were recognized:
* Kaitie Buckwell – Most Valuable
* Samantha Walker – Most Improved
* Beth Mahoney – Scholar Athlete
* Mike Spiegel – Most Valuable
* Austin Nau – Most Improved
* Derek Spath – Scholar Athlete.
Spencerport also recognized several swimmers and divers in the Senior Ranger Awards. Chris Plummer, Tori Cenzi, Kaitie Buckwell, and Amanda Clapper all earned more than 6 varsity letters in their careers. Kristian Barbato, Jen Benamati, and Chris Plummer were also winners of Blue and Gold awards for earning 3 varsity letters in one school-year.
