With the annual Stockton Athletics awards brunch canceled this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Stockton Athletics is saluting its student-athletes via this virtual awards recognition. All 19 intercollegiate teams are represented with videos featuring seniors and award winners.
For spring sports, award winners from the previous season are featured along with seniors from the current season due to the usual timing of the brunch on the last Sunday in April. Videos for the spring sports teams include awards from Spring 2019 along with seniors from Spring 2020.
In addition to the seniors and award winners, this virtual awards recognition includes highlight videos from two conference championship teams, 2019 Men's Lacrosse and 2019 Volleyball, plus the announcement of the Stockton Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
The Spring 2020 season was off to a fantastic start at Stockton University before its unfortunate cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Osprey baseball, men's lacrosse, softball and women's lacrosse teams were a combined 18-5 (.783 winning percentage) in the abbreviated slate of games.
Although the end came much too soon, especially for seniors whose careers came to a premature and unceremonious close, there were several highlights for the four Stockton teams that played games during a spring season that lasted just over three weeks.
Senior Meg Murzello (Maple Shade/Holy Cross), an outfielder for the Stockton softball team, was recognized as Stockton's NJAIAW Woman of the Year. The award is based on athletic excellence, academic success and community service.
Stockton University softball outfielder Meg Murzello and the Ospreys women’s cross country team received awards at the New Jersey Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women on Sunday at Seton Hall University.