We are pleased to report that we were able to fulfill our mission last year, which included:

• Six (6) Lettermen Award recipients($9,000);
• One (1) Hal McCarthy Award($2,000);
• One (1) Mark Burlingame Dutchmen Pride Award ($1,500*);
• Purchase of 14 Twelve Season Award banners for the 2021 class ($2,270);
• Support of theGuilderland Food Pantry ($1,000);
• Support of theGuilderland Backpack Program ($2,000); and,
• Support of Jenna Meier ($200).

*Troy Miller & Chris McCabe of CM Fox also provided an additional $1,500

Despite the additional hurdles posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, 14 Guilderland High School senior student athletes still achieved twelve-sport status –  three different sports over their four-year career at Guilderland High School. For that, those 14 are Twelve-Season Award winners, presented by the Guilderland Lettermen Foundation and the Guilderland Athletic Department.

Those student-athletes will be honored by having a banner emblazoned with their name and sports hanging a from the rafters of the Guilderland High School gym commemorating their achievement.

“To earn a Twelve-Season Award at anytime is remarkable,” said Lettermen Foundation Vice President Greg Barcomb, a 2007 Guilderland High School graduate. “To do it in the middle of a pandemic takes drive and perseverance. The Lettermen Foundation is proud to be able to honor the fantastic achievement of this 14 seniors.”

The 2021 award winners include:

• Savannah Adami (cross-country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field)
• Madalyn Altieri (diving, gymnastics, outdoor track and field)
• *Pratul Amineni (cross-country, nordic skiing, tennis)
• Patrick Bruno (football, basketball, baseball)
• Caitlyn Caulfield (field hockey, nordic skiing, lacrosse)
• Nicole Czaban (cross-country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field)
• Jane Leader (soccer, indoor track and field, lacrosse)
• Thomas McDonough (cross-country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field)
• *Grace McFerran (cross-country, basketball, outdoor track and field)
• Life Nieves (football, cheer, outdoor track and field)
• Bianca Simeone (field hockey, nordic skiing, softball)
• *Ava Thomson (field hockey, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field)
• Jaxon Wicks (football, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field)
• Gwen Wronoski (cross-country, basketball, outdoor track and field)

* denotes Guilderland Lettermen Foundation award winner

Award winners were introduced at Guilderland’s annual athletic awards night, which was held virtually, and will be recognized again at the Lettermen Foundation’s annual golf outing, the Guilderland Classic, on August 6, 2021 at Orchard Creek Golf Club in Altamont.

The Guilderland Lettermen Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce the addition of Gabriel (Gabe) August to the Board.

Gabe is a life-long resident of Guilderland and graduated from Guilderland High in 2013 where he lettered in golf four times and lacrosse twice. He is the managing member of the August Terry Properties, a Guilderland-based Property Management Company, and a real estate salesperson for Lettermen partner CM Fox Real Estate.

The Lettermen Board welcomes Gabe to our leadership team. His connection to the younger members of our alumni base coupled with his energetic spirit to support our mission will be invaluable.