The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, located on the campus of Montclair State University, hosted the annual Super Essex Conference Best Teammate Award ceremony on Thursday, May 19.
The Best Teammate Award is given annually to SEC student-athletes for promoting team unity, selflessness and positively impacting their team’s culture.
The following are this year’s honorees:
Jeremiah Fleurant, Arts High School
Keila Garcia, Belleville HS
Leo Marin, Bloomfield HS
Romario Henry, Bloomfield Tech
Shannon Johnson, Caldwell HS
Michael Slattery, Cedar Grove HS
Saleem Bush, Central HS
David Nichols, Christ the King Prep
Michael Nitti, Columbia HS
Edwin Duodu, East Orange Campus HS
Kathia Alfaro, East Side HS
Margo Scanlon, Glen Ridge HS
Rebecca Landau, Golda Ochs Academy HS
Sherwin Bentick, Immaculate Conception HS
Ashley Foreman, Irvington HS
Holly Wright, Livingston HS
Charlotte Thomas, Millburn HS
Sean Flannery, Montclair HS
Ross Turkington, Montclair Kimberley Academy
Molly Brodkowski, Mount Saint Dominic
Martina Christie, No. 13th St. Tech
Paige Willian, Newark Academy
Jose Rodriguez, Newark Tech
Eric Scalera, Nutley HS
Selena Garcia, Orange HS
Leah Rowan, Saint Vincent Academy
Adrian Romero, Science Park HS
Ben Mara, Seton Hall Prep
Jocelyn Jaramillo, Technology
Megan Flood, Verona HS
Naylene Vasquez, Weequahic HS
Thomas Tabatneck, West Essex HS
Temtayo Adesokan, West Orange HS
Daviean Espinal, West Side HS
In the photo gallery are some of the honorees with guest speaker Dave Masur, who is the head coach of the St. John’s men’s soccer team, and Betty Spiropolous, VP market manager of Investors Bank, which helps sponsor the Best Teammate program.
In the photos are:
Rebecca Landau, Golda Och Academy soccer, basketball, and softball
Leo Marin, Bloomfield football and wrestling
Keila Garcia, Belleville soccer, basketball, and softball
Edwin Duodu, East Orange Campus volleyball
Margo Scanlon, Glen Ridge softball
Temitayo Adesokan, West Orange wrestling
Photos by Andrew Mordzynski/YBMLC