2/8/2003 - Football
Awards Presented At The Navy Football Banquet
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-The annual Naval Academy football banquet was held Saturday evening at Alumni Hall with several prestigious awards handed out.
Tackle Derek Jaskowiak (Sr./Chesterfield, Mo.) was awarded the George Fritzinger Memorial Award, presented annually to a member of the graduating class who, as a football interior lineman, has excelled as a student-athlete and has contributed to the overall team leadership and spirit. The family of George Fritzinger, a 1959 Naval Academy graduate who was a three-year letterman on the varsity football team and earned All-East recognition, initiated the award in 1992. He was a two-year starter at guard, playing both ways, and a member of Navy's 1957 team, which defeated Rice, 20-7, in the 1958 Cotton Bowl. He later served in the U.S. Air Force. A graduate of Harvard Business School, Fritzinger was a highly successful entrepreneur in the broadcast media, entertainment and advertising industries.
Jaskowiak, who carries a 3.71 GPA in systems engineering, was a two-year letterwinner at tackle for the Midshipmen and was Navy's top offensive lineman in 2002. Jaskowiak earned All-Independent honors from College Football News and was named Honorable Mention All-East by the ECAC. His play earned him a slot in the Hula Bowl All-Star Game and he was an academic all-district selection.
Guard Grant Moody (Sr./Eureka, Kan.) took home the Jeffrey R. Korn Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award, established by Jeff's parents, Dr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Korn, in memory of their son, a member of the Class of 1983.
Jeff Korn was more than just a letterwinning quarterback at Navy, he was always the one who "answered the call" in Bancroft Hall, whether it was helping a plebe through some tough times or assisting a classmate who needed advice. Jeff died in an automobile accident in the summer of 1982 while returning home from serving on Plebe Summer Detail. The award is given annually to the First Classman on the team who has demonstrated excellence both in the classroom and on the football field.
Moody, who carries a 3.93 GPA in quantitative economics, was a two-year starter at guard for the Midshipmen and was a Rhodes Scholarship finalist.
Tackle Jim Zakar (Sr./Rosamond, Calif.) was the recipient of the Cmdr. Ralph Sentmann Award, which honors the member of the graduating class from the varsity football team who has achieved the greatest increase in class standing from Plebe year until First Class year.
Cmdr. Sentmann graduated with the Class of 1925 and served in the submarine force. Upon his death in 1987, he endowed this award through the Naval Academy Alumni Association.
Zakar was a four-year participant, playing tight end and tackle. He saw action in 17 games as a tight end his sophomore and junior season.
Fullback Marvin Dingle (Fr./Coronado, Calif.) was awarded the Collins/Roos Class of 1949 Junior Varsity MVP Award, presented annually to the most valuable player on the junior varsity football team as chosen by a vote of his teammates. Dingle was the leading rusher for the 2-2 JV squad.
Quarterback Chris Ashinhurst (Jr./Stafford, Va.) was named the Lt. Cmdr. A.A. Schaufelberger Award winner, presented annually to Navy's most valuable player of the sprint football Army-Navy game.
The award was established in memory of Albert A. Schaufelberger, Class of '71, who was killed while in service to his country in El Salvador in 1983. The son of a career naval officer, Lt. Cmdr. Schaufelberger was born in Annapolis and during his Academy days played both lacrosse and 150 lb. (now sprint) football. After commissioning and post-commissioning training, he was assigned to Seal Team ONE and served with the United States Military Group in El Salvador. At the time of his death, he was the second-ranking officer of the American advisors to El Salvador's armed forces.
Ashinhurst ran for a touchdown, caught a touchdown pass and threw a touchdown pass in Navy's 35-10 rout of Army in the N-Star game, giving the Mids the Collegiate Sprint Football League Championship.
Three other awards that were announced on Saturday but will be awarded at other functions later in the year were the E.E. "Rip" Miller Varsity Football Award, the Cooke Memorial Football Award and the Silver Helmet Award.
Fullback Bryce McDonald (Sr./Springfield, Mo.) was named the winner of the E.E. "Rip" Miller Award, presented by the Naval Academy Foundation at the spring meeting of their board of trustees.
The Rip Miller award is given to the member of the squad who has made the greatest contribution to the team.
McDonald was an inspirational leader for the Midshipmen throughout the 2003 campaign, overcoming a nagging ankle injury to rush for 292 yards and a touchdown, which came on the final carry of his collegiate career against Army.
Fullback Cee Harris (Sr./Chesapeake Beach, Md.) was announced as the winner of the Cooke Memorial Football Award, presented at the Naval Academy's annual Prizes & Awards ceremony during Commissioning Week.
The Cooke Award is sponsored by the Navy League of the United States as a memorial to the late Cmdr. Lemuel Doty Cooke, Class of 1939, and is presented to that midshipman of the graduating class and member of the varsity football squad who during the year is deemed to be outstanding and who, by his character and leadership, has done the most to promote team spirit within the varsity squad.
Harris, who saw little action due to injures, is known Academy wide for his winning attitude and demeanor and was one of the most popular players on and off the field.
Quarterback Craig Candeto (Jr./Orange City, Fla.) was named the winner of the Silver Helmet Award, which is awarded to the Navy MVP by the Annapolis Touchdown Club. Candeto will receive his award at the annual Annapolis Touchdown Club banquet later this month.
Candeto capped off a standout junior campaign by rushing for six touchdowns and throwing for another in Navy's 58-12 rout of West Point. It was considered by many observers to be the greatest single-game performance in the 122-year history of Navy football.
His six rushing touchdowns against Army set a record for most touchdowns in an Army-Navy game, was a school record for most touchdowns in any game, tied the NCAA record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback and tied the Army-Navy game career record for touchdowns scored.
His 36 points scored against the Black Knights set a record for most points in an Army-Navy game, were the second-most points scored in any game in school history and tied for the eighth-most points in a game in NCAA history.
His 16 rushing touchdowns in 2003 are the second most in school history and the fifth-most total touchdowns in school history for a single season, while his 96 points scored are the fifth most in school history
