Friends, families athletes and coaches gathered for the Ski & Snowboard Club Vail’s annual President’s Dinner at Vail Golf Club on Tuesday to recognize outstanding performances on and off the slopes this past winter.

The 2016-17 President’s dinner award winners are as follows:

Volunteer of the Year Award
Debbie Lathram

Freestyle Female Athlete of the Year
Heidi Kloser

Freestyle Les Streeter Award: Outstanding Performance in Freestyle
Teddy Kust

Snowboard Female Athlete of the Year
Montana Braden

Snowboard Male Athlete of the Year
Jack Coyne

Snowboard Les Streeter Award: Outstanding Performance in Snowboarding
Fynn Bullock-Womble

Nordic Female Athlete of the Year
Maddie Donovan

Nordic Male Athlete of the Year
Nolan Herzog


Nordic Les Streeter Award: Outstanding Performance in Nordic Skiing
Bridget Donovan

Park & Pipe Male Athlete of the Year
Felix Coudouy

Freeski Female Athlete of the Year
Brynn Wedlake

Big Mountain Female Athlete of the Year
Austin OBourn


Big Mountain Male Athlete of the Year
Sam Heller


Freeski Les Streeter Award: Outstanding Performance in Freeski
Sammy Schuiling

Alpine Male Athlete of the Year
Kyle Negomir

Alpine Les Streeter Award: Outstanding Performance in Alpine Skiing
Kellen Kinsella


The George Rau Coach of the Year
Eric Pepper

Lower/Middle School Student of the Year
Sam Packer


Upper School Student of the Year
Dashell Prince-Judd


Terresa Herbst Teacher of the Year
Sam Bennett


Gaynor Miller Award: Presented annually to the Ski & Snowboard Club Vail athlete who exhibits the highest standards of sportsmanship, teamwork and dedication. This athlete’s overall performance is an example to be followed.
Freestyle Nominee: Matt Leseur
Freeski Nominee: Sammy Schuiling
Snowboard Nominee: David Retzlaff
Alpine Nominee Jake Dippy
Nordic Nominee: Andrew Rogers
Gaynor Miller Award Winner: Jake Dippy

Craig Kelly Memorial Award: Presented annually to the Ski & Snowboard Club Vail snowboard athlete who demonstrates the finest combination of athletics, citizenship and academic excellence.
Craig Kelly Memorial Award Winner: Alex Jimenez

Adrian Kearney Award: Presented annually to a graduating Alpine Age Class athlete who exhibits a true passion for skiing and a love for life in the mountains.
Adrian Kearney Award Winner: Thomas Conlon

Thomas Pitcher Award: Presented annually to the Ski & Snowboard Club Vail athlete who demonstrates the highest level of commitment to the sport of ski racing and academic excellence.
Thomas Pitcher Award Winner: Kyle Negomir

Zeke Pierce Memorial Awards: The Zeke Pierce Scholarship is awarded annually to an SSCV member who exhibits a love of skiing and riding that transcends their competition discipline. The recipient has a passion for skiing in all its many forms, pushes limits while taking responsible risks and embraces the variables of weather, terrain and conditions that makes skiing and riding so special — a passion so deep that it exhibits a way of life, love for the environment and respect for all who share this love. A $750 program fee scholarship is awarded with this scholarship.
Zeke Pierce Memorial Awards Winners: Reagan Wallis & Connor Flynn

3C Monthly Winners: The core values of SSCV are Character, Courage and Commitment: the three Cs. The 3C athlete and staff awards were established several years ago to recognize outstanding displays of these character traits by our athletes and staff, both on and off the snow. A total of 12 3C Awards — six athlete, six staff — were given out last season, one winner for each month from November through April. The Walter Kirsch Character, Courage and Commitment Season Winner will be selected in April from among the 3C athlete monthly award winners.
Sammy Schuiling
Hunter Roach
Caroline Jones
Ian Rogers
Audrey Schane
Taylor Brandt

Walter Kirsch Award: Sammy Schuiling

Zella Gorsuch Award: For the greatest contribution to advancement of skiing in the Vail Valley:
Zella Gorsuch Award Winner: Karen Ghent