Five Quakers receive senior student-athlete awards

At the senior student-athlete banquet Monday night at the Inn at Penn, five seniors were given awards for their time and talents both on off the field.

Zack Rosen (men's hoops) and Paige Madison (track) took home the biggest honors of the night, the Class of 1915 Award and the Association of Alumnae Fathers' Award, respectively. Alek Ferro (men's lacrosse) and Meg Krasne (softball) received the Norman J. Goldring Award for having the highest GPA as male and female varsity athletes. Finally, Grant Wilson (heavyweight rowing) received the George H. Frazier Award for having the highest GPA between the basketball, crew, track, soccer, baseball and football teams.

The Class of 1915 Award, in existence since 1931, is given to a graduating male "who best exemplifies the spirit and tradition of University of Pennsylvania Athletics." The recipient must have at least a 3.0 GPA, and is voted on by men's head coaches and select athletic department administrators. Rosen is the first men's hoops recipient since Steve Danley in 2007.

Track and field captain Madison was given the Fathers' Award for her "contribution to Women's Athletics" and her "outstanding athletic, academic, and leadership qualities." Again, recipients must have a 3.0 GPA and the award is voted on by women's varsity coaches and select athletic department officials. Madison currently holds three Penn records on the track (sprint medley relay, 400-meter hurdles, outdoor 4x100m relay) and has top-10 times in four other individual events and as a part of five relays. She was the first woman in Penn history to go under 1 minute in the 400m hurdles.